B. W. Webb

B. W. Webb
No. 38Tennessee Titans
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-05-03) May 3, 1990
Place of birth: Newport News, Virginia
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Newport News (VA) Warwick
College: William & Mary
NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 114
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-CAA (2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Second-team All-CAA (2009)
  • CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year (2009)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2015
Total tackles: 36
Pass deflections: 3
Interceptions: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

William Wilson "B. W." Webb Jr. (born May 3, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at William & Mary, and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Early years

Webb was born in Cobbs Creek, Virginia. He attended Warwick High School in Newport News, and played high school football for the Warwick Raiders. He was a two-year starter at defensive back and wide receiver. Webb had seven career interceptions, two of which were returned for scores. He was named to first-team All-Peninsula District as a defensive back (2007), and earned honorable mention distinction as a junior.

He was also a standout track athlete at Warwick, he ran a career best time of 6.60 seconds in the 55 metres. He excelled in triple jump and long jump as well. He was named to the All-America Team in track and field.

College career

Webb decided to enroll in the College of William & Mary, where he played for the William & Mary Tribe football team from 2008 to 2012.[1] After redshirting in 2008, he was honored as the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Defensive Rookie of the Year. He was also selected to the All-CAA second team as a cornerback and to the all-league third team as a punt returner. He was ranked tied for second nationally with eight interceptions, including a pair of interceptions returned for touchdowns, and totaled 160 interception return yards. In 2010, he was selected to the All-CAA first team as a cornerback and garnered second-team honors as a punt returner after finished the season with 42 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, an interception and six passes broken up. In 2011, he earned first-team all-conference honors at cornerback for the second consecutive season, and finished the season with 40 tackles, 3.0 tackles for a loss and two interceptions. As a redshirt senior, he garnered first-team all-league distinction as a cornerback for the third consecutive season, he also earned second-team all-conference honors as a punt returner. He finished his career with nine postseason all-conference honors, and set a school record with 48 career starts. He started all 11 games and totaled 46 tackles, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, eight passes broken up and a tackle for loss.

Webb was initiated as a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity at William and Mary.

Professional career

2013 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 10 in 184 lb 4.46 s 1.55 s 2.50 s 3.84 s 6.82 s 40.5 in 11 ft 0 in 14 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2]

Dallas Cowboys

Webb was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.[3] Coming from a small college background, he looked overmatched in the appearances he made as a slot cornerback. He was eventually benched in favor of Sterling Moore, who was re-signed on November 25 after being released before the start of the season. He was inactive for the final game.

In the next year training camp, he was passed over by undrafted free agent Tyler Patmon and was waived on August 28, 2014.[4]

Pittsburgh Steelers

Webb was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 29, 2014.[5] He was activated for 11 games and played mainly on special teams. He was released on September 5, 2015.

Tennessee Titans

On September 9, 2015, he was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 8th, 2015 for a game against the New Orleans Saints in which he recorded his first career interception.

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