T · #71 · San Francisco 49ers · week 9 vs Las Vegas Raiders · Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM ET

Trent Williams

ROLE a starter
CLASS 2010 · R1 P4
EXP 16 seasons
AGE 32 and over
DEPTH LT1

99%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 9, Trent Williams was an OT for SF, age 38.1, 16 seasons of experience, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 7 games on 92% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 130 games (postseason included) over 9 seasons with 12 Pro Bowls, 3 first-team All-Pro and 2 second-team All-Pro. His injury history held 39 episodes (knee 12, ankle 9, shoulder 4), 6 of them reaching OUT, 24 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a hamstring injury in 2025 week 20.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 9

100500

80%98%80%98%98%98%98%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%

Wed 8:00 PM ETSun 11:02 AM ET

our call, P(plays)

80% LIKELY → 99% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 9, earliest first, as written.

In short

Trent Williams is a starter at left tackle for SF — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 8. He has a not injury related - resting player injury. In week 9 he did not practise. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 99%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 92 hours before kickoff.

The reader concurs · grade C

The passages describe his absence as a veteran's rest day and say he returned to practice [P2], which fits a PLAY call rather than an injury-driven absence.

What the read cites

	What was reported	Source
1	“As usual, Trent Williams returned to practice after a veteran's day off.”	Niners Nation · 2026-11-05
2	“offensive tackle Trent Williams (rest) was a full participant on Thursday.”	Silver And Black Pride · 2026-11-05

The reader's full reasoning

The rest of the reading

The only other passage on his Thursday status calls him a full participant (rest) [P3], which conflicts with the club card's Thursday DNP, and neither passage gives a Sunday designation. The card's sit-risk fields (Thursday DNP and last-game sit) are not overtaken by these passages, so the evidence leans PLAY but stays thin.

16versions in week 9

12average, every player

54most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Thu Nov 5 · 4:29 AM ET · 84 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 80% → 98%, Wed Nov 4 · 8:00 PM ET to Thu Nov 5 · 2:40 AM ET, after: joined the injury report (Did Not Participate In Practice).

Our call

Injury report

Our call · week 9

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

99% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

Practice in week 9

Wed
DNPdated Thu Nov 5

Shape of the week: single reading. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Head start

Our call Wed Nov 4 · 8:00 PM ET
Kickoff Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM ET

The evidence behind his current call

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Snap share92.0% range 59–100
wk 1–9 · 8 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

100%wk 1
85%wk 2
59%wk 3
100%wk 4
100%wk 5
100%wk 6
100%wk 7
92%wk 9

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	7	0

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 2	Not injury related	7	—
2025 · wk 18	hamstring	3	Questionable
2025 · wk 2	knee	2	Questionable
2025 · wk 1	Not injury related	13	—
2024 · wk 11	ankle	6	Out
2024 · wk 5	Not injury related	4	—
2024 · wk 4	illness	1	Questionable
2023 · wk 17	groin	1	—
2023 · wk 13	Not injury related	5	—
2023 · wk 7	ankle	4	Doubtful
2023 · wk 1	Not injury related	5	—
2022 · wk 13	back	1	Questionable
2022 · wk 8	Not injury related	10	—
2022 · wk 4	ankle	4	Out
2022 · wk 2	Not injury related	2	—
2021 · wk 21	ankle	1	Questionable
2021 · wk 18	arm	2	Questionable
2021 · wk 10	Not injury related	7	—
2021 · wk 7	ankle	3	Doubtful
2021 · wk 5	shoulder	1	—
2021 · wk 3	Not injury related	1	—
2020 · wk 17	arm	1	—
2020 · wk 9	Not injury related	1	Out
2020 · wk 7	ankle	1	Questionable
2018 · wk 9	hand	9	Out
2018 · wk 1	knee	7	Questionable
2017 · wk 6	knee	11	Out
2016 · wk 3	knee	6	Questionable
2016 · wk 2	glute	1	Questionable
2015 · wk 17	knee	2	Questionable
2015 · wk 15	foot	1	Probable
2015 · wk 12	knee	1	Probable
2015 · wk 7	concussion	1	Questionable
2015 · wk 6	neck	1	Out
2015 · wk 2	ankle	1	Probable
2014 · wk 16	shoulder	2	Questionable
2014 · wk 5	knee	7	Questionable
2014 · wk 2	shoulder	1	Probable
2013 · wk 16	knee	1	Probable
2013 · wk 14	foot	1	Probable
2012 · wk 13	thigh	5	Questionable
2012 · wk 11	ankle	2	Probable
2012 · wk 4	knee	2	Questionable
2011 · wk 12	knee	1	Probable
2011 · wk 7	ankle	4	Out
2010 · wk 13	shoulder	2	Questionable
2010 · wk 7	knee	1	Questionable
2010 · wk 4	toe	3	Questionable
2010 · wk 3	knee	1	Questionable

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 39 episodes · plus 10 not injury related · 160 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×12

