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Nohl Williams Kansas City Chiefs · #20

Cornerback · 6' 1", 200 lbs · Oxnard, CA · Age 24

Nohl Williams is a Cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted 85th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 15 tackles, 1 sacks.

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Nohl Williams

Season avg15 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int

Career avg63 tkl · 2 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Nohl 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.

Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Nohl Williams is a Cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted 85th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 15 tackles, 1 sacks.

Coverage

Ball skills

C+

Run support

Coverage

Elite · defense

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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B-

Tackling

Strong · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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A+

Blitz

Elite · defense

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Act II

Where Nohl 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: #285 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

50Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Nohl Williams — every number, three levels deep

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

A+

Tackling

15 TKL

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A+

Pass rush

1.0 SACK

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A+

Coverage

4 PD

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Splash

0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Nohl 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 2027 modeled

4–6

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tackles

13–40

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games

3–14

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

Last season 4 → projected 5 pd

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+1.1 pd

Everything it reads

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2 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: 17 / 4

health

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

Nohl Williams career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	Sack
2025	17	48	7	1
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	15	4	1
Career	21	63	11	2.0

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

Christian Izien 97%Kamren Kinchens 97%Nick Emmanwori 97%Ty Okada 96%Eric Stokes 95%Joey Porter Jr. 95%

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Context

Are the Kansas City Chiefs built to win?

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

12–5proj record

89off index

88def index

+43net

92%playoff odds

61roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 83, pass rush 76, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 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 Nohl Williams

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

2002-09-23

The beginning

Nohl Williams is a Cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs, in his 2nd NFL season.

Kansas City Chiefs

Turning pro

Drafted 85th overall, 2025 as a Cornerback.

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Nohl Williams is a Kansas City Chiefs cornerback, drafted 85th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 63 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 15 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Williams's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 200 lbs
Draft: 85th overall, 2025
Born: Oxnard, CA
Age: 24
Jersey: #20

Background

Nohl Williams is from Oxnard, CA and is 24 years old. He was drafted 85th overall, 2025 and plays cornerback at 6' 1", 200 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 63 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions. Williams is currently on the Kansas City Chiefs roster.

The person

Nohl Williams is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 63 tackles with 0 interceptions and 11 passes defensed across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 11 passes defensed.

Tackling63 career tackles from the secondary.

Playmaking0 forced fumbles and 2 sacks on the blitz.

Draft pedigree85th overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Nohl Williams — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Nohl Williams, answered.

What position does Nohl Williams play?

Nohl Williams is a Cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs.

When was Nohl Williams drafted?

Nohl Williams was drafted 85th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Nohl Williams played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Nohl Williams's career stats?

He has recorded 63 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Nohl 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.

Nohl Williams Kansas City Chiefs · #20

Nohl Williams — the report card

Where Nohl Williams stands

Nohl Williams — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Nohl Williams

Nohl Williams career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Kansas City Chiefs built to win?

The Ballad of Nohl Williams

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the field

Nohl Williams — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

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Nohl Williams head-to-head

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