Jordan Williams: DL · Virginia Tech · #59.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jordan Williams
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dabo Swinney and J.C. Price. On tape: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Pittsburgh, Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10vs No. 10 North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-14vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-27@ West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-10vs Richmond | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 7-28vs Pittsburgh | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 36-41vs Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-17@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-17@ Boston College | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 26-38@ Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 29-24@ Virginia | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry33 tackles · 4 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
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
Head Coach
J.C. Price
Pass share
37.8%
316 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
69.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #235 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Clemson and Virginia Tech, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
