Senior defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.
6′4″ · 270 lb · Miramar, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 2292 nationally · Signed with Syracuse
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.
McKinley Williams
Wins his gap play after play. A 2-star signing who has since put six seasons on the field at Syracuse. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Pittsburgh — Week 13, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Syracuse, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dino Babers.
Season context · Team result + system
6 seasons under Dino Babers — 29-43 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #332 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 62–24
vs UAlbany
1 QB HUR · 1 TFL · 2 SOLO
Dominant 38-point win at home against UAlbany.
With S. Tucker — 132 rush yds (13 car) · 4 TD · G. Shrader — 190 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 70.5 · 42 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-17vs Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 62-24vs UAlbany | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-40vs Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17vs Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-36@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-6vs Boston College | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-41@ NC State | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-31vs Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 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.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Mykol Clark’s 2021 season.
Matches Mykol on
Differs from Mykol on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Mykol Clark's senior season at Louisiana Tech (2021).
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Player DNA