Dorian Williams

Dorian Williams

24-Year-Old LinebackerLB
Buffalo Bills
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Williams had an interesting second pro season. He led the Bills with 117 total tackles, yet ended the year playing between zero and 30 percent of defensive snaps in six of the team's final nine games (including the playoffs). In particular, he is a dreadful in pass coverage, leaving him as a two-down linebacker at best. Heading into 2025, his ability to replicate last season's results will likely come down to the health and role of Matt Milano, who restructured his deal this offseason to both shorten its length and take a pay cut. That's a positive sign that Williams' role will be more consistent in 2025 on early downs or run-heavy game scripts for opponents, but his downside far outweighs his upside until he improves in coverage. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year, $5.47 million contract with the Bills in May of 2023.
Logs full practice Friday
LBBuffalo Bills
October 10, 2025
Williams (knee) practiced in full Friday.
ANALYSIS
The third-year pro from Tulane was a limited participant in Thursday's practice due to a knee injury, but Friday's full session suggests he's moved past the issue. Williams has appeared in four games for Buffalo this season, recording 18 total tackles and one pass defended. Now back at full health, he's expected to start alongside Terrel Bernard in the Bills' linebacker corps in Monday night's matchup against the Falcons.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
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Snap %
Buffalo BillsBills 2025 LB Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

31288%
22487%
18753%
14054%
13438%
13452%
10028%
3212%
288%
187%
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Dorian Williams' measurables compare to other linebackers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 2"
 
Weight
230 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.49 sec
 
Vertical Jump
33.5 in
 
Broad Jump
120 in
 
Hand Length
10.25 in
 
Arm Length
33.75 in
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Williams logged 40 tackles in 17 regular-season games (two starts) with the Bills as a third-round rookie in 2023. Looking ahead, the Tulane product has an opportunity to see an expanded role in his second pro campaign now that Matt Milano is slated to miss extended time with a biceps injury.
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Limited to begin Week 6 prep
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Knee
October 9, 2025
Williams (knee) will be a limited participant in practice Thursday, per head coach Sean McDermott, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.
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Ruled out for Week 5
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Knee
October 3, 2025
Williams (knee) will not play in Sunday night's game against the Patriots, Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site reports.
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Absent from practice Wednesday
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Knee
October 1, 2025
Williams (knee) did not practice Wednesday.
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Returns to practice
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August 6, 2025
Williams (calf) returned to training camp Wednesday, Alex Brasky of Bills Digest reports.
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Working through calf injury
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Calf
July 25, 2025
Williams (calf) did not participate in Friday's practice, Alex Brasky of SB Nation reports.
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Set for expanded role?
LBBuffalo Bills
October 8, 2023
Williams, who finished Sunday's 25-20 loss to the Jaguars with four tackles and a pass deflection, could be in line for more defensive snaps moving forward, as Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that Matt Milano is expected to miss the rest of the season after fracturing his leg.
ANALYSIS
Williams was able to match his season tackle total Sunday following Milano's exit. The Bills selected Williams in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft as a replacement for Tremaine Edmunds and to bolster the linebacker corps, though the rookie could see more playing time with injuries devastating the Bills' defense just five games into the season. Head coach Sean McDermott noted after the game that he and the coaching staff were "confident" in Williams and applauded him for being able to perform on short notice. The rookie out of Tulane should see a lot more practice reps in the coming week as the Bills host the Giants in Week 6.
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