Jabara Williams

Jabara Williams (born July 6, 1989) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stephen F. Austin. He played high school football at Garrison High School.

Jabara Williams
Williams in the 2011 NFL season.
No. 93, 52
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1989-07-06) July 6, 1989
Nacogdoches, Texas
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Garrison (TX)
College:Stephen F. Austin
NFL Draft:2011 / Round: 7 / Pick: 228
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team Small college All-American (2009, 2010)
  • 3× First-team All-Conference
  • 2× Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2009, 2010)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:2
Sacks:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

He also played for the Chicago Bears.

College career

At Stephen F. Austin Williams was a two-time All-America selection, he was also a Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a three-time First-team All-Southland Conference selection.

Following a freshman campaign that saw him start both as a linebacker and running back in which he made 58 tackles, he went on to lead the SLC in tackles in 2008 with 132. As a junior, in 2009, he made 113 tackles (9.5 for losses) and deflected 7 passes. As a senior in 2010, he made 108 tackles (6.5 for losses) and 5 passes defensed. He ended his college career with 411 career tackles, while leading Stephen F. Austin to back-to-back conference titles for the first time in school history.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)
228 lb
(103 kg)
31 14 in
(0.79 m)
9 38 in
(0.24 m)
4.57 s 1.48 s 2.65 s 4.30 s 7.04 s 36 12 in
(0.93 m)
9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
17 reps x
All values from Pro Day[1]

St. Louis Rams

Williams was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft.[2][3] He was waived on October 26, 2011.

Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears claimed him off waivers on October 27.[4] He was waived on August 31, 2012.[5]

St. Louis Rams

On November 22, 2012, the St. Louis Rams signed Williams to their practice squad. On August 27, 2013, he was cut by the Rams.[6]

Dallas Cowboys

On January 8, 2014 the Dallas Cowboys signed Jabara Williams to reserve/futures contracts.[7] On May 12, 2014 the Dallas Cowboys released Jabara Williams.[8]

gollark: No.
gollark: A link-local one.
gollark: As I said, it should be a multicast address.
gollark: It's on my laptop, which isn't currently on WiFi or anything, so yes.
gollark: ```rust let multicast_addr: Ipv6Addr = "ff02::aeae".parse().unwrap(); let socket = Socket::new(Domain::ipv6(), Type::dgram(), Some(Protocol::udp()))?; socket.set_only_v6(true)?; socket.set_multicast_loop_v6(false)?; socket.join_multicast_v6(&multicast_addr, 0).with_context(|| "join multicast failed")?; socket.bind(&SocketAddr::from((Ipv6Addr::UNSPECIFIED, PORT)).into())?;```

References

  1. "Draftscout.com". Webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  2. "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. "Jabara Williams to Rams: 2011 NFL Draft Scouting Report". Bleacher Report. 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  4. "Bears Claim Linebacker Jabara Williams off Waivers |". Chicitysports.com. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  5. Mayer, Larry. "Bears reach 53-man roster limit". Chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  6. Wagoner, Nick (August 27, 2013). "Rams make two more roster moves". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  7. Dallas Cowboys signed Jabara Williams, CBSsports, January 8, 2014.
  8. Dallas Cowboys released Jabara Williams, CBSsports, May 12, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.