Jordan Williams (American football)

Jordan Williams
No. -- Free agent
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-03-23) March 23, 1993
Place of birth: Gainesville, Florida
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 276 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school: Gainesville (FL)
College: Tennessee
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Jordan Cornell Williams (born March 23, 1993) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Tennessee. He has been a member of the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).

Early years

Williams played his first three years of high school football at P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School in Gainesville, Florida.[1][2] His junior year, he broke his collarbone in the fifth game and missed the rest of the season.[3][4] While at P. K. Yonge, he spent time at middle linebacker, nose tackle and tight end.[3][5]

After his junior year at P. K. Yonge, he transferred to play his senior year of football at Gainesville High School in Gainesville.[1][6][7] His senior season in 2010, he played defensive end and tight end while also spending some time at long snapper.[8][7][9] In 2010, he was named to both the Super 11 team and Class 5A-AA First Team of the Gainesville Sun.[4][10][6] Gainesville High finished with an 11-2 record and advanced to the state semifinals.[6][11][12] He played in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA)/Reebok North-South All Star Football Classic on December 22, 2010.[13][14][15] He played at Gainesville High with future Tennessee teammate Trevarris Saulsberry.[16]

In the class of 2011, Williams was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com.[6][17] He was also rated the No. 42 strongside defensive end in the country by Rivals.com,[18][19] the No. 45 defensive end in the country by Scout.com,[20][21] the No. 61 defensive end in the country by ESPN.com,[22][23] and the No. 34 strongside defensive end in the country by 247Sports.com.[17][24] He was also rated both a three-star recruit and the No. 40 strongside defensive end in the country on 247Sports.com's composite rating, which takes into account the ratings of all the other major recruiting services in the country.[25][17][26]

He committed to Tennessee in October 2010.[1][18][27] He also received offers from other schools, some of which included Arkansas, NC State, Oregon, South Florida, Vanderbilt, Syracuse, Maryland, Duke, Louisville, Iowa State, Troy, UCF, Michigan State and Marshall.[1][18][8][28][2][29]

College career

Williams played for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 2011 to 2014. He majored in Arts & Sciences at Tennessee. He was a recipient of the Horne Athletic Scholarship.[6]

He played in nine games his freshman year in 2011 as a defensive end, recording four tackles and a sack.[6][7][30]

He was moved to jack linebacker his sophomore season in 2012.[6][31][32][33][34] He appeared in ten games, with five starts, and totaled two sacks and 17 tackles, four of which were tackles for loss.[35][36] In April 2012, he was one of four recipients of the team's John Stucky Award, which is given to the "player who shows the most dedication and work discipline to improve strength as selected by the strength and conditioning staff."[37][31]

Williams was shifted back to defensive end for 2013 and played in 12 games, with three starts.[6][7][38] He recorded 1.5 sacks and 18 tackles, 1.5 of which were tackles for loss.[39][38] He was named to the 2013 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.[40]

He moved to defensive tackle his senior year in 2014.[7][31] He played in 13 games, all starts, and totaled two sacks, four pass breakups and 27 tackles, four of which were tackles for loss.[6][41][42] He was named to the 2014 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.[43] He played in the 2015 Medal of Honor Bowl as part of the National Team.[44][42]

Williams played in 44 games, starting 21, during his college career.[45][46] He recorded career totals of 6.5 sacks and 66 tackles, 10.5 of which were tackles for loss.[45][42]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 4 in 289 lb 4.98 s 1.80 s 2.92 s 4.45 s 7.61 s 30 in 9 ft 8 in 22 reps
All values from Tennessee Pro Day[47]

Williams signed with the New York Jets in May 2015 after going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft.[46] He was released by the Jets on September 5 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6, 2015.[48][49] He was released by the Jets on September 22, 2016.[49][48]

