Steve Williams (cornerback)
refer to caption
Williams in the 2015 NFL season.
|
|||||||||||
No. 23 San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | March 7, 1991 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||
Height: | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||||
Weight: | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Dallas (TX) Skyline | ||||||||||
College: | California | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 145 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||||
|
Steven Dwain Williams (born March 7, 1991) is an American football cornerback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of California, Berkeley. He was drafted by the Chargers in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Contents
Early years
Williams was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended Skyline High School in Dallas. He was a second-team Class 5A all-state selection as a senior, after his team finished 12-2 overall. He recorded 53 tackles, two interceptions and 10 pass breakups as a 2007 junior to earn second-team All-State and first-team All-District honors. He helped his team to a 12-2 record and won the 5A Region II District 11 title. He was selected to play in the 2009 Under Armour All-America Game.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 24th best cornerback prospect of his class.[1]
College career
Williams attended the University of California-Berkeley, where he played for the California Golden Bears football team from 2009 to 2012. During his career, he played in all 37 games possible with 28 starts during the final three seasons of his four-year career. He posted career totals of 150 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss (-22 yards), 1.0 sack (-2 yards), six interceptions that he returned for 45 yards, 25 pass breakups, 31 passes defended and three forced fumbles. He entered the 2013 NFL Draft after his redshirt junior season.[2]
Professional career
2013 NFL Draft
On April 27, 2013, Williams was selected in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.[3]
Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 ft 9 in | 181 lb | 4.34 s | 1.51 s | 2.46 s | 4.10 s | 6.89 s | 40.5 in | 10 ft 8 in | 12 reps | ||||||||||
All values from NFL Combine.[4] |
San Diego Chargers
On August 26, 2013, he was placed on the Injured Reserve list due to a pectoral injury.[5]
On September 14, 2014, Steve Williams made his NFL debut recording two tackles. Williams at times played as the nickel corner on nickel and sub packages. On December 20, 2014 against the San Francisco 49ers, Williams replaced an injured Shareece Wright. Williams recorded 4 tackles and 2 pass deflections.[citation needed]
On September 27, 2015 against the Minnesota Vikings, Williams caught his first career interception from Teddy Bridgewater who was throwing towards the end zone.[citation needed] On January 3, 2016, against the Denver Broncos, Williams recorded a sack, two forced fumbles, and an interception all in the same game.
NFL stats
Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | SD | 13 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
2014 | SD | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Career | 26 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
References
- ↑ Steve Williams - Yahoo Sports
- ↑ Cal cornerback Steve Williams to enter NFL draft
- ↑ Chargers draft CB Steve Williams
- ↑ NFL Combine Profile
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- San Diego Chargers currentteam parameter articles
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- Infobox NFL player article missing alt text
- Infobox NFL player with debut/final parameters
- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015
- 1991 births
- Living people
- American football cornerbacks
- California Golden Bears football players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Under Armour All-American football players
- Sportspeople from Dallas, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas