Josh Williams (American football)

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Josh Williams
No. 96
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1976-08-09) August 9, 1976 (age 48)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school:Cypress Creek
(Houston, Texas)
College:Michigan
NFL draft:2000 / round: 4 / pick: 120
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:173
Sacks:8
Forced fumbles:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Josh Sinclair Williams (born August 9, 1976) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts from 2000 to 2005.

Career

Williams grew up in the Houston, Texas area and attended Cypress Creek High School.[2] He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1996 to 1999.[3]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
(1.92 m) 		282 lb
(128 kg) 		32+1⁄8 in
(0.82 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.91 s 1.71 s 2.86 s 4.25 s 7.22 s 30.5 in
(0.77 m)		 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)
All values from NFL Combine[4]

He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round (122nd overall pick) of the 2000 NFL draft.[5] He played six seasons as a defensive tackle for the Colts from 2000 to 2005, appearing in 73 NFL games.[1][6]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2000 IND 14 7 41 26 15 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2001 IND 16 16 50 30 20 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
2002 IND 7 3 14 10 4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2003 IND 16 4 26 19 7 1.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 IND 16 15 36 29 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
2005 IND 4 3 6 3 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
73 48 173 117 56 8.0 15 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2000 IND 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 IND 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 IND 3 0 2 2 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 IND 2 1 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 1 12 10 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Josh Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Josh Williams #96". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "University of Michigan All-time Rosters Search Page". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.(Enter Williams first and last name on the search page, and press enter)
  4. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Scout Josh Williams College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Colts rookie excels". The Detroit News. October 30, 2000.


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