Roy Williams
Roy Williams
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Fourth year in the Northern Illinois defensive front, same address the whole way. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-MAC. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Eastern Michigan — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 12 sacks — drafted at #7 overall by Detroit.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Thomas Hammock.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DetroitEntering 23rd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 33 | 17 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 38 | 23 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 24 | 14 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 96 | 54 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 19–17
vs Holy Cross
1 QB HUR · 1 TFL · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pressure Merchant
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Isaac Smith’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Joshua Robinson's senior season at Georgia Tech (2024).
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