No. 42 – Buffalo Bills | |||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Indian Land, South Carolina, U.S. | June 28, 2001||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Indian Land | ||
College: | Tulane (2019–2022) | ||
NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 3 / Pick: 91 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
Dorian Williams (born June 28, 2001) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane.
Williams attended Indian Land High School in Indian Land, South Carolina. He committed to Tulane University to play college football. [1]
Williams played at Tulane from 2019 to 2022. [2] [3] [4] As a senior, he had 132 tackles, five sacks and two interceptions. [5] For his career, he had 316 tackles, 9.5 sacks and two interceptions. He was named the defensive MVP of the 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (January) after recording 17 tackles. [6] [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.49 s | 1.54 s | 2.59 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | ||||
Sources: [8] [9] |
Williams was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round, 91st overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [10]
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