Darious Williams

Darious Williams (born March 15, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UAB.

Darious Williams
No. 31 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994
Jacksonville, Florida
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Creekside (St. Johns, Florida)
College:UAB
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:15
Sacks:0
Pass deflections:4
Interceptions:2
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Williams played one season at D-III Marietta College in Ohio before leaving due to family issues. He then enrolled at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and walked on to its football team.[1] Over the course of two seasons with the Blazers, Williams played in 25 games (18 starts), recording 73 tackles, 26 passes defenced and 6 interceptions (two returned for a touchdown). He was named first-team All-Conference USA and named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Focus during for the 2017 season after making 50 tackles with a conference leading 15 passes broken up and five interceptions (fourth in the nation).[2]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Williams signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018.[2] He made his NFL debut on September 13, 2018 against the Cincinnati Bengals, playing on special teams.[3] He was waived by the Ravens on October 6, 2018.[4]

Los Angeles Rams

On October 8, 2018, Williams was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams.[5] He remained on the Rams roster for the rest of the 2018, appearing in one game. Williams made the Rams 53-man roster out of training camp the next season. He scored his first NFL touchdown on October 20, 2019 against the Atlanta Falcons, recovering a fumble in the end zone on a punt return. The game was also the first start of his career at cornerback.[6] Williams recorded his first career interception, picking off a tipped pass by Jimmy Garoppolo, on December 21, 2019 in his second career start against the San Francisco 49ers.[7] In the following week's game against the Arizona Cardinals, Williams intercepted a pass thrown by Kyler Murray during the 31–24 win.[8] Williams played in 14 games during the 2019 season, starting three and finishing the year with 15 tackles, four passes defended, two interceptions and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.[9]

References
  1. Chassen, Alexis (April 7, 2018). "Darious Williams is a top prospect out of UAB that nobody is talking about". SBNation.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. "UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS" (PDF). Baltimore Ravens Media Guide. www.ravenspr.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. "Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals - September 13th, 2018-Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  4. Brown, Clifton (October 6, 2018). "Jimmy Smith Added to 53-Man Roster, Darious Williams Released". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  5. Simmons, Myles (October 8, 2018). "Rams Awarded DB Darious Williams off Waivers". TheRams.com.
  6. Jackson, Stu (October 20, 2019). "Game Recap: Rams snap 3-game losing streak with 37-10 win over Falcons". TheRams.com.
  7. DaSilva, Cameron (December 22, 2019). "Rams' Week 16 studs and duds: Donald and Fowler shine, Rapp struggles". Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  8. "Rams say goodbye to Coliseum with 31-24 win over Cardinals". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  9. "Rams' Darious Williams: Ends season with starting duties". CBSSports.com. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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