Jimmy Williams (cornerback, born 1979)

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Jimmy Williams
No. 41
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1979-03-10) March 10, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Career information
College: Vanderbilt
NFL draft: 2001 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 134
Pass deflections: 10
Interceptions: 3
Player stats at NFL.com

Jimmy Ray Williams (born March 10, 1979) is a former American football cornerback that played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt. Williams prepped at Episcopal High School (Baton Rouge) in Baton Rouge.

Williams has also played for the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans.

Professional career

Williams was drafted in 2001 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills with the 33rd pick of the 6th round. He signed, however, with the San Francisco 49ers, where he served as a punt returner and cornerback through the 2004 season.[1] Since 2004, he has played for the Seattle Seahawks which included his first Super Bowl appearance in 2005 as his Seahawks lost to the Steelers. On May 19, 2008 he signed with the Houston Texans. He was not re-signed following the 2008 season and became a free agent.[2]

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2001 SF 10 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 SF 13 12 10 2 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 SF 15 22 21 1 0.0 1 1 0 1 6 6 6 0 1
2004 SF 12 47 38 9 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
2005 SEA 14 33 25 8 0.0 0 0 0 2 6 3 6 0 5
2006 SEA 16 14 11 3 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Career 80 134 110 24 1.0 1 4 0 3 12 4 6 0 13

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Key

  • GP: games played
  • COMB: combined tackles
  • TOTAL: total tackles
  • AST: assisted tackles
  • SACK: sacks
  • FF: forced fumbles
  • FR: fumble recoveries
  • FR YDS: fumble return yards
  • INT: interceptions
  • IR YDS: interception return yards
  • AVG IR: average interception return
  • LNG: longest interception return
  • TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
  • PD: passes defensed

Career after NFL

Williams returned to Baton Rouge to give back to his school, Episcopal High School, where he coached the middle school team until 2010. Williams has since returned to Baton Rouge and is now the assistant athletic director in addition to defensive coordinator at Episcopal High School.

References

  1. 49ers sign defensive back Jimmy Williams
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