Garrett Williams

Garrett Williams (born June 1, 2001) is an American football cornerback for the Syracuse Orange.

Garrett Williams
Syracuse Orange – No. 8
PositionDefensive Back
Class
Redshirt
Sophomore
Personal information
Born: (2001-06-01) June 1, 2001
Charlotte, North Carolina
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolHickory Ridge (Harrisburg, North Carolina)

Early life and high school

Williams grew up in Harrisburg, North Carolina, and attended Hickory Ridge High School.[1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Syracuse University.[2][3]

College career

Williams played in three games as a true freshman before redshirting the rest of the season.[4] He became a starter going into his redshirt freshman season and was named honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after making 64 tackles with a conference-leading 12 passes defended and two interceptions.[5] Williams again led the ACC with ten passes broken up and also had 52 tackles and five tackles for loss in 2021.[6][7]

References
  1. "Bull Bowl I: For Hickory Ridge, it's Garrett vs. Jarett on college football stage". Independent Tribune. October 9, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  2. Schnyderite, Richie (August 2, 2018). "Orange add Williams". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  3. "3-star CB Garrett Williams signs with Orange". The Post-Standard. December 19, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  4. St. Croix, Jos (October 29, 2020). "College football: Redshirt frosh Williams extremely productive at cornerback for Orange". Watertown Daily Times. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  5. Borowsky, Jack (November 9, 2021). "NFL Draft: Syracuse CB Garrett Williams will be Top 5 in NFL". SI.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  6. Crawford, Josh (August 3, 2022). "Garrett Williams, Mikel Jones Ready to Lead Syracuse Defense". SI.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  7. "Garrett Williams breaks top 20 on PFF preseason NFL Draft ranking". The Post-Standard. July 5, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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