Williams was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad on October 6, 2015. He was promoted to the active roster on December 5.[50][48] He made his NFL debut and only appearance of the 2015 season on December 6 against the Baltimore Ravens.[51] He was released by the Dolphins on December 26 and signed to the team's practice squad on December 29, 2015.[52][48] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins in January 2016.[53][48] He was released by the team on September 3 and signed to the Dolphins' practice squad on September 4, 2016.[54][55] He was released by the Dolphins on September 20, 2016.[48]

Personal life

Williams' father, Keith, was a defensive linemen at Florida in the mid-1980s, was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 12th round of the 1987 NFL Draft and later played for the Chicago Bruisers, Dallas Texans and Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League from 1988 to 1991.[6][56][57][8] Jordan's sister, Janine, played volleyball at Florida and UCF.[58][6] Jordan held the first annual Jordan Williams Skills Camp on July 14, 2016.[59][60]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Savage, Larry (October 14, 2010). "GHS defensive end Williams commits to Tennessee". gainesville.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Weisbaum, Larry (May 26, 2010). "USF in Top three for Gainesville DE". scout.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Weisbaum, Larry (April 28, 2010). "Offer Puts USF at the Top for Gainesville DL". scout.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "The Gainesville Sun's Super 11: Jordan Williams". gainesville.com. August 30, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ Moore, Randy (May 3, 2012). "Back at 'backer". scout.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Jordan Williams". utsports.com. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Dopirak, Dustin (November 20, 2014). "Jordan Williams shifted positions to fit team's needs". knoxnews.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 Stover, Richard (October 26, 2010). "Coach Spotlight: Jordan Williams". scout.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  9. ↑ Rucker, Wes (October 15, 2014). "Road to starter: Jordan Williams". tennessee.247sports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ Savage, Larry (December 24, 2010). "The Sun's High School Football Players of the Year". gainesville.com. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ Olsen, Cliff (January 7, 2011). "P.K. Yonge lets head football coach go". gainesville.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  12. ↑ "GHS Football Season Ends In State Semis". wcjb.com. December 10, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ Savage, Larry and Olsen, Cliff (December 16, 2010). "High School Blitz". gainesville.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ Bakas, Mike (December 26, 2010). "Photos/Scouting: DL Jordan Williams". scout.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ Burns, Bryan (December 16, 2010). "Eight locals selected for FACA all star football game". tampabay.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  16. ↑ Brown, Patrick (January 15, 2011). "Florida prep mates continuing friendship at UT". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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  28. ↑ Simmons, Chad (August 3, 2010). "Williams will wait". scout.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  29. ↑ Weisbaum, Larry (July 1, 2010). "Bulls Still Among the Top for Gainesville DE". scout.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  30. ↑ Moore, Randy (August 26, 2011). "Mr. Physical". scout.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  31. 1 2 3 "Tennessee Football Media Guide 2016" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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  33. ↑ Ramey, Grant (November 13, 2012). "Three-man committee at OLB for Vols; more notes". tennessee.rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Williams does know JACK". scout.com. August 7, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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  37. ↑ "DISH ORANGE & WHITE GAME POSTGAME NOTES". utsports.com. April 21, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  38. 1 2 "2014 Tennessee Football". issuu.com. p. 91. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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  41. ↑ "Tennessee Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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  43. ↑ "TENNESSEE PLACES 50 ON FALL SEC HONOR ROLL". utsports.com. February 11, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Second Half Surge Lifts National Team Past American, 26-14, in 2nd Annual Medal of Honor Bowl". mohbowl.com. January 12, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  45. 1 2 "2015 Pro Day book". issuu.com. p. 15. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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  51. ↑ "Jordan Williams". nfl.com. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  52. ↑ Poupart, Alain (December 30, 2015). "NOTEBOOK: Aikens Showed His Holiday Spirit; Other Notes". miamidolphins.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  53. ↑ "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Sign Eight Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". miamidolphins.com. January 6, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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  57. ↑ "Keith Williams". arenafan.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  58. ↑ Patton, John (January 1, 2011). "Gators inspired during bowl win". gatorcountry.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
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