Worrell Williams
{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Worrell Williams
| image =
| caption =
| number = 50, 51
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|3|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Sacramento, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 242
| high_school = Grant Union
(Sacramento, California)
| college = California
| undraftedyear = 2009
| pastteams =
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
- California Redwoods ({{UFL Year|2009}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2010}})*
- California Redwoods / Sacramento Mountain Lions ({{NFL Year|2009}}-{{UFL Year|2010}})
}}
Worrell Williams (born March 6, 1986) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Redwoods as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at California.
He was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos.
Early life
Williams was one of the most highly sought-after high school players in the country after a stunning senior year at Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California. He recorded 94 tackles and 6 sacks on defense and added 738 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball. He was named SuperPrep and PrepStar All-American and ranked the number six outside linebacker in the nation and the number 16 overall player out of California by Rivals.com. He was voted onto the PrepStar All-West team. His older brother, D. J. Williams, is a former NFL linebacker.
College career
Williams started 36 games at California from 2005–2008. He earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors as a senior in 2008 after recording 64 tackles, 5 stops for losses, 1 sack, 1 interception for 50 yards and 6 pass defenses. He started all 13 games in his final year at Cal. He ranked second on the team with 105 tackles as a junior in 2007. He also added 8.5 tackles for loss. He ended his stellar college career having made 246 tackles.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10 3/4
| weight = 240
| dash = 4.75
| ten split = 1.61
| twenty split = 2.70
| vertical = 35.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 3
| bench = 23
| arm span = 32 3/8
| hand span = 9 3/4
}}
Williams is a local product returning for a second UFL season after signing a free agent contract with the Sacramento Mountain Lions. He played for the California Redwoods during the inaugural 2009 UFL campaign and recorded 2 tackles and 1 pass defense. He has spent time with the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, attending the team's mini-camp in the spring of 2009. He was also on the Denver Broncos roster during their 2010 training camp.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=williwor001 Stats Crew profile]
- [http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_worrell02.html Cal Bears bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Sacramento, California
Category:American football linebackers