5′7″ · Belle Glade, FL · Glades Central
William Likely: DB · Maryland · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
William Likely
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. William Likely has been at Maryland through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 13 rushing yards against UCF — Week 3, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-13vs Howard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-14@ Florida International | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ UCF | 14 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 50-7vs Purdue | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38@ Penn State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-31vs Minnesota | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 32 | 22 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%4 TFL32 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
D.J. Durkin
Pass share
39.5%
341 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
12.7%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Maryland, 32 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 29 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Randy Edsall → D.J. Durkin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
