Antwione Williams

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Antwione Williams
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Williams with the Detroit Lions in 2016
Free agent
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-26) May 26, 1993 (age 28)
Birmingham, Alabama
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Lovejoy (Hampton, Georgia)
College:Georgia Southern
NFL Draft:2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 169
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:27
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Leander Antwione Williams (born May 26, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Georgia Southern. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round (169th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.

High school career[]

Williams attended Lovejoy High School where he was a two-tme All-Regional selection. He was named All-county and All-South Crescent in 2009 and 2010. For his career, he recorded 63 tackles (14 solo), eight tackles-for-loss, three sacks, four interceptions, eight passes defensed, two blocked kicks and one touchdown.[1]

College career[]

Williams then attended Georgia Southern University where he majored in psychology.[1]

As a freshman in 2011, he appeared in 11 games, starting three at linebacker. He finished the season with 25 tackles and one tackle-for-loss. In 2012 as a sophomore, he appeared in 14 games, starting six. He recorded 32 tackles (17 solo) and three passes defensed. He then missed the 2013 with an injury and was given a medical redshirt. In 2014, he returned as a redshirt junior and started all 12 games. He finished second on the team with 65 tackles (44 solo), eight tackles-for-loss, three sacks, one forced fumble and four passes defensed. For the season he was named an All-Sun Belt honorable mention. He also was named to the Dean's list in the spring and was a member of the Eagle Honor Roll for the spring as well. As a redshirt senior in 2015, he started all 13 games. He recorded 107 tackles (48 solo), 10.5 tackles-for-loss, four sacks, four forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries and three passes defensed. After the season, he was named an All-Sun Belt honorable mention selection.[1]

Career statistics[]

College statistics
Year Team GP/GS Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles Safeties TDs
Solo Ast Total TFL No Int PD FF FR
2011 Georgia Southern 11 / 3 -- -- 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Georgia Southern 14 / 6 17 15 32 -- 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2013 Georgia Southern 0 / 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Georgia Southern 12 / 12 44 19 65 8 3 0 4 1 0 0 0
2015 Georgia Southern 13 / 13 48 59 107 10.5 4 0 3 4 0 0 0
Career 50 / 34 -- -- 229 19.5 7 0 10 5 0 0 0

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m) 		240 lb
(109 kg) 		4.80 s 1.70 s 2.89 s 4.58 s 7.03 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		 23 reps
All values from Georgia Southern pro day.[2]

Detroit Lions[]

Williams was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round (169th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 6, he signed his four-year rookie contract.[3] He played 14 games for the Lions in 2016, recording 12 tackles on the season. On September 2, 2017, Williams was waived by the Lions.[4]

Minnesota Vikings[]

On September 13, 2017, Williams was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 22, 2018.[6]

On August 31, 2018, Williams was waived by the Vikings.[7]

Seattle Seahawks[]

On September 3, 2018, Williams was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad, but was released two days later.[8][9]

Carolina Panthers[]

On December 19, 2018, Williams was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[10]

Williams signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on December 31, 2018.[11] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[12]

DC Defenders[]

Williams was signed by the DC Defenders of the XFL during mini-camp in December 2019. He was waived on February 29, 2020.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "The Official Website of Georgia Southern Athletics Antwione Williams". GSEagles.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Antwione Williams, DS #24 OLB, Georgia Southern". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Birkett, Dave (May 6, 2016). "Detroit Lions sign three more draft picks to 4-year deals". Freep.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Vikings Sign Former Lions LB Antwione Williams to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Vikings Sign 6 to Reserve/Future Contracts". Vikings.com. January 22, 2018. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "Vikings Release 14 Players". Vikings.com. August 31, 2018.
  8. ^ "Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. September 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Seahawks re-sign Branden Jackson, release Antwione Williams". 247sports.com. September 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "Panthers place Graham Gano on injured reserve". Panthers.com. December 19, 2018.
  11. ^ "Panthers sign 13 players to future contracts". Panthers.com. December 31, 2018.
  12. ^ Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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