Jontez Williams
Jontez Williams
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Iowa State secondary. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Kansas State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 15 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 46 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 67 | 34 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 16–13
vs Iowa
1 TFL · 2 SOLO · 2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Juawan Treadwell’s 2022 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Daiquan White's junior season at Georgia Tech (2025).
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