Garrett Williams

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Garrett Williams
No. 21 – Arizona Cardinals
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (2001-06-01) June 1, 2001 (age 23)
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 PFR

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

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Early life

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] As a rookie, he appeared in nine games and started six. He finished with 23 total tackles (19 solo), one interception and two passes defended. [16]

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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. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  15. ↑ Urban, Darren (October 21, 2023). "Cardinals Activate Budda Baker, Garrett Williams". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Garrett Williams 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
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