Education
Williams attended Memphis East High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Williams attended the University of Tennessee from 2005 to 2009. He finished his career with 153 tackles and six sacks.
Williams attended Memphis East High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Williams attended the University of Tennessee from 2005 to 2009. He finished his career with 153 tackles and six sacks.
He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at 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 Number.
35 defensive tackle in a class highlighted by DeMarcus Granger and Callahan Bright, and that also included Ndamukong Suh and Tyson Alualu. As a senior he was a second team All-Securities and Exchange Commission selection by the league"s coaches after recording 62 tackles and two sacks.
After a "tremendous" senior season, Williams was projected a first-round selection by Sports Illustrated. He was ranked the third best defensive tackle available in the 2010 NFL Draft, behind only Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy.
Arizona Cardinals
Williams was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals 26th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
He signed a 5-year, $10.335 million contract on August 2, 2010. 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.
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.
Oakland Raiders
On March 11, 2015, Williams signed with the Oakland Raiders. NFL stats
Key
General Practice: games played
COMB: combined tackles
TOTAL: total tackles
Air Service Training: assisted tackles
SACK: sacks
FF: forced fumbles
First Revision: fumble recoveries
First Revision YDS: fumble return yards
INT: interceptions
International Rectifier YDS: interception return yards
AVG International Rectifier : average interception return
Liquefied Natural Gas: longest interception return
Territorial Decoration: interceptions returned for touchdown
Privatdozent : passes defensed.
As a rookie Williams played in 15 games totaling 37 tackles and had 2 passes defended. Williams finished the season playing in 10 games (starting all 10), totaling 20 tackles, and 2 passes defended.