Defensive back, Northwestern, 2016–19
Trae Williams
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 203 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- The Plains, OH
Trae Williams played defensive back at Northwestern (2016–19).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Nebraska, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Northwestern | 42 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 102 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Northwestern | 3 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Northwestern | 3 | DB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Northwestern | 3 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Northwestern | 3 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 203 |
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
2019 Northwestern 7 games, 18 tackles
2018 Northwestern 7 games, 26 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. Akron | L 34–39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Michigan State | W 29–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Nebraska | W 34–31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Rutgers | W 18–15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Wisconsin | W 31–17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Notre Dame | L 21–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Utah | W 31–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Northwestern 8 games, 16 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Duke | L 17–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Bowling Green | W 49–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | atWisconsin | L 24–33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Penn State | L 7–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Michigan State | W 39–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | atNebraska | W 31–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Purdue | W 23–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Illinois | W 42–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2016 Northwestern 10 games, 42 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Illinois State | L 7–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Duke | W 24–13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Nebraska | L 13–24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Iowa | W 38–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atMichigan State | W 54–40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Wisconsin | L 7–21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atPurdue | W 45–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Minnesota | L 12–29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Illinois | W 42–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Pittsburgh | W 31–24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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