Defensive back, California (from UNLV), 2020–24
Nohl Williams
Lettered 2023–24 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Oxnard, CA
- Born
- 2002
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Nohl Williams played defensive back at UNLV (2020–22) and California (2023–24). He was a consensus All‑American in 2024. The Kansas City Chiefs took Williams in round 3, No. 85 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat UTSA, 20212interceptions, career hightwice; last at Auburn, 2024Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UNLV | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | UNLV | 33 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | UNLV | 39 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | California | 52 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | California | 51 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Career | 200 | 133 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UNLV | 8 | 122 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| 2022 | UNLV | 6 | 138 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 0 |
| 2023 | California | – | – | – | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| 2024 | California | 12 | 331 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Career | 26 | 591 | 1 | 13 | 72 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UNLV | 3 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | UNLV | 3 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | UNLV | 3 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | California | 3 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | California | 3 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 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
2024 California 13 games, 51 tackles, 7 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UC Davis | W 31–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | at Auburn | W 21–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. San Diego State | W 31–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Florida State | L 9–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Miami | L 38–39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Pittsburgh | L 15–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. NC State | L 23–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Oregon State | W 44–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Wake Forest | W 46–36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Syracuse | L 25–33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Stanford | W 24–21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | at SMU | L 6–38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. UNLV | L 13–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 California 13 games, 52 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at North Texas | W 58–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Auburn | L 10–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Idaho | W 31–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Washington | L 32–59 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Arizona State | W 24–21 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Oregon State | L 40–52 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Utah | L 14–34 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. USC | L 49–50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at Oregon | L 19–63 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Washington State | W 42–39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atStanford | W 27–15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at UCLA | W 33–7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Texas Tech | L 14–34 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 UNLV 11 games, 39 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Idaho State | W 52–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at California | L 14–20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs.North Texas | W 58–27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Utah State | W 34–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. New Mexico | W 31–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at San José State | L 7–40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Air Force | L 7–42 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at Notre Dame | L 21–44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | atSan Diego State | L 10–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Fresno State | L 30–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Hawai’i | L 25–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 UNLV 10 games, 33 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Eastern Washington | L 33–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | atArizona State | L 10–37 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Iowa State | L 3–48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atFresno State | L 30–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at UTSA | L 17–24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Utah State | L 24–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs.San José State | L 20–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Hawai’i | W 27–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | vs.San Diego State | L 20–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atAir Force | L 14–48 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2020 UNLV 5 games, 25 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | atSan Diego State | L 6–34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Nevada | L 19–37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Fresno State | L 27–40 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atSan José State | L 17–34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atHawai’i | L 21–38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅜″ | |
| Weight | 199 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 75½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 19 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.97 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.25 sW |
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).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 47 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 20 | 62 | 2 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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