Aaron Williams (American football)
 Williams warming up in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Strong safety | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 23, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Jose, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Austin (TX) McNeil | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Aaron Williams (born April 23, 1990) is an American football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Bills in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas.
Early years
Williams attended McNeil High School in Austin, Texas. He was considered the top safety recruit by Rivals.com and the second best cornerback recruit by Scout.com in 2008.[1][2] He was selected 1st team All State by Dave Campbell Texas Football magazine and was also named to the 2008 Parade All American team. Williams was named an outstanding performer at the 2007 Army National Combine which led to him being selected to the 2008 Army All American bowl game. He was also a two-year letterman in baseball and track & field. He chose Texas over offers from Baylor and USC.
College career
As a freshman in 2008, Williams started one of 13 games at cornerback, recording 13 tackles and an interception which was returned 81 yards for a touchdown. As a sophomore in 2009, he played in 13 games, missing one due to an injury, and recorded 31 tackles, two sacks and three interceptions. As a junior in 2010, he started 11 games, missing two due to an injury, and recorded 45 tackles, one quarterback sack, and two forced fumbles.
Professional career
2011 NFL Draft
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Williams was selected by the Buffalo Bills as the second pick of the second round (no. 34 overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft.
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 5 ft 11⅞ in | 204 lb | 4.55 s | 1.58 s | 2.55 s | 4.07 s | 6.72 s | 37½ in | 10 ft 7 in | 18 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills
Following an up and down first two seasons at cornerback, Williams was moved to safety for the 2013 NFL Season.[4] He signed a four-year, $26 million extension with the Bills on March 5, 2014.[5]
In 2015, Williams was injured in a Week 2 game against the New England Patriots while attempting a flying goal line tackle on Julian Edelman. He was completely motionless on the turf, and was taken off the field in an ambulance. Early reports stated he suffered a neck injury.[6]
In 2016, during a week 3 game against the Arizona Cardinals, Williams scored his first NFL touchdown, returning a botched field goal attempt for the score.[7] In Week 7, Williams suffered another serious neck injury after a hit by Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry. He was placed on injured reserve on November 1, 2016, effectively ending his season.[8]
References
- ↑ Rivals.com safeties 2008 rankings
- ↑ Scout.com Scout.com cornerback 2008 rankings
- ↑ "*Aaron Williams, DS #4 CB, Texas". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ Bills try to salvage Aaron Williams by switching him to safety
- ↑ Bills sign Aaron Williams to a multi-year extension
- ↑ Aaron Williams taken off the field in an ambulance
- ↑ "Bills bounce back with 33-18 win over Cardinals".
- ↑ Brown, Chris (November 1, 2016). "Bills sign Percy Harvin in effort to bolster receiver position". BuffaloBills.com.