6′2″ · 175 lb · Oxford, MS
Tyler Williams: CB · Mississippi State · #13.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tyler Williams
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Second year in the Mississippi State secondary. On tape: 8 tackles against Alabama, Week 12, 2019.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 29 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-28@ Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-15vs Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31vs Kansas State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-13vs Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 30-49@ Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 54-24@ Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-38vs No. 4 Alabama | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 45-7vs Abilene Christian | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-20vs Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 28-38@ Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
23tackles this season23 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead, all run-heavy offenses — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
37.5%
315 pass / 524 run
Plays / game
64.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Mississippi State, 29 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joe Moorhead → Mike Leach. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
