Marcus Williams (defensive back)
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| No. 20 New York Jets | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 24, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Minnetonka (MN) Hopkins | ||||||||||||
| College: | North Dakota State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Marcus Jeffrey Williams[1] (born March 24, 1991) is an American football cornerback and special teamer for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Texans in 2014. He played college football at North Dakota State University.
College career
Williams set the NDSU school record with 21 career interceptions.
Professional career
Houston Texans
On May 16, 2014, Williams signed with the Houston Texans. On August 2014, Williams was released during preseason.
New York Jets
Williams was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad on September 26, 2014.[2] He was promoted to the active roster on October 28, 2014.[3] In his debut against the Kansas City Chiefs on November 2, 2014, he played for the majority of the game. He had a team-high seven tackles and one pass defensed, earning the praise of head coach Rex Ryan for his performance.[4] In 8 games of his rookie season in 2014, Williams made 37 tackles, an interception, and seven passes defended.
On October 4, 2015, he made a game clinching interception against the Miami Dolphins in a game in London. One month later, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he got two interceptions, a career high, one of which clinched the game. On December 19, 2015, he made the game winning interception against the Dallas Cowboys, his third game winning interception of the season. Despite being a substitute cornerback, Williams would appear in 13 games making 21 tackles, six interceptions, 1.5 sacks, ten passes defended, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.
References
- ↑ "Profile". rostermon.com.
- ↑ Cosentino, Dom (September 24, 2014). "Jets promote CB LeQuan Lewis to 53-man roster, sign CB Marcus Williams to practice squad". NJ.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ↑ Cimini, Rich (October 28, 2014). "Jets release LB A.J. Edds, sign cornerback". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ↑ Knobler, Danny (November 4, 2014). "Meet Marcus Williams, the 'next man up' in Jets' depleted secondary". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.