Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Texas State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Jonah Williams
Sophomore defensive back on Texas's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 210 lb · Galveston, TX · Ball
Returning to Texas for 2026
Recruiting
5★
S recruit
No. 10 nationally · Signed with Texas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Texas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Texas in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
13.5own fans
27.1national conversation
In Their Words
208 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Should’ve got a Safety out of the portal. They knew we were losing Taaffe and Jonah Williams just wants to play baseball.”
youtube/On Texas Football · fan post, verbatim
Jonah Williams
Second year in the Texas secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 6 tackles against Texas State — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20255 games
- Signed with Texas5-star out of Galveston Ball
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Texas
NFL
NFL Draft
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Badges
- Top-10 Recruit
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Steve Sarkisian, all balanced offenses — 12-3 over that span.
2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2026Texas2-0HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Texas
Returning around him
- 6 Texas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (22 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas · Last season: 10-3 (AP #14) · Talent rank #2 · 2026 recruiting class #7
Background
A second-year defensive back who has played in eight career games ... also on baseball team. FRESHMAN (2025) Saw action in eight games as a true freshman ... made collegiate debut vs. Sam Houston (9/20) ... logged first solo tackle as a Longhorn at Kentucky (10/18) ... saw action at Mississippi S...
The secondary · Texas
- #4Jelani McDonald80 tackles · 2025
- #5Bo Mascoe48 tackles · 2025
- #29Graceson Littleton46 tackles · 2025
- #2Derek Williams Jr.23 tackles · 2025
- #9Jonah Williams9 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology