Personal information | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | February 21, 1990||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Minor (Adamsville, Alabama) | ||||||||
College: | Samford | ||||||||
Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 223 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Player stats at PFR |
Nick Williams (born February 21, 1990) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft after his college football career at Samford. [1] He also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, and Detroit Lions.
Williams was a lightly recruited player out of Minor High School in Birmingham, Alabama, having played basketball for two years before switching to football in his senior year. At Samford, Williams was red-shirted as a freshman in 2008 and then saw two years of backup duties from 2009 to 2010. In 2011, Williams earned a starting position, notching 23 tackles and three tackles for loss over all eleven games. Williams improved on his performance in 2012, accumulating 31 tackles, eight for a loss, six sacks, and a blocked kick while starting all eleven games. [1]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m) | 309 lb (140 kg) | 34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.94 s | 1.70 s | 2.86 s | 4.65 s | 7.55 s | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 28 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [2] |
Williams was selected in the seventh round with the 223rd overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. [3] On August 25, 2013, he was placed on the Steelers' injured reserve list. [4] He was released by the Steelers on August 30, 2014 and was signed to the team's practice squad the next day.
On November 24, 2014, Williams was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs off the Steelers' practice squad. [5] He was re-signed by the team on April 18, 2016. He was released on October 18, 2016. [6]
On October 19, 2016, Williams was signed by the Miami Dolphins. [7] He was released on September 2, 2017. [8]
On April 19, 2018, Williams was signed by the Chicago Bears. [9] He re-signed with the team on a one-year contract on March 15, 2019. [10]
In 2019, Williams recorded his first career sack against the Denver Broncos on Joe Flacco. [11] In week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings, Williams sacked Kirk Cousins twice and recovered a fumble forced by Khalil Mack in the 16-6 win. [12]
On March 24, 2020, Williams signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Detroit Lions. [13]
On July 26, 2022, the New York Giants signed Williams. [14] On November 7, 2022, Williams was placed on injured reserve with a bicep injury, and missed the remainder of the season. [15]
On May 18, 2023, Willams was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers to a one year deal. [16]
Legend | |
---|---|
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2014 | KAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | KAN | 14 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | KAN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MIA | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | CHI | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | CHI | 16 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
2020 | DET | 14 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | DET | 17 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | NYG | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | LAC | 14 | 6 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
97 | 48 | 157 | 83 | 74 | 8.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2015 | KAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nicholas Eason is an American football coach and former defensive end who is currently the defensive tackles coach and run game coordinator at Clemson University. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Auburn Tigers, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, and Cleveland Browns.
Andre Fluellen is an American football former defensive tackle. He played college football at Florida State and was selected in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.
Ricardo Eugene Mathews is a former American football defensive end. He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football at Cincinnati.
Kelvin Anthony Sheppard is a former American football linebacker and coach who is the inside linebackers coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU.
Corey Devon Liuget is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft.
Melvin Ingram III is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at South Carolina, and earned All-American honors. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round with the 18th overall pick of the 2012 NFL draft. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Johnathan Jenkins is an American football nose tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, and Miami Dolphins.
Sylvester Williams Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Broncos in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he earned All-American honors.
Akeem Spence is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football at Illinois.
Kyle Van Noy is an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Van Noy played college football at BYU. He was selected in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions, with whom he spent his first three seasons. Van Noy played his next four seasons for the New England Patriots, where he won Super Bowl LI and Super Bowl LIII. Following a year as a member of the Miami Dolphins, he rejoined New England in 2021. Van Noy signed with the Los Angeles Chargers the following season.
Brandon James Williams is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Ravens in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football at Missouri Southern.
Da'Shawn Hand is an American football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.
Daniel Saileupumoni Shelton is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington.
Robert Lee "Trey" Flowers III is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Arkansas.
Desmond King II is an American football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He earned All-Pro honors in 2018 as both a defensive back and a punt returner. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was a unanimous All-American. King was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft. He has also played for the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Andrew Mitchell Billings is an American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
David Vernon"D. J." Reader Jr. is an American football nose tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. He previously played for the Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals.
Vidauntae "Taco" Charlton is an American football defensive end for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Michigan and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, and San Francisco 49ers.
Bobby Gene Hill Jr. is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State and was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Justin Madubuike is an American football defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M.