James Williams (linebacker, born 1968)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1968)}}

{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = James Williams

| number = 90, 53, 35

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|10}}

| birth_place = Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 246

| high_school = Natchez

| college = Mississippi State

| draftyear = 1990

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 158

| expansiondraftyear = 1995

| expansiondraftround = 25

| expansiondraftpick = 49{{efn|He was also drafted in the 1999 expansion draft / round: 1 / pick: 28.}}

| pastteams =

• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1990|1994}})
• Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|1995}})
• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1996}})*
• New England Patriots (1997)*
• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1997|1998}})
• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1999}})
• San Francisco Demons ({{XFL Year|2001}})
• San Jose SaberCats ({{AFL Year|2002|2003}})
• Georgia Force ({{AFL Year|2004}})
• Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2004}})

| highlights =

• Arena Football All-Rookie Team ({{AFL Year|2002}})
• Second-team All-SEC (1989)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 297

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 3.0

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 4

| statlabel4 = Interceptions

| statvalue4 = 4

| pfr = W/WillJa24

| afl = 3199

}}

James Edward Williams (born October 10, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.