Worrell Williams

Worrell Williams

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Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1986-03-06) March 6, 1986
Place of birth:	Sacramento, California
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Weight:
Career information
High school:	Sacramento (CA) Grant Union
College:	California
Undrafted:	2009
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (2009)* California Redwoods (2009) Denver Broncos (2010)* California Redwoods (2009) Sacramento Mountain Lions (2010)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: — Interceptions: — Sacks: —

Worrell Williams (born March 6, 1986) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Redwoods as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at California. He was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos.

Personal

Williams was one of the most highly-sought-after high school players in the country after a stunning senior year at Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California. He recorded 94 tackles and 6 sacks on defense and added 738 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball. He was named SuperPrep and PrepStar All-American and ranked the number six outside linebacker in the nation and the number 16 overall player out of California by Rivals.com. He was voted onto the PrepStar All-West team. His older brother, D.J. Williams, is a linebacker for the Denver Broncos.

College career

Williams started 36 games at California from 2005–2008. He earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors as a senior in 2008 after recording 64 tackles, 5 stops for losses, 1 sack, 1 interception for 50 yards and 6 pass defenses. He started all 13 games in his final year at Cal. He ranked second on the team with 105 tackles as a junior in 2007. He also added 8.5 tackles for loss. He ended his stellar college career having made 246 tackles.

Professional career

Williams is a local product returning for a second UFL season after signing a free agent contract with the Sacramento Mountain Lions. He played for the California Redwoods during the inaugural 2009 UFL campaign and recorded 2 tackles and 1 pass defense. He has spent time with the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, attending the team's mini-camp in the spring of 2009. He was also on the Denver Broncos roster during their 2010 training camp.

External links

• Just Sports Stats
• Cal Bears bio