Safety, Texas Southern (from Grambling), 2024–26
Joel Williams
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Baton Rouge, LA
Joel Williams plays safety for Texas Southern, after Grambling (2024). Last time out, against Mississippi Valley State: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
9 tackles
Last game: 2 tackles vs. Mississippi Valley State, L 34–38
Next game: vs. Southern, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highat California, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Grambling | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Texas Southern | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Texas Southern | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Grambling | 1 | S | So. | ||
| 2025 | Texas Southern | 1 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Texas Southern | 1 | S | Sr. | 6′2″ | 210 |
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 Southern 3 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Alcorn State | L 40–43 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Florida Atlantic | L 10–66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | L 34–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Texas Southern 2 games, 8 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 21–22 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 6 | at California | L 3–35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 18 vs. Virginia Lynchburg, so that game is not listed.
2024 Grambling 3 games, 1 tackle, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Louisiana | L 10–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Texas Southern | L 17–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 2 | at Bethune-Cookman | L 21–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 28 at Prairie View A&M, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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