#57

Michael Williams

DT · SMU · Sr. · #57

SMU 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Michael Williams

DT · SMU · Sr · #57

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#329 national
CFB
College
SMU
2020–2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2021

2 coaches
2021era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Jim Leavitt. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021SMU30122.51.0------
2020SMU630.00.0------
Career36152.51.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 39–37

at Louisiana Tech

0 TFL  ·  2 SOLO  ·  5 TOT

Edged out Louisiana Tech on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

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.

IDL

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Austin Ertl’s 2021 season.

Austin Ertl

88%match

Miami (OH) · 2021

#2

Mi'Cario Stanley

UAB · 2021

86%
#3

Mikel Horton

Charlotte · 2021

85%
#4

Caeveon Patton

Texas State · 2021

84%
#5

Caleb Robinson

Wyoming · 2021

82%

Matches Austin on

Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Melvin Swindle's sophomore season at Eastern Michigan (2022).

Eastern Michigan · 2022

#2

Brodarius Lewis

Southern Miss · 2023

All-Sun Belt
91%
#3

Austin Ertl

Miami (OH) · 2021

90%
#4

Mi'Cario Stanley

UAB · 2021

87%
#5

Peyton Price

Eastern Michigan · 2022

86%

Matches Melvin on

Class year
Height
TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#21 in market ▼ from #18 · 6 books

+40002.4% implied▼ lengthened from +3000