Garrett Williams

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Garrett Williams
No. 21 – Arizona Cardinals
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (2001-06-01) June 1, 2001 (age 22)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg, North Carolina)
College: Syracuse (2020–2022)
NFL Draft: 2023  / Round: 3 / Pick: 72
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:23
Pass deflections:2
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Garrett Alexander Williams (born June 1, 2001) is an American football cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse.

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Early years

Williams grew up in Harrisburg, North Carolina, and attended Hickory Ridge High School. [1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Syracuse University. [2] [3]

College career

Williams played in three games as a true freshman before redshirting the rest of the season. [4] He became a starter going into his redshirt freshman season and was named honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after making 64 tackles with a conference-leading 12 passes defended and two interceptions. [5] He was also named to the Freshman All-America team by The Athletic. [6] Williams again led the ACC with ten passes broken up and also had 52 tackles and five tackles for loss in 2021. [7] [8] Williams was elected captain in 2022, and made 36 tackles through seven games, had three total turnovers and one sack. [9]

Over the four years, Williams played 32 games, made 152 tackles and had four interceptions, one of which was a pick-6 on Trevor Lawrence, his only pick-six at Clemson. [9]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄8 in
(1.79 m)		192 lb
(87 kg)		31 in
(0.79 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		19 reps
Sources: [10] [11]

The Arizona Cardinals selected Williams with the 72nd overall pick in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. [9] [12] [13] He began the 2023 season on the reserve/non-football injury list while he recovered from a torn ACL suffered in college. [14] He was activated on October 21, 2023. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Horton, C. Jemal (October 9, 2020). "Bull Bowl I: For Hickory Ridge, it's Garrett vs. Jarett on college football stage". Independent Tribune . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ Schnyderite, Richie (August 2, 2018). "Orange add Williams". Rivals.com . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ Mink, Nate (December 19, 2018). "3-star CB Garrett Williams signs with Orange". The Post-Standard . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ St. Croix, Jos (October 29, 2020). "College football: Redshirt frosh Williams extremely productive at cornerback for Orange". Watertown Daily Times . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ Borowsky, Jack (November 9, 2021). "NFL Draft: Syracuse CB Garrett Williams will be Top 5 in NFL". SI.com . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Williams Makes Freshman All-America Team". Syracuse University Athletics . December 23, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  7. ↑ Crawford, Josh (August 3, 2022). "Garrett Williams, Mikel Jones Ready to Lead Syracuse Defense". SI.com . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ Leiker, Emily (July 5, 2022). "Garrett Williams breaks top 20 on PFF preseason NFL Draft ranking". The Post-Standard . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 Leiker, Emily (April 29, 2023). "2023 NFL Draft: Williams goes No. 72 overall to Arizona". Syracuse Post-Standard . Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Garrett Williams Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Garrett Williams College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  12. ↑ Urban, Darren (April 28, 2023). "Cardinals Use Third-Round Picks On CB Garrett Williams, WR Michael Wilson". Arizona Cardinals (Press release). Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Two Orange Selected in Top-75 Picks!". Syracuse University Athletics . April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  14. ↑ Urban, Darren (August 29, 2023). "Cardinals Make Moves To Get To 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com.
  15. ↑ Urban, Darren (October 21, 2023). "Cardinals Activate Budda Baker, Garrett Williams". AZCardinals.com.
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