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Deontai Williams

Nebraska · Safety · 2018-21

TKL
122
INT
6
PD
9

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2018 to 2021, Williams recorded 122 tackles and 7 tackles for loss. In 2018 and 2021, Williams also had 6 interceptions.

In 17-0 that career earns a 67 overall, the 23rd-highest safety rating at Nebraska since 1990 and No. 173 among all safeties of the 2020-2024 era.

Season by Season

Deontai Williams season-by-season statistics at Nebraska
SeasonTklTFLPDInt
201823122
20192000
202051440
202146234
Total122796

Seasons with tracked stats at Nebraska. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Nebraska Teammates

  1. 74Trey Palmer2022WR
  2. 72Isaac Gifford2020-24S
  3. 72Adrian Martinez2018-21QB
  4. 72Austin Allen2017-21TE
  5. 72Tommi Hill2022-24CB
  6. 71Samori Toure2021WR
  7. 70JoJo Domann2016-21LB
  8. 70Ty Robinson2019-24EDGE
  9. 70Cam Taylor-Britt2018-21CB
  10. 70Garrett Nelson2019-22EDGE

Full Nebraska all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Xavier WattsNotre Dame · 2021-24S
  2. 91Caleb DownsOhio State · 2024-25S
  3. 90Chris Smith IIGeorgia · 2018-22S
  4. 90Dillon ThienemanPurdue · 2023-24S
  5. 88Dalton JohnsonArizona · 2021-25S
  6. 88Jason Taylor IIOklahoma State · 2019-22S
  7. 88Verone McKinley IIIOregon · 2018-21S
  8. 88Kyle HamiltonNotre Dame · 2019-21S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.