Corey Williams (American football)

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Corey Williams
Camden (AR) Harmony Grove
College:Arkansas State
NFL draft:2004 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Corey Williams (born August 17, 1980) is a former

2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas State
.

Williams has also played for the Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions.

College career

After graduating from

defensive lineman for Arkansas State from 2000-2003. He majored in sport management
.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Williams was originally selected by the

2004 NFL Draft.[1] In his rookie season, he played in 12 games and finished the season with 24 tackles. He made his NFL debut at the Carolina Panthers on September 13. In the 2005 season
he again played in 12 games and finished the season with 34 tackles.

In a November 5, 2006 game versus the Buffalo Bills, Williams turned in the first-ever three-sack game by a Packers defensive tackle. He finished the year with career highs in sacks (7) and tackles (47).

On September 16, 2007, Williams recorded the first interception of his NFL career, returning an Eli Manning pass 9 yards in a 35-13 victory over the New York Giants.[2]

Williams was voted the GMC Defensive Player of the Week for games played on November 18–19, 2007. Williams posted four solo tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles during the game.[3]

He finished the 2007 season with 51 tackles, a career-high.

Cleveland Browns

On February 20, 2008, the Packers placed the franchise tag on Williams.[4] Ten days later, Williams was traded to the Cleveland Browns for a second-round draft pick.[5]

Detroit Lions

On March 4, 2010, Williams was traded to the

2010 NFL Draft.[6]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2004 GNB 12 0 24 14 10 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2005 GNB 12 0 26 17 9 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 GNB 16 11 34 26 8 7.0 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
2007 GNB 16 9 35 26 9 7.0 6 1 9 0 9 1 3 0 0 0
2008 CLE 16 16 50 33 17 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0
2009 CLE 16 2 31 27 4 4.0 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0
2010 DET 16 16 37 32 5 2.0 8 1 27 0 27 4 1 0 0 0
2011 DET 15 15 31 20 11 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 DET 7 5 9 5 4 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
126 74 277 200 77 27.5 40 2 36 0 27 16 8 2 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2004 GNB 1 0 5 4 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 GNB 2 2 11 6 5 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 DET 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 3 19 13 6 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  2. NFL.com. Archived from the original
    on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  3. ^ Packers.com. "Corey Williams Named Defensive Player Of The Week". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  4. ^ Packers.com. "Packers Place Franchise Tag On DT Williams, Release TE Franks". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  5. ^ Packers.com. "Packers Trade Williams To Cleveland". Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  6. ^ "Sources: Lions to acquire Williams", ESPN, March 4, 2010.

Cleveland Browns also took a 6th round pick.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Corey_Williams_(American_football)&oldid=1193864748"