Aiden Williams

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Aiden Williams
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Williams with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025
No. 65  Carolina Panthers
Position Guard
Roster status Practice squad
Personal information
Born (2000-08-31) August 31, 2000 (age 25)
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight314 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school Bettye Davis East Anchorage (Anchorage, Alaska)
College Minnesota Duluth (2019–2024)
NFL draft 2025: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
  • 2× Second-team All-NSIC (2022, 2023)
Career NFL statistics as of 2025
Games played0
Games started0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Aiden Williams (born August 31, 2000) is an American professional football guard for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UMD Bulldogs.

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Early life

At East Anchorage High School, he started for two seasons in multiple roles, including tight end, defensive end, and long snapper, playing for head coach Jeff Trotter. In 2018, he repeated as a recipient of statewide and regional football honors from the Alaska Football Coaches Association, KTUU-TV, USA Today's Alaska list, and the Cook Inlet Conference. He also played four years on the varsity basketball team, contributing as a center and power forward. A National Honor Society student, he became the first athlete from Alaska to join the Bulldog football team. [1]

College career

Williams redshirted in 2019. He did not play in 2020 due to the season being canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, he appeared in five games. During the 2022 season, he played in 10 games and contributed to an offense that ranked in the national top 20 in time of possession, rushing offense, passing efficiency, and third down percentage. He was named to the All-NSIC Second Team Offense. In 2023, he again earned All-NSIC Second Team Offense honors and was part of a rushing offense that led the NSIC and ranked seventh nationally, averaging 243.8 yards per game. He started every game through the 2024 season, during which, he received an invite to the East-West Shrine Bowl. [1] [2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+34 in
(1.97 m)
315 lb
(143 kg)
32+34 in
(0.83 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
5.17 s1.75 s2.97 s4.63 s7.58 s30.0 in
(0.76 m)
8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)
27 reps
All values from Pro Day [3] [4]

Pittsburgh Steelers

In the 2025 NFL draft, Williams went undrafted and was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. [5] He was waived on August 25. [6] Williams was re-signed to the practice squad on August 28 but waived on September 3. [7]

Carolina Panthers

On October 1, 2025, Williams signed with the Carolina Panthers practice squad. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aiden Williams". UMD Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  2. Athletics, UMD (October 30, 2024). "UMD Football's Aiden Williams Invited to 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl". UMD Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  3. "Aiden Williams College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  4. "Aiden Williams RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  5. Markowski, Jack (April 27, 2025). "Steelers Sign Minnesota Duluth OL". Pittsburgh Steelers On SI. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  6. Varley, Teresa (August 25, 2025). "Steelers make additional roster moves". Steelers.com.
  7. Ward, Chris. "Steelers Part Ways with Promising Rookie Offensive Lineman". Steeler Now. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  8. Rizzutti, Anthony. "Panthers announce roster moves involving 9 players on Wednesday". Panthers Wire. Retrieved October 2, 2025.