Sam Williams (defensive end, born 1999)
Samuel Degarrick Williams (born March 31, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northeast Mississippi Community College before transferring to Ole Miss.
 Williams with the Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
| No. 54 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 31, 1999 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 261 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Robert E. Lee (Montgomery, Alabama) | ||||||||
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| NFL Draft: | 2022 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2022 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
High school career
Williams attended Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, Alabama.[1]
College career
Williams played at Northeast Mississippi Community College before transferring to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).[2][3] During his first year at Ole Miss in 2019, he played in 12 games and had 38 tackles, six sacks and one interception. In 2020, he started six of 10 games, recording 39 tackles and four sacks. Williams returned to Ole Miss in 2021 and broke the team's single season-sack record.[4][5]
Professional career
| 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 | |
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| 6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) |
261 lb (118 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.46 s | 1.55 s | 2.57 s | 4.34 s | 7.03 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 25 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Williams was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the 56th overall pick in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft.[8]
References
- "Ole Miss standout Sam Williams has made mistakes. His son is motivation to never make them again".
- "'A tear fell': Ole Miss football player shines with his mom watching for the first time".
- "Meet Sam Williams, Mississippi's dynamic pass rusher". 14 July 2020.
- "Sam Williams makes Ole Miss history".
- "'This is just the beginning for Ole Miss': Sam Williams thinks the future is bright in Oxford".
- "Sam Williams Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- "2022 Draft Scout Sam Williams, Mississippi NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- Phillips, Rob (April 30, 2022). "Cowboys Find Comfort Level With Sam Williams Pick". DallasCowboys.com.