Ty Williams

Position:
Safety
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Muskogee, Okla.
High School:
Muskogee HS
Prev School:
Oklahoma State

CAREER NOTES: First year at Tulsa … Transferred to TU from Oklahoma State where he spent four seasons … Appeared mainly on special teams at Oklahoma State … He has appeared in 34 career games and has 19 career tackles.

2024 Academic All-Big 12
2022 First Team Academic All-Big 12

PRIOR TO TULSA: Spent the last four seasons at Oklahoma State where he appeared mainly on special teams … He has appeared in 34 career games and has 19 career tackles.

An Academic All-Big 12 honoree for the second time in his career during the 2024 season.
Played in four games, making a solo tackle at Kansas State in 2024.
Played in all 14 games, mostly on special teams during his sophomore season.
Finished the year with 18 total tackles, seven of which were solo stops.
Had four tackles against the Bearcats to mark the most of his career through the 2023 season.
Made at least one tackle in seven games during the 2023 season.
A first team Academic All-Big 12 honoree following the 2022 season.
Played in 12 games, mostly on special teams, and missed only the first game of the season Recorded seven total tackles, three of which were solo stops.
Had a season-high of two tackles in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Wisconsin.
Played in four games will taking a redshirt year but did not record any stats.

HIGH SCHOOL

Played for coach Rafe Watkins at Muskogee.
Named to the Sports Illustrated All-American watch list prior to his senior season.
Played on both sides of the ball as a sophomore and junior.
Accounted for over 5,000 yards and 41 touchdowns as a two-year starting quarterback.
Intercepted nine passes on defense as a junior and picked off another five passes in just 10 snaps on defense as a sophomore.
Missed all but one game of his senior season due to injury.
Earned all-state honorable mention honors at defensive back in 2019.
Competed in four sports at Muskogee: football, basketball, track and field and wrestling.
Was a member of the National Honor Society, Character Club and Superintendent Honor Roll at Muskogee.
A four-star recruit according to 247Sports.
Rated a three-star safety by Rivals and ESPN.
Ranked the No. 18 safety in the 2021 class by 247Sports.
Rivals tabbed Williams as the No. 3 player in the state of Oklahoma.
Slotted at No. 5 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of top 2021 recruits.