Zilan Williams
DB · Senior
6'1" · 195 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #15: Rocco Rainone (QB)
Background
- Hometown
- Martinsburg, W.Va.
- High school
- DeMatha Catholic
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8578 247 composite)
- National rank
- #1064
- Class
- 2022
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in all 12 games ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/8) ... honored as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (7/13) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) ... totaled four tackles ... made a tackle on kickoff coverage in the win at Purdue (10/25) ... in on a stop against Iowa (9/19) and Miami (Ohio) (9/6) ... contributed a tackle on kickoff coverage versus Ohio (8/28).
2024tap to read
Played in all 13 games ... totaled two tackles ... saw action in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... contributed two tackles versus Howard (8/29).
2023tap to read
Played in five games ... saw action in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... made collegiate debut in the win over Wagner (9/30).
2022tap to read
Did not see game action. Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Bill McGregor at DeMatha Catholic … played defensive back during scholastic career … helped the Stags to a 7-3 record and a WCAC – Capital playoff appearance … a three-star signee by Rivals … the No. 27 overall prospect in Maryland by 247Sports . Major: Labor and Employment Relations / Rutgers Business Graduate School
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2026 Hampshire Honor Society:
2026 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar:
2025 Academic All-Big Ten:
2025 (Senior): Played in all 12 games ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/8) ... honored as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (7/13) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) ... totaled four tackles ... made a tackle on kickoff coverage in the win at Purdue (10/25) ... in on a stop against Iowa (9/19) and Miami (Ohio) (9/6) ... contributed a tackle on kickoff coverage versus Ohio (8/28).
2024 (Junior): Played in all 13 games ... totaled two tackles ... saw action in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... contributed two tackles versus Howard (8/29).
2023 (Sophomore): Played in five games ... saw action in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... made collegiate debut in the win over Wagner (9/30).
2022 (Freshman): Did not see game action.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Bill McGregor at DeMatha Catholic … played defensive back during scholastic career … helped the Stags to a 7-3 record and a WCAC – Capital playoff appearance … a three-star signee by Rivals … the No. 27 overall prospect in Maryland by 247Sports .
Major: Labor and Employment Relations / Rutgers Business Graduate School