2010

shoulder · 2wknee · 1wtoe · 3wknee · 1w

2011

knee · 1wankle · 4w

2012

thigh · 5wankle · 2wknee · 2w

2013

knee · 1wfoot · 1w

2014

shoulder · 2wknee · 7wshoulder · 1w

2015

knee · 2wfoot · 1wknee · 1wconcussion · 1wneck · 1wankle · 1w

2016

knee · 6wglute · 1w

2017

knee · 11w

2018

hand · 9wknee · 7w

2020

arm · 1wNot injury related · 1wankle · 1w

2021

arm · 2wNot injury related · 7wankle · 3wshoulder · 1wNot injury related · 1w

2022

back · 1wNot injury related · 10wankle · 4wNot injury related · 2w

2023

groin · 1wNot injury related · 5wankle · 4wNot injury related · 5w

2024

ankle · 6wNot injury related · 4willness · 1w

2025

hamstring · 3wknee · 2wNot injury related · 13w

2026

Not injury related · 7w

Weeks 1–18

ruled out
doubtful
questionable
listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call	Chance he plays	Band
Mike Evans	WR	DNP	team's word	Out
Demarcus Robinson	WR	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Christian McCaffrey	RB	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Siran Neal	S	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Christian Kirk	WR	DNP	team's word	Out
Luke Gifford	LB	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Nick Bosa	DE	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	DNP	team's word	Out
Austen Pleasants	OL	UNK	team's word	—
Brandon Aiyuk	WR	UNK	team's word	Out
Khalid Kareem	DE	UNK	team's word	Out
Darrick Forrest	SAF	UNK	team's word	—
Garret Wallow	LB	FULL	ours	PLAY	96%	EXPECTED
Nate Hobbs	CB	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Isaac Guerendo	RB	UNK	team's word	Out
Tatum Bethune	LB	UNK	team's word	Out
Nick Martin	LB	UNK	team's word	—
Upton Stout	CB	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Marques Sigle	S	FULL	ours	PLAY	95%	EXPECTED
Kurtis Rourke	QB	UNK	team's word	Out
Mykel Williams	DE	FULL	ours	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED
C.J. West	DT	UNK	team's word	—
De'Zhaun Stribling	WR	UNK	team's word	—
Enrique Cruz Jr.	OT	UNK	team's word	Out

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 8:00 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 2:40 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 3:04 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 4:29 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 3:10 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET

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Role

Call history

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9


Role	OT1 · 92% snaps
Season	2026 · 7 games through wk 8
Career	9 seasons · 130 games before 2026
Honors	12× Pro Bowl · 3× first-team All-Pro · 2× second-team All-Pro
Injuries	39 episodes · last: hamstring, 2025 wk 20
Bio	age 38.1 · 16 seasons' experience · drafted round 1

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Trent Williams, an offensive tackle from Oklahoma with 16 years of experience, is on this week's watch list because he is on the club report. The club has said it is not injury related and that he is a resting player. He did not participate in practice Thursday, then had full participation Friday; the final practice status is FP and the practice trend is up. He sat the last game, and over the last four weeks he has taken nearly every snap.

What the AI text stands on

Fact	Value	Where we hold it
Role	OL, offense	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeks	nearly every snap	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch list	on this week's club report	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury named by the club	Not injury related - resting player	the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Practice Thursday	Did Not Participate In Practice (Not injury related - resting player)	the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Practice Friday	Full Participation in Practice (Not injury related - resting player)	the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
practice.final	FP	the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
practice.trend	up	the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
last_game.status	sat	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
baseline.missing	false	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games	7	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
return_state.activated	false	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk	0.7683	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.style	middle	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate	0.824	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Reserve list IR, season 2024	placed week 17	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Position	OT	nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Years of experience	16	nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
College	Oklahoma	nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Drafted	round 1, pick 4, WAS 2010	nflverse draft_picks · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Height (inches)	77	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)	320	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week	38.3	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season	7	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: ankle	2	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: groin	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: hamstring	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: illness	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Fri Nov 6 · 8:12 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	a starter at left tackle — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 8
Listed on the depth chart	first at left tackle
Snaps played	92% a week on average over 8 weeks, 100% at his highest
Build	6 ft 5 in · 320 lb
College	Oklahoma
Drafted	2010, round 1 pick 4, by WAS
Age	32 and over at the season's start
Experience	16 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

Wed Nov 4 · 8:00 PM ETWrittenWe first said PLAY.
Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM ETPublicOur call became public when the week settled.
Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM ETKickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

When	Lead	Call	Chance he plays	Band	On what
Wed Nov 4 · 8:00 PM ET	92 h	PLAY	80%	LIKELY	before his team said anything
Thu Nov 5 · 2:40 AM ET	85 h	PLAY	98%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Thu Nov 5 · 3:04 AM ET	85 h	PLAY	80%	LIKELY	our news-aware reading (a blend that keeps at least half our own number and never changes our call), switched on for this week
Thu Nov 5 · 4:29 AM ET	84 h	PLAY	98%	EXPECTED	our news-aware reading (a blend that keeps at least half our own number and never changes our call), switched on for this week
Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET	82 h	PLAY	98%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET	77 h	PLAY	98%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET	72 h	PLAY	98%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 3:10 AM ET	61 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET	58 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET	53 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET	48 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET	34 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET	29 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET	24 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET	10 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET	5 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything

16 calls in week 9, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

What would change this read

What would change this read
The club's official Thursday 05 Nov 2026 practice entry, to settle whether he was a DNP (club card) or a full participant (aggregator).
The club's Saturday 07 Nov 2026 practice entry, to confirm the FP final status is a published report and not only the card's field.
The club's Sunday 08 Nov 2026 injury designation (none, Questionable, Doubtful or Out).
A club or coach statement from 05-07 Nov 2026 saying he is expected to play Sunday, and confirming the Wednesday and Thursday absences were a planned veteran rest day.
Whether he sat last game (the card's last_game.status is sat), and if so, the reason given for that absence.

We went and found out more

Rank 1 (listed first on his depth chart), 12 documents deep, because: llm_unsure. Fetched 12 of 12.