Linebacker, Tulane, 2019–22
Dorian Williams
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fort Mill, SC
- Born
- Jun 28, 2001
Dorian Williams played linebacker at Tulane (2019–22). The Buffalo Bills took Williams in round 3, No. 91 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. Nevada, 20202sacks, career highat Tulsa, 2022Team titles: American champions, 2022
Defense
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
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
2022 Tulane 13 games, 105 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Massachusetts | W 42–10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Alcorn State | W 52–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Kansas State | W 17–10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Southern Miss | L 24–27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Houston | W 27–24 | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. East Carolina | W 24–9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at South Florida | W 45–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Memphis | W 38–28 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Tulsa | W 27–13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. UCF | L 31–38 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | vs. SMU | W 59–24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Cincinnati | W 27–24 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.UCF | W 45–28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Tulane 12 games, 73 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Oklahoma | L 35–40 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Morgan State | W 69–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Ole Miss | L 21–61 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. UAB | L 21–28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atEast Carolina | L 29–52 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Houston | L 22–40 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atSMU | L 26–55 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Cincinnati | L 12–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atUCF | L 10–14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Tulsa | L 13–20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.South Florida | W 45–14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atMemphis | L 28–33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Tulane 12 games, 97 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at South Alabama | W 27–24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Navy | L 24–27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atSouthern Miss | W 66–24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atHouston | L 31–49 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.SMU | L 34–37 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | atUCF | L 34–51 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Temple | W 38–3 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atEast Carolina | W 38–21 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Army | W 38–12 | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atTulsa | L 24–30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Memphis | W 35–21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Nevada | L 27–38 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Tulane 5 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Florida International | W 42–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Missouri State | W 58–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atArmy | W 42–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. UConn | W 49–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atNavy | L 38–41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–27).
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ | |
| Weight | 228 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¾″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 80¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 48 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 48 | 233 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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