Frankie Williams (American football)

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Frankie Williams
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Williams with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1993-03-28) March 28, 1993 (age 31)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Robinson (Tampa, Florida)
College: Purdue
Position: Cornerback/Kick returner
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Player stats at CFL.ca

Frankie Williams (born March 28, 1993) is an American professional football cornerback and kick returner for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.

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College career

Williams played four seasons at the Purdue University, where he appeared in 48 games (38 starts) and totaled 227 tackles (163 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 36 passes defensed, 10 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. He redshirted as a freshman with the Boilermakers in 2011, then in 2012, he participated in all 13 games (five starts) and registered 45 tackles (36 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, two interceptions and 11 passes defensed. He saw action in all 12 games (11 starts) in 2013 and finished with 61 tackles (46 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and five passes defensed. In 2014, he started all 11 games he played and earned 74 tackles (51 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one fumble recovery, 10 passes defensed and three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown). As a redshirt senior in 2015, he appeared in 12 games (11 starts) and compiled 47 tackles (30 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, half a sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, 10 passes defensed and three interceptions.

Statistics

Source: [1]

Purdue Boilermakers
SeasonTacklesInterceptions
SoloAstTotalLossSacksFFIntYardsAvgTDPD
2012369451.00.0023316.500
20134615612.00.00200.003
20145123741.51.00311939.707
20153017471.00.5134615.307
NCAA Career Totals163642275.51.511019819.8017

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Williams was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on May 7, 2016 as an undrafted free agent. [2] He was waived on September 5, 2016 as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [3] [4] He was promoted to the active roster on October 13, 2016. [5] He was released on October 17, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] [7] He was promoted to the active roster on November 1, 2016. [8] He was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list on November 23, 2016. [9]

On May 15, 2017, Williams was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve. [10] He was waived from injured reserve on May 22, 2017 with an injury settlement. [11]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On February 6, 2018, Williams signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL. [12] He re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on January 30, 2021. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. May 7, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. October 13, 2016. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Waive CB Frankie Williams". Blogs.Colts.com. October 17, 2016. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
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  10. ↑ Bowen, Kevin (May 15, 2017). "Colts Make Several Roster Moves Following Rookie Minicamp". Colts.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Colts Waive DB Frankie Williams From I.R. With Settlement". May 22, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Tiger-Cats bolster defence with three free-agent signings". February 6, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Tiger-Cats re-sign CFL's 2019 Most Outstanding Special Teams Player Williams". TiCats.ca. January 30, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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