Jordan Williams (linebacker, born 1997)

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Jordan Williams
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Williams with the San Antonio Brahmas in 2024
No. 15 – San Antonio Brahmas
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-05-26) May 26, 1997 (age 27)
Paris, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Paris
(Paris, Texas)
College: Baylor (2015–2019)
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • All-XFL (2023)
  • XFL tackles leader (2023)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:89

Jordan M. Williams [1] (born May 26, 1997) is an American professional football player who is a linebacker for the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears.

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College career

Williams redshirted his freshman season in 2015 and did not play. [2] In 2016, Williams played