Kyle Williams (defensive tackle)
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Ruston, Louisiana, U.S. | June 10, 1983||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Ruston | ||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2006 / Round: 5 / Pick: 134 | ||||||
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Kyle Derrick Williams (born June 10, 1983) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 13-year career as a defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, and was selected by the Bills in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft, playing 13 seasons with them before retiring following the 2018 season.
At the time of his retirement, Williams ranked among the top players in Bills history in tackles and sacks and made six Pro Bowls. He was described by the Associated Press as "the heart and soul" of the Bills during his time there.[1]
Early life
Williams attended
Williams was considered a four-star recruit by
. Also in his freshman year of high school he ran for 942 yards and 14 touchdowns for the varsity.College career
Williams attended
Professional career
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
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6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) |
299 lb (136 kg) |
4.99 s | 4.52 s | 7.43 s | 27+1⁄2 in (0.70 m) |
8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) |
32 reps | |||||
All values from |
2006
The Buffalo Bills drafted Williams in the fifth round (134th overall) of the 2006 NFL draft.[6] Williams was the second defensive tackle drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 2006, behind first round pick John McCargo, and was the ninth defensive tackle drafted overall.[7]
On July 23, 2006, the Buffalo Bills signed Williams to a three-year, $1.80 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $144,750.[8][9]
Throughout training camp, Williams competed to be a starting defensive tackle against
He made his professional regular season debut in the
2007
Williams entered training camp slated as a starting defensive tackle, but saw minor competition from John McCargo and Tim Anderson.
2008
On July 3, 2008, the Buffalo Bills signed Williams to a three-year, $14.5 million contract extension that includes $5.70 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.79 million.[20][9]
Head coach
2009
Head coach Dick Jauron retained the entire starting defensive line from the previous season, including Williams, Marcus Stroud, Chris Kelsay, and Aaron Schobel.[23] He also retained duties as the first-team nose tackle.
On October 11, 2009, Williams collected a season-high ten combined tackles (seven solo) and sacked quarterback
2010
The Buffalo Bills' new defensive coordinator,
On October 31, 2010, Williams recorded nine combined tackles and a season-high two sacks during a 13–10 loss at the
2011
On August 26, 2011, the Buffalo Bills signed Williams to a six-year, $39 million contract extension that includes $17 million guaranteed and a $5 million signing bonus.[35]
Williams remained the starting nose tackle in 2011, alongside defensive ends Dwan Edwards and
2012
On January 2, 2012, head coach Chan Gailey announced the decision to fire defensive coordinator
In Week 4, Williams recorded a season-high five combined tackles, a pass deflection, and was credited with had a sack during a 52–28 loss to the
2013
The Buffalo Bills hired
On October 27, 2013, Williams recorded a season-high nine combined tackles and was credited with 1.5 sacks during a 35–17 loss at the
2014
On January 24, 2014, it was announced that Mike Pettine had accepted the head coaching role with the
He started in the
2015
On January 12, 2015, the Buffalo Bills hired former
On March 11, 2015, the Buffalo Bills signed Williams to a one-year, $10.50 million contract with a signing bonus of $4.50 million.[58] Ryan operated a base 3-4 defense and named Williams the backup nose tackle behind Marcell Dareus. Williams and Dareus were also named the starting defensive tackles.[59]
In Week 5, Williams collected a season-high four combined tackles and a sack during a 14–13 victory at the
2016
Throughout training camp, Williams competed for the role as the starting nose tackle against Marcell Dareus, Corbin Bryant, and Adolphus Washington. Head coach Rex Ryan named Williams the starting nose tackle to begin the regular season. Williams was also named a first-team defensive tackle, alongside Corbin Bryant, after Marcell Dareus was suspended for the first four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.[63]
In Week 3, Williams made four combined tackles and a season-high 1.5 sacks during a 33–18 victory against the
2017
After the firing of Rex Ryan the previous season, new head coach Sean McDermott hired Leslie Frazier as the Buffalo Bills' new defensive coordinator. Frazier implemented a base 4-3 defense, which required Williams to switch to defensive tackle as his primary position.[66] Williams and Marcell Dareus were named the starting defensive tackles to begin the season, alongside defensive ends Jerry Hughes and Shaq Lawson.[67]
On September 17, 2017, Williams recorded a season-high six combined tackles and a pass deflection during a 9–3 loss at the
The
2018
On March 13, 2018, the Buffalo Bills signed Williams to a one-year, $5.50 million contract that includes $4.50 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.25 million.[74][8]
On December 28, 2018, it was announced that Williams would be retiring after 13 seasons and his last NFL game would be on December 30, 2018 against the Miami Dolphins.[75] In the game Williams made three tackles on defense, one for a loss. In what ended up being the final play of his NFL career, he lined up as an extra fullback on offense and caught a pass, advancing the ball nine yards.[76] In another offensive play that game, Williams served as a lead blocker on a Josh Allen touchdown run.[77] After the season, Williams was named to his sixth Pro Bowl, replacing an injured Jurrell Casey.[78] In his final season, he started in all 16 regular season games and had five sacks, 35 total tackles, one pass defended, and one forced fumble.[79]
Williams's last appearance in an NFL uniform was in the 2019 Pro Bowl game after being selected as an alternate for that game.[80]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2006 | BUF | 16 | 11 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | BUF | 14 | 14 | 66 | 41 | 25 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 76 | 54 | 22 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
2011 | BUF | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 68 | 42 | 26 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | BUF | 15 | 15 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | BUF | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | BUF | 15 | 15 | 64 | 42 | 22 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
183 | 178 | 609 | 387 | 222 | 48.5 | 103 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2017 | BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Second-team All-SEC (2004)
- SEC Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Alabama, November 14, 2005)[81]
- Second-team All-SEC by Coaches (2005)
- First-team All-SEC by Associated Press (2005)
- Second-team Walter Camp Foundation, Collegefootballnews.com (2005)
- First-team All-American by Rivals.com (2005)
- 6× Pro Bowl (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018)[82][83]
Personal life
In May 2005, Williams married the former Jill Myers, whom he met at LSU. They have five children together.[84]
On March 11, 2020, it was announced that Williams accepted the Defensive Coordinator coaching position at Ruston High School, his alma mater.[85][86]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
- LSU Tigers bio