Steve Williams (cornerback)
.JPG) Williams in the 2015 NFL season. | |||||||||||
| No. 23 – San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | May 7, 1991 Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / round: 5 / pick: 145 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2015 | |||||||||||
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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.
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]
| Height | Weight | 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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| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
181 lb (82 kg) |
4.34 s | 1.51 s | 2.46 s | 4.10 s | 6.89 s | 40.5 in (1.03 m) |
10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
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 plays 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 Steve had the best game of his career, he had a strip sack, a force fumble, and an interception all in one game
References
- ^ Steve Williams - Yahoo Sports
- ^ Cal cornerback Steve Williams to enter NFL draft
- ^ Chargers draft CB Steve Williams
- ^ NFL Combine Profile
- ^ Gehlken, Michael (August 27, 2013). "Chargers place Willie, 2 others on IR". U-T San Diego. Retrieved September 1, 2013.