Safety, Nebraska, 2017–21
Deontai Williams
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL
Deontai Williams played safety at Nebraska (2017–21).
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Purdue, 20202interceptions, career highvs. Fordham, 2021Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nebraska | 8 | S | RS | ||
| 2018 | Nebraska | 8 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2019 | Nebraska | 8 | S | So. | ||
| 2020 | Nebraska | 8 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2021 | Nebraska | 8 | S | Sr. | 6′1″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Nebraska 8 games, 46 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at Illinois | L 22–30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Fordham | W 52–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Buffalo | W 28–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 18 | at Oklahoma | L 16–23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Michigan State | L 20–23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Northwestern | W 56–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Michigan | L 29–32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Minnesota | L 23–30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 Nebraska 8 games, 51 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at Ohio State | L 17–52 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atNorthwestern | L 13–21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Penn State | W 30–23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Illinois | L 23–41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Iowa | L 20–26 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at Purdue | W 37–27 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Minnesota | L 17–24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 18 | at Rutgers | W 28–21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Nebraska 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. South Alabama | W 35–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Nebraska 11 games, 23 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. Colorado | L 28–33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Troy | L 19–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atMichigan | L 10–56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Purdue | L 28–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Wisconsin | L 24–41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atNorthwestern | L 31–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Minnesota | W 53–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 45–9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | atOhio State | L 31–36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Illinois | W 54–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atIowa | L 28–31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ |
| Weight | 203 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 74⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.59 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 14 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.78 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.01 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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