Renauld Williams

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1981)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Renauld Williams

| image = Renauld Williams.jpg

| caption = Williams in 2011

| number = 48

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|2|23}}

| birth_place = Westbury, New York, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 228

| college = Hofstra

| undraftedyear = 2004

| pastteams =

San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2004}})*
Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2004}})
Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2005}})*
New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2005}})*
San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2007}}–{{CFL Year|2009}})
Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2010}})*
Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2011}}–{{CFL Year|2012}})
Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2013}})

| highlights =

Grey Cup champion (2013)
First-team All-A-10 (2003)

| cfl-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20151004084422/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/2919

}}

Renauld Duvall Williams (born February 23, 1981) is a former Canadian football linebacker. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Hofstra. Williams was also a member of the Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Early life

Williams was a standout running back in high school at Friends Academy and was a four-year starter.

College career

Heavily recruited to play at Penn State, Williams was injured during his junior year which caused him to play at the University of New Hampshire. After two years of waiting to start he decided to transfer to Hofstra University where he became a two-year starter as a defensive lineman.