William Nettles
SMU Mustangs
76
Solid

William Nettles

SMU MustangsSolid
RCBDefenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is William Nettles starting?

William Nettles is listed 2nd string at RCB for SMU Mustangs.

Redshirt sophomore · #0 · 6'0", 200 lbs

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Depth at RCB · SMU Mustangs

  1. 1881Marcellus Barnes Jr.Starter
  2. 2076William NettlesYou
  3. 3261Zadian Gentry

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Up next for SMU

SMU plays Virginia Tech at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Dallas Christian School, ranked #947 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 37 tackles, 1 INT, 4 PBU. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 85th-percentile production nationally — good for a 76 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #947 Natl2-Yr Total40 tacklesTeam Share5%Percentile85th
Mesquite, TX
Jersey
#0
Class
RS SO
Height
6'0"
Weight
200 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20253714
2024300

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8689
National Rank
#947
High School
Dallas Christian School
Hometown
Mesquite, TX

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 85th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 76.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 85% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24WCALTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 59-20

Oct 3WBCTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 25-16

Sep 27WMOSTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 34-24

Sep 12WUCDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 56-10

Sep 7WFSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 27-24

William Nettles's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

37 tkl · 4 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement56%
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