Rayshad Williams
Rayshad Williams
Erases the deep middle of the field. Three seasons at Texas Tech, two different head coaches: Matt Wells and Joey McGuire. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Oregon, Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas Tech, 91 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 19 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 34 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 38 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 10 | -- | -- |
| Career | 91 | 73 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 23 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023
W 16–13
at Kansas
1 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Hugh Nelson’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Knox's graduate season at South Florida (2024).
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