Dan Williams (defensive tackle)

Dan Williams

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Williams in the 2015 NFL season
No. 90 Oakland Raiders
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1987-06-01) June 1, 1987
Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 330 lb (150 kg)
Career information
High school: Memphis (TN) East
College: Tennessee
NFL draft: 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2009)
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Tackles: 204
Sacks: 3.0
Passes defended: 9
Interceptions: 1
Touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Daniel Ellis Williams (born June 1, 1987) is an American football defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.

Early years

Williams attended Memphis East High School in Memphis, Tennessee. As a senior he had 132 tackles, five sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Williams was ranked as the No. 35 defensive tackle in a class highlighted by DeMarcus Granger and Callahan Bright, and that also included Ndamukong Suh and Tyson Alualu.[1]

College career

Williams attended the University of Tennessee from 2005 to 2009. As a senior he was a second team All-SEC selection by the league's coaches after recording 62 tackles and two sacks.[2] He finished his career with 153 tackles and six sacks.

Professional career

After a "tremendous" senior season, Williams was projected a first-round selection by Sports Illustrated.[3] He was ranked the third best defensive tackle available in the 2010 NFL Draft, behind only Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy.[4]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 327 lb33½ in10⅛ in 5.19 s 1.75 s 2.96 s 4.87 s 7.88 s 32 in 8 ft 0 in 27 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5]

Arizona Cardinals

Williams was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals 26th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.[6] He signed a 5-year, $10.335 million contract on August 2, 2010.[7] As a rookie Williams played in 15 games totaling 37 tackles and had 2 passes defended. In 2011, Williams was the starting Nose Tackle. In his first career start against Carolina, Williams led the defensive line with 4 solo tackles including 1 for a loss. On November 20, 2011, in the 4th quarter against San Francisco, Williams broke his arm and was placed on injured reserve ending his season. Williams finished the season playing in 10 games (starting all 10), totaling 20 tackles, and 2 passes defended. He appeared in 15 games with 11 starts in 2012 with 41 tackles on the season. On September 8, 2013, Williams intercepted a pass from Sam Bradford and returned it 2 yards for a touchdown. On September 21, 2013, his father died in a car accident, driving to New Orleans to see his son play.[8]

Oakland Raiders

On March 11, 2015, Williams signed with the Oakland Raiders.[9][10]

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2010 ARI 15 38 27 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2011 ARI 10 20 14 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2012 ARI 15 44 33 11 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2013 ARI 14 23 15 8 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 2
2014 ARI 16 32 21 11 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Career 70 157 110 47 2.0 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 8

[11]

Key

References

  1. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-879
  2. ↑ Coaches Select All-SEC Team
  3. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2010/draft/players/44174.html
  4. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2010/draft/breakdowns/by_position/DT.html
  5. ↑ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=72899&draftyear=2010&genpos=dt
  6. ↑ Cardinals take Dan Williams 26th overall
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/23784838/father-of-cardinals-nt-dan-williams-killed-while-driving-to-game
  9. ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (March 11, 2015). "Raiders pick up Curtis Lofton, Dan Williams for defense". NFL.com.
  10. ↑ "Raiders Sign DT Dan Williams". Raiders.com. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Dan Williams Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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