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LB · #5 · Cleveland Browns · week 9 vs New Orleans Saints · Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ET

Quincy Williams

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2019 · R3 P98
  • EXP 7 seasons
  • AGE 29-31
  • DEPTH SLB1
94%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 9, Quincy Williams was an LB for CLE, age 30, 7 seasons of experience, drafted in round 3. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 8 games on 96% of snaps; his line was 6.5 tackles a game, 0.1 sacks a game and 0.4 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 96 games (postseason included) over 7 seasons with 1 first-team All-Pro. His injury history held 17 episodes (knee 5, ankle 2, hand 2), 2 of them reaching OUT, 7 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a neck injury in 2026 week 7.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 9

  • our call, P(plays)

78% LIKELY → 94% EXPECTED

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

In short

Quincy Williams is a starter at strong-side linebacker for CLE — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 9. He has a hamstring injury. In week 9 he did not practise, then practised limited. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 94%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 96 hours before kickoff, and we changed our mind on the way.

The reader concurs · grade C

The club's own report lists him as limited on Friday with a hamstring, and the coach said none of the starters were ruled out, but that remark came before the practice week and is not a status for Sunday [P1][P2].

What the read cites

What was reportedSource
1“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · 2026-11-04
2“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · 2026-11-04
3“linebacker Quincy Williams (hamstring) were listed as limited participants.”Pro Football Talk · 2026-11-05
4“but OT Austin Barber and LB Quincy Williams returned to the practice field in Berea.”Dawgs By Nature · 2026-11-05
The reader's full reasoning

The rest of the reading

The aggregator's Thursday account of him back on the practice field (P3) conflicts with the club card's Thursday DNP, and the club's record takes precedence, so the hamstring is improving but has not been shown to be settled [P3]. The model's 0.944 is higher than the written evidence supports, since no designation or Saturday report exists and the last-game sit is unexplained, but the call to PLAY is still the one the evidence leans toward.

21versions in week 9
12average, every player
54most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Fri Nov 6 · 3:40 PM ET · 45 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 78% → 42%, Wed Nov 4 · 5:50 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

94% · 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

FriThuWed
LPdated Fri Nov 6LPdated Fri Nov 6DNPdated Fri Nov 6

Shape of the week: improving. 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
  • Kickoff

The evidence behind his current call

What was reportedSource
“linebacker Quincy Williams (hamstring) were listed as limited participants”Pro Football Talk · Thu Nov 5
“OT Austin Barber and LB Quincy Williams returned to the practice field in Berea.”Dawgs By Nature · Thu Nov 5
“linebacker Quincy Williams (hamstring) were listed as limited participants.”Pro Football Talk · Thu Nov 5

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

  • Tackles / game6.6 range 4.0–10

    wk 1–9 · 9 games · above most of his peers

  • Sacks / game0.1 range 0.0–1.0

    wk 1–9 · 9 games

  • Passes defended / game0.3 range 0.0–1.0

    wk 1–9 · 9 games

  • Snap share95.8% range 91–100

    wk 1–9 · 9 games

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

  1. 96%wk 1
  2. 91%wk 2
  3. 96%wk 3
  4. 99%wk 4
  5. 91%wk 5
  6. 100%wk 6
  7. 100%wk 7
  8. 98%wk 8
  9. 91%wk 9

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202630

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

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 9hamstring1—
2026 · wk 7neck1Questionable
2026 · wk 3knee1—
2025 · wk 15hand1—
2025 · wk 8shoulder1Questionable
2024 · wk 16knee1—
2024 · wk 8neck1—
2023 · wk 10knee7—
2023 · wk 3knee1—
2022 · wk 12ankle1—
2022 · wk 4ankle5Out
2021 · wk 13calf1Questionable
2021 · wk 8concussion1—
2020 · wk 4abdomen1—
2019 · wk 15hand1—
2019 · wk 8hamstring3Out
2019 · wk 4illness1—
2019 · wk 1knee2—

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

Injury history by season · 18 episodes · 31 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×5

  • ruled out
  • 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.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Maliek CollinsDTDNPteam's wordOut
Deshaun WatsonQBLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Elgton JenkinsCFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Noah IgbinogheneCBUNKteam's wordOut
Tyson CampbellCBUNKteam's wordQuestionable
Myles HardenCBFULLoursPLAY95%EXPECTED
Jared VerseDEFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Carson SchwesingerLBFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Harold Fannin Jr.TELTDoursPLAY96%EXPECTED
Denzel BostonWRFULLoursPLAY95%EXPECTED
Austin BarberTFULLoursCOIN FLIPleans play62%COIN FLIP
Parker BrailsfordCUNKteam's wordOut
Justin JeffersonLBUNKteam's wordOut
Joe RoyerTEUNKteam's wordOut
Taylen GreenQBUNKteam's wordOut
Emmanuel McNeil-WarrenSLTDoursPLAY92%EXPECTED

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 · 1:00 PM ET

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

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 4:04 PM ET

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

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 5:50 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 5:10 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 3:19 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 3:56 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 3:20 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 3:40 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“LB Quincy Williams (Hamstring)”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“linebacker Quincy Williams (hamstring) were listed as limited participants.”Pro Football Talk · Thu Nov 5
“OT Austin Barber and LB Quincy Williams returned to the practice field in Berea.”Dawgs By Nature · Thu Nov 5

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“linebacker Quincy Williams (hamstring) were listed as limited participants.”Pro Football Talk · Thu Nov 5
“OT Austin Barber and LB Quincy Williams returned to the practice field in Berea.”Dawgs By Nature · Thu Nov 5

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“linebacker Quincy Williams (hamstring) were listed as limited participants.”Pro Football Talk · Thu Nov 5
“OT Austin Barber and LB Quincy Williams returned to the practice field in Berea.”Dawgs By Nature · Thu Nov 5

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“linebacker Quincy Williams (hamstring) were listed as limited participants.”Pro Football Talk · Thu Nov 5
“OT Austin Barber and LB Quincy Williams returned to the practice field in Berea.”Dawgs By Nature · Thu Nov 5

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“HC Todd Monken noted that none of the four starters have been ruled out for Sunday's contest.”Dawgs By Nature · Wed Nov 4

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

What was reportedSource
“linebacker Quincy Williams (hamstring) were listed as limited participants”Pro Football Talk · Thu Nov 5
“OT Austin Barber and LB Quincy Williams returned to the practice field in Berea.”Dawgs By Nature · Thu Nov 5
“linebacker Quincy Williams (hamstring) were listed as limited participants.”Pro Football Talk · Thu Nov 5

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

RoleLB1 · 96% snaps
Season2026 · 8 games through wk 8
Per game6.5 tackles · 0.1 sacks · 0.4 passes defended
Career7 seasons · 96 games before 2026
Honors1× first-team All-Pro
Injuries17 episodes · last: neck, 2026 wk 7
Bioage 30 · 7 seasons' experience · drafted round 3

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

Quincy Williams, a linebacker, has taken nearly every snap over the last four weeks and sat the last game. He is on this week’s club report with a hamstring. The club said he did not participate in practice Thursday, with a final practice status of DNP. In the 2025 season he was placed on injured reserve in week 4 and activated in week 8.

What the AI text stands on

FactValueWhere we hold it
RoleLB, defenseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeksnearly every snapR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch liston this week's club reportR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury named by the clubHamstringthe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Practice ThursdayDid Not Participate In Practice (Hamstring)the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
practice.finalDNPthe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
last_game.statussatR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.missingfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games8R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
return_state.activatedfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk0.7793R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.stylemiddleR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate0.714R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.sitehamstringR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.typical_missed2.0R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Reserve list IR, season 2025placed week 4, activated week 8R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
For LB players, a thigh injury costs a gameoftenR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
PositionLBnflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Years of experience7nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
CollegeMurray Statenflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Draftedround 3, pick 98, JAX 2019nflverse draft_picks · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Height (inches)71R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)230R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week30.2R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season8R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: knee4R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: neck2R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: hand1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: shoulder1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Thu Nov 5 · 4:43 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at strong-side linebacker — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 9
Listed on the depth chartfirst at strong-side linebacker
Snaps played96% a week on average over 9 weeks, 100% at his highest
Build5 ft 11 in · 230 lb
CollegeMurray State
Drafted2019, round 3 pick 98, by JAX
Age29-31 at the season's start
Experience7 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

  1. WrittenWe first said PLAY.
  2. PublicOur call became public when the week settled.
  3. KickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

WhenLeadCallChance he playsBandOn what
Wed Nov 4 · 1:00 PM ET96 hPLAY78%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 4:04 PM ET93 hPLAY78%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 5:50 PM ET91 hPLAY78%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 2:40 AM ET82 hSIT42%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET79 hSIT42%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET74 hSIT42%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET69 hSIT42%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 5:10 PM ET68 hSIT42%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 3:10 AM ET58 hPLAY73%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 3:19 AM ET58 hPLAY50%COIN FLIPour news-aware reading (a blend that keeps at least half our own number and never changes our call), switched on for this week
Fri Nov 6 · 3:56 AM ET57 hPLAY73%LIKELYour news-aware reading (a blend that keeps at least half our own number and never changes our call), switched on for this week
Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET55 hPLAY73%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET50 hPLAY73%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 3:20 PM ET46 hPLAY73%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 3:40 PM ET45 hPLAY94%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET45 hPLAY94%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET31 hPLAY94%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET26 hPLAY94%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET21 hPLAY94%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET7 hPLAY94%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET2 hPLAY94%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything

21 calls in week 9, flipping between PLAY and SIT 2 times. 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 official Sunday 08 Nov injury report designation for Williams (Questionable, Doubtful, or Out)
The club's Saturday 07 Nov practice report for Williams, to confirm the Friday LP held or moved to full
The reason Williams sat last game (the week before 02 Nov), to tell whether the sit was hamstring-related or a managed absence
A Monken or defensive-coordinator remark dated after Fri 06 Nov that names Williams and his hamstring and says whether he is expected to start Sunday

We are going to find out more

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