#59

Jordan Williams

Junior defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2021: 2.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

DL · Virginia Tech · Jr. · #59

6′1″ · 290 lb · Virginia Beach, VA

CFB Index 24 · #235 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceVirginia Tech 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

WDE recruit

No. 167 nationally · Signed with Clemson

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2021: 2.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Clemson in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Virginia Tech, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2017

Signed with Clemson4-star out of Frank W. Cox

20205 games

Signed with Clemson4-star out of Central
Recruited3-star out of Gainesville

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#167 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018–2020

Justin Fuente

Virginia Tech

2021

J.C. Price

Virginia Tech

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Fuente → J.C. Price. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Clemson15-0HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: J.C. Price · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

24Below cohort / limited sample #235 of 274?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (82nd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#443 / 2743 · 82nd pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#794 / 2743 · 69th pct

4.0

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Tackles#1229 / 2743 · 54th pct

Solo tackles#2005 / 2743 · 25th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.6	0.4	0.3	0.0
Road5g	3.0	0.4	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.8	0.4	0.3	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

24 · #235 of 274 interior linemen

Former four-star. Now #235 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Virginia Tech	33	10	4.0	2.5	--	--	--
2020	Clemson	7	4	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Clemson	22	9	5.5	2.5	1	--	--
2018	Clemson	10	6	1.5	1.5	--	--	--
Career		72	29	12.0	6.5	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2021

W 29–24

at Virginia

5 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.

With B. Burmeister — 141 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.0 · 115 rush yds (12 car) · T. Robinson — 3 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.2 · -2 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 17-10vs North Carolina	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 35-14vs Middle Tennessee	3	2	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 3	L 21-27@ West Virginia	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 21-10vs Richmond	6	0	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 7	L 7-28vs Pittsburgh	6	2	1.5	1.0	—
Wk 8	L 36-41vs Syracuse	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 26-17@ Georgia Tech	3	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 3-17@ Boston College	4	2	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 26-38@ Miami	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 29-24@ Virginia	5	1	1.0	1.0	—
Total		33	10	4.0	2.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology