Career Highs

Tackles: 14 at Minnesota, 10/21/17
Solos: 8 at Minnesota, 10/21/17
TFLs: 0.5, three times (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17)
QB Hurries: 1 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17
Fumbles Forced: 1 at Minnesota, 10/21/17
PBUs: 1, twice (last at Minnesota, 10/21/17)
Interception: 1, three times (last vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17)
Interception Return Yards: 20, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17)

2018 Sophomore

• Rotates in at safety

2017 Freshman

• ESPN.com Freshman All-American
• BTN.com All-Freshman Team
• Played in 11 games with seven starts at safety
• 64 tackles (34 solo), 1.5 TFLs, three interceptions, two pass breakups, one quarterback hurry, one forced fumble
• Led Illinois with three interceptions
• All three interceptions came during Big Ten games
• Fifth on the team in tackles (64)
• Ranked second in the Big Ten in tackles among freshmen (64)
• First Illini true freshman safety to start the season opener since at least 1980
• First career interception at Iowa
• Ejected in the first quarter against Nebraska for targeting

High School

• Three-star recruit by Scout
• Ranked No. 116 cornerback in the nation by Scout
• Played at St. Francis for head coach Greg Calcagno
• 49 tackles, six interceptions and one blocked punt as a senior 
• 87 tackles and nine interceptions as a junior

Personal

• Son of Garey Williams and Dani Slavin 
• Father, Garey Williams, played football at California with Illinois defensive coordinator Hardy Nickerson
• Nickerson recruited Bennett Williams after watching highlight videos Garey Williams posted to Facebook
• Wears No. 4 because he grew up at Cal fan and liked Jahvid Best