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BUF · LILB · #42

Dorian Williams

Starter

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Dorian Williams is the starting LILB for the Buffalo Bills.

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Dorian Williams this week

The Buffalo Bills play next in Week 6, on the road against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Dorian Williams is listed as the starter at LILB going into that game.

At LILB for the Buffalo Bills, Kaleb Elarms-Orr is next in line behind him.

Dorian Williams's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 37-34 at LAR (Oct 12); L 26-29 vs NE (Oct 4); W 24-16 vs LAC (Sep 27).

Dorian Williams wears No. 42, is 25 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 228 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Tulane.

Is Dorian Williams playing this week?

Dorian Williams is expected to start at LILB for Buffalo Bills. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

BUF LILB Depth

1Dorian WilliamsStarter
2Kaleb Elarms-Orr

Buffalo Bills Starting Lineup

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Age
25
Height
6' 1"
Weight
228
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026BUF5163001
    2025BUF16281002
    2024BUF16545000
    2023BUF12230001
    Career4 yrs491219004

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    16
    +1.5/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    49
    Tackles
    121

    #34 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Dorian Williams is rated 70 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 105th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 45% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    43rd percentile
    Beats 43% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 16 games
    2026 + 2025 · 713 snaps
    Draft slot
    25% of rating
    Pick 91 · 2023 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 12W@ LARTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 37-34

    Oct 4Lvs NETKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 26-29

    Sep 27Wvs LACTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-16

    Sep 17Wvs DETTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 41-31

    Sep 13W@ HOUTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 36-31

    Dorian Williams's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Dorian Williams plays 69% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share69%

    College

    Tulane

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