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Elijah Williams Minnesota Vikings · #99

Defensive End · 6' 3", 298 lbs · Jersey City, NJ · Age 24

Elijah Williams is a Defensive End for the Minnesota Vikings, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 9 tackles.

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Minnesota Vikings · #99 · Defensive End

Elijah Williams

Season avg9 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg9 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Elijah Williams — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Elijah Williams is a Defensive End for the Minnesota Vikings, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 9 tackles.

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Pass rush

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Run D

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Pass rush

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Run defense

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Disruption

Solid · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Elijah Williams stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1180 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

6Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Elijah Williams — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling

9 TKL

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Pass rush

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Coverage

0 PD

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The engine

How the model sees Elijah Williams

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

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sacks

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tackles

9–10

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games

7–7

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the sacks line vs last season

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Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Everything it reads

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1 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 24 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 7

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Elijah Williams career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	FF	PD	INT
2025	7	9	0	0	0	0
Career	7	9	0.0	0	0	0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Neville Gallimore 100%Shemar Turner 100%Desjuan Johnson 100%Eric Gregory 100%L.J. Collier 100%Oluwafemi Oladejo 99%

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Context

Are the Minnesota Vikings built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record

90off index

76def index

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80%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A (90), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 84, pass rush 53, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Elijah Williams

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-09-09

The beginning

Elijah Williams is a Defensive End for the Minnesota Vikings, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Elijah Williams is a Minnesota Vikings defensive end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 9 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 9 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Williams goes from here.

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Williams's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 298 lbs
Born: Jersey City, NJ
Age: 24
Jersey: #99

Background

Elijah Williams is from Jersey City, NJ and is 24 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive end at 6' 3", 298 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 9 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Williams is currently on the Minnesota Vikings roster.

The person

Elijah Williams is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 0 sacks and 9 tackles across his 2025 rookie season.

Pass rush0 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.

Run defense9 career tackles up front.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Elijah Williams — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Elijah Williams, answered.

What position does Elijah Williams play?

Elijah Williams is a Defensive End for the Minnesota Vikings.

When was Elijah Williams drafted?

Elijah Williams entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Elijah Williams played?

1 (2025).

What are Elijah Williams's career stats?

He has recorded 9 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Elijah Williams career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Elijah Williams Minnesota Vikings · #99

Elijah Williams — the report card

Where Elijah Williams stands

Elijah Williams — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Elijah Williams

Elijah Williams career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Minnesota Vikings built to win?

The Ballad of Elijah Williams

The beginning

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Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Elijah Williams — frequently asked

Injury history

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