Justin Williams
Justin Williams
Wins his gap play after play. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Wake Forest. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks against NC State, Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Wake Forest, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Clawson.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 15 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 45–13
vs North Carolina A&T
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 32-point win at home against North Carolina A&T.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Terry Lockett’s 2023 season.
Matches Terry on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Philip Blidi's senior season at Indiana (2023).
Matches Philip on