Jesse Williams (American football)
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Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia | 2 November 1990
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Cavendish Road (Brisbane, Queensland) |
College: | Alabama |
NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jesse Williams (born 2 November 1990), nicknamed "tha Monstar",
Early life
Williams was born on
College career
Williams was originally recruited by
Williams started all 13 games of the 2011 season with the Crimson Tide at defensive end, and he made 24 total tackles and half of a quarterback sack during the course of the year.[8] During the offseason, Williams gained a degree of internet fame when images of him bench pressing 600 pounds (270 kg) were posted to his Twitter account.[9][10][11]
Prior to the start of the 2012 season, Williams was named to the preseason award watch lists for the Chuck Bednarik Award, the Lombardi Award, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Outland Trophy.[12] He was also named to the ESPN.com Preseason All-America Team at nose tackle.[13]
For the 2012 regular season, Williams was a starter for Alabama as the
Career college statistics
Year | School | GP–GS | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blocked | |||||||
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Solo | Ast | Total | Loss–Yards | No–Yards | Int–Yards | BU | PD | QBH | Rcv–Yards | FF | Kick | |||
2009 | Arizona Western[20] | 10–10 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 6.5–40 | 4–24 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 4 | 0 |
2010 | Arizona Western[21] | 7–7 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 6–29 | 2–12 | 1–33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | Alabama[8] | 13–13 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4.0–10 | 0.5–1 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | Alabama[14] | 13–13 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 2.5–8 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 |
Professional career
2013 NFL Draft
Prior to the
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) |
323 lb (147 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.94 s | 1.77 s | 2.90 s | 4.83 s | 7.81 s | 30 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[25] |
Seattle Seahawks
Williams signed his initial rookie contract with Seattle on 10 May 2013.
On 1 August 2014, Williams was again placed on the injured reserve list for the 2014 season once again as the result of a knee injury.[30][31] After not playing during the regular season for a second consecutive year due to injury, the Seahawks waived Williams on 6 March 2015.[32] Williams was re-signed on April 1, 2015.
On 9 March 2016, Williams was waived by the Seahawks.[33]
Personal life
In May 2015, Williams was diagnosed with papillary Type 2 cancer and had to undergo kidney surgery. In a statement through the Seahawks, Williams said, "Although disappointing, I am a fighter and will handle this. I am going to focus on my health and fighting this battle with a return to football as my ultimate goal".[34]
Jesse has a son named Wolf.
After football, Williams became a strength & conditioning coach. He is part of growing the sport of American football in Australia and very passionate about community work in his local area where he was raised.
References
- ^ Bishop, Greg (5 January 2013). "Over the Top, Leading the Tide". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ Staples, Andy (5 January 2012). "For BCS title game participants LSU and Alabama, two Aussies rule". SI.com. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "ABC Online Indigenous – Local Heroes – Jesse Williams". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ a b Nancarrow, Dan (24 July 2011). "Williams rides Tide towards NFL career". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Newberg, Jamie (4 August 2010). "Jesse Williams' climb from Down Under". ESPN.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Elsworth, Sophie (13 July 2010). "'Big Aussie' Jesse Williams set for gridiron glory in US". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ a b Simmons, Barton (27 January 2011). "'Bama-bound Williams headlines 247Sports' Top 25 juco prospects". SI.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ a b University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. "2011–12 Cumulative Season Statistics: Overall Defensive Statistics". RollTide.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Scalici, Matt (26 July 2012). "Tide DL Jesse Williams stirs up Twitter after 600 lb bench press". AL.com. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Huston, Chris (26 July 2012). "Alabama's Jesse Williams is 6-foot-4 and full of muscle". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Watson, Graham (28 July 2012). "Alabama lineman bench presses 600 pounds". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 National College Football Awards Association Watch Lists" (PDF). National College Football Awards Association. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (29 August 2012). "Barrett Jones, Chance Warmack, Jesse Williams land spots on ESPN.com's All-America team". AL.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ a b University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. "2012–13 Cumulative Season Statistics: Overall Defensive Statistics". RollTide.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (28 August 2012). "Alabama releases two-deep depth chart". AL.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (8 September 2012). "Precautionary measures force Alabama's Jesse Williams, Dee Milliner to miss Saturday's game". AL.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ a b Kausler Jr., Don (15 September 2012). "Tide finds a new fullback, but Jesse Williams runs the wrong way". AL.com. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ Edwards, Mark (23 December 2012). "Alabama noseguard Jesse Williams too tough for stationary bike". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 8 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Low, Chris (3 December 2012). "Associated Press All-SEC team announced". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ National Junior College Athletic Association. "Arizona Western College: Jesse Williams (2009)". NJCCA.org. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ National Junior College Athletic Association. "Arizona Western College: Jesse Williams (2010)". NJCCA.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Hughes, Luke (23 January 2013). "Alabama defensive tackle Jesse Williams plans to break NFL Combine bench press record". NESN.com. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (24 February 2013). "Former Alabama NG Jesse Williams does 30 reps on bench press". AL.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ Kausler Jr., Don (27 April 2013). "Alabama draft recap: The Tide only did better in 1945, when there were 32 rounds". AL.com. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Combine Player Profiles-Jesse Williams". NFL.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ Alper, Josh (10 May 2013). "Seahawks sign seven of their draft picks". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (26 August 2013). "Former Alabama DL Jesse Williams placed on injured reserve, won't play in 2013". AL.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Dybas, Todd (30 June 2014). "Healthy and lighter, Jesse Williams hopes to make an impact". The News Tribune. TheNewsTribune.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (2 February 2014). "Former Alabama nose guard Jesse Williams becomes first Australian to win a Super Bowl ring". AL.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (2 August 2014). "Jesse Williams facing another season on injured-reserve list". AL.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Drovetto, Tony. "Jesse Williams moved to injured reserve; Randall Carroll released; Marcus Dowtin signed". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ Mark, Inabinett (6 March 2015). "Seattle Seahawks waive defensive tackle Jesse Williams after two years of injuries". AL.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Seahawks Waive DT Jesse Williams | Seattle Seahawks". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks defensive tackle Jesse Williams diagnosed with cancer". 18 May 2015.