Defensive back, Louisville (from Northwestern, New Mexico), 2020–25
Nigel Williams
- Number
- No. 33
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Richmond, VA
Nigel Williams played defensive back at Northwestern (2020–23), New Mexico (2024) and Louisville (2025).
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Wyoming, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 53 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 59 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern | 33 | DB | |||
| 2021 | Northwestern | 33 | DB | RS | ||
| 2022 | Northwestern | 33 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Northwestern | 33 | DB | So. | ||
| 2024 | New Mexico | 33 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Louisville | 33 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 200 |
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
2025 Louisville 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 51–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Boston College | W 38–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 New Mexico 11 games, 53 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. Montana State | L 31–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | at Arizona | L 39–61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Auburn | L 19–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Fresno State | L 21–38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at New Mexico State | W 50–40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Air Force | W 52–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Utah State | W 50–45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Colorado State | L 6–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Wyoming | L 45–49 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Washington State | W 38–35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Hawai’i | L 30–38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Northwestern 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Duke | L 23–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Southern Illinois | L 24–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Purdue | L 9–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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