Defensive back, Texas, 2023–26
Derek Williams Jr.
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 199 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- New Iberia, LA
Derek Williams Jr. plays defensive back for Texas. Last time out, against Florida: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
20 tackles
Last game: 2 tackles vs. Florida, L 24–27
Next game: vs. Ole Miss, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 2025Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas | 2 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Texas | 2 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Texas | 2 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Texas | 2 | DB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′2″ | 199 |
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
2026 Texas 6 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Texas State | W 59–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Ohio State | W 24–23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. UTSA | W 30–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 26 | at Tennessee | W 20–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Oklahoma | L 24–27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Florida | L 24–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Texas 8 games, 23 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | atOhio State | L 7–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. UTEP | W 27–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Oklahoma | W 23–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Kentucky | W 16–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Mississippi State | W 45–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 34–31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Georgia | L 10–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Arkansas | W 52–37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Texas 3 games, 11 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Colorado State | W 52–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Michigan | W 31–12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Oklahoma | W 34–3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Texas 11 games, 38 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Wyoming | W 31–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Baylor | W 38–6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Oklahoma | L 30–34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Houston | W 31–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. BYU | W 35–6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Kansas State | W 33–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at TCU | W 29–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa State | W 26–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Texas Tech | W 57–7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 49–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Washington | L 31–37 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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