Ricardo Williams Jr.
Ricardo Williams Jr.
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Ricardo Williams Jr. has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Indiana — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ricky Rahne.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 18 | 5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 20 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 42 | 14 | 5.5 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 16 · 2025
W 24–10
at South Florida
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Old Dominion
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Old Dominion
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (15 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Old Dominion · Last season: 10-3 · Talent rank #122 · 2026 recruiting class #96
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Greg Rose’s 2021 season.
Matches Greg on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Gracen Halton's junior season at Oklahoma (2024).
Matches Gracen on