• At Navy: Has played in 34 games in his career, starting 21 (10 So // 11 Jr) ... did not participate in spring drills after having offseason surgery ... enters the fall as the starter at bandit ... has earned 3 varsity letters.
• 2023: A starter in 11 of the 12 contests in which he played ... closed out the year with 63 tackles, 5 pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble ... posted 8 tackles and had a career-high tying 2 pass breakups against Army ... recorded 4 tackles at SMU ... helped lead Navy to a 10-0 win over East Carolina and its third shutout of the season which is the most in the FBS this season ... it’s the first time Navy has recorded 3 shutouts in a season since 1978 when the Mids shut out 4 teams (Virginia, Connecticut, William & Mary, Army) ... it also marked the 4th team Navy held without a touchdown this season (Wagner 0 pts, Charlotte 0 pts, UAB 2FGs, ECU 0 pts) ... held the Pirates to just 189 yards of total offense, the fewest by a Navy opponent this season ... pitched in a pair of tackles, a pass breakup and an interception, his first this season, against ECU ... the 6 points scored by UAB were its fewest since dropping a 49-6 decision to Florida Atlantic on Dec. 7, 2019 ... that was also the last time the Blazers did not score a touchdown ... recorded a career-high tying 9 tackles against the Blazers ... turned in 5 tackles and forced a fumble, the first of his career, at Temple ... part of a defensive effort that held the nation’s leader in rushing, Air Force (334.2 yds/gm), to just 137 yards, while also holding the Falcons to just 1 of 13 (.077) on third downs after coming into the game #1 in the country (.594) ... Navy’s defense recorded its second shutout of the season with a 14-0 win over Charlotte ... the Mids held the 49ers to just 265 yards of total offense (123R/142P), while Navy posted 7 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, broke up 6 passes and force 3 turnovers (2 INT, 1 fumble) ... recorded a career-high tying 9 tackles for a second-consecutive game in the win at Charlotte ... part of a defense that recorded a school-record 8 sacks and posted 10 tackles for loss in the win over North Texas ... the defense also forced and recovered 2 fumbles ... along with Luke Pirris, led the team with a career-high 9 tackles, including 7 solo stops ... also recorded his first multiple pass breakup game of his career with 2 ... the defense held USF quarterback Byrum Brown (ranked #1 among QB’s in yards per game at 87.8) to -27 yards on the ground, but gave up 338 yards and 3 TDs through the air ... produced 6 tackles against the Bulls ... part of a defensive unit that held Wagner scoreless, as Navy produced its first shutout since defeating Army 34-0 on Dec. 6, 2008 ... it was also the Mids’ first shutout at home since beating Lafayette 7-0 on Oct. 15, 1994 ... posted 7 tackles against the Seahawks ... contributed 3 solo stops in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame.
• 2022: A starter in 10 of the 12 games, he closed out the season with 42 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and a half sack ... second on the team with 5 pass breakups, while also recorded an interception, and fumble recovery ... Navy’s defense held Army, the second-leading rushing team in the country (304.4 yds/gm), to just 125 yards on the ground and 153 yards of total offense (avg 385.5 yds/gm) for the entire game ... Navy held the Black Knights without an offensive touchdown until overtime ... tallied 2 tackles, including a half a sack for 5 yards against Army ... Navy’s defense held UCF to 84 yards rushing after the Knights came in ranked #5 nationally with their 249.5 rushing yards per game average ... additionally, the Mids tallied a season-high tying 5 sacks for the third time in 2022 and the second-consecutive game ... turned in a pair of tackles, broke up a pass and intercepted a pass and returned it 31 yards in the Mids’ win over nationally-ranked UCF ... part of a defensive unit that did not surrender a point in the second half against Notre Dame, marking the first time it has held a team scoreless in the second half since the 2021 Army game ... Notre Dame mustered just 66 yards rushing, the fewest by the Irish in the series since they rushed for 60 yards on Nov. 7, 2009 ... Navy held the Irish to just 12 yards in the second half (-23 R, 35 P) ... the Mids recorded a season-high tying 5 sacks (1.5 Colin Ramos, 1.5 John Marshall, 1 Rayuan Lane III, 0.5 Nicholas Straw, 0.5 Clay Cromwell) ... recorded 5 tackles against the Irish ... turned in 4 tackles and broke up a pass at Cincinnati ... Navy’s defense held Temple to just 20 yards rushing, the fourth fewest in the Niumatalolo era and the third time in 2021 Navy held an opponent to 25 or fewer yards rushing (13 by Delaware, 25 by Tulsa) ... despite Temple allowing just 4 sacks all year, Navy sacked the Owls 4 times ... Navy’s defense also forced Temple to punt 7 times, tying (Delaware) for the most by an opponent in 2022 ... recorded 6 tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the win over Temple ... also broke up a pass and recovered a fumble, the first of his career ... made the start against Houston where he made 4 stops ... his lone tackle against SMU was a tackle for loss, the first of his career ... member of a Navy defensive unit that held Tulsa to just 25 yards rushing, ... the Mids recorded their first safety (intentional grounding in the end zone by Tulsa QB Davis Brin // 2Qtr) since the Tulane game on Sept. 19, 2020 ... Navy forced 4 Tulsa turnovers (3 interceptions / 1 fumble) ... turned in a pair of solo stops against Tulsa and broke up a pass ... part of a defense that held Air Force, the nation’s top-ranked rushing team (412.2 yds/gm), to just 200 yards on the ground ... pitched in a tackle and broke up a pass against the Falcons ... recorded 5 tackles and was credited with a QB hurry in Navy’s double-overtime thriller at East Carolina ... produced a career-high 7 stops, including 5 solo tackles, in Navy’s AAC opener against Memphis ... made his first-collegiate start in the Mids’ opener against Delaware where he made a career-high tying 3 stops ... part of a defense that produced 12 tackles for loss and 5 sacks against the Fightin’ Blue Hens ... the 12 TFLs were the most by the Mids since recording 12 against Rice on Oct. 22, 2005, while the 5 sacks were the most since their 5 against USF on Oct. 19, 2019.
• 2021: Primarily a member of special teams, he saw action in 10 games including making his debut in the opener against Marshall ... closed out the season with 3 tackles and an interception ... part of a defense that held #2 Cincinnati to just 271 yards (95R, 176P), the fewest yards by the Bearcats since Nov. 17, 2019 vs. Temple (stretched 19 games) ... the 271 yards of total offense by Cincinnati were the second-fewest by a Navy opponent this season (225 by Air Force), while the 95-yard ground gain was the second-fewest rushing yards by an opponent this season (80 by SMU) and the 176 yards passing also marked the second fewest by an opponent in 2021 (49 by Air Force) ... also held Cincinnati to 27 points, the second fewest by the Bearcats this season (beat Notre Dame 24-13) ... the Bearcats came into the game averaging 43.5 points (No. 6 nationally) ... produced the first 3 tackles of his career in the Mids’ contest against SMU ... also credited with a punt return against the Mustangs ... intercepted Marshall’s Grant Wells and returned it 7 yards in his collegiate debut.
• High School / Personal: A 2020 graduate of Pace Academy in Atlanta, Ga., Williams Jr. attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2020-21 academic year ... three-sport athlete who earned letters in football (4) and lacrosse (2) and also ran track ... garnered All-Region football honors as a senior ... two-time (2019, ‘20) All-State (Ga.) lacrosse selection ... also received an offer from Florida State ... the name Mbiti is Swahili and means “great son” ... son of Mbiti Sr. and Jamila Williams ... majoring in quantitative economics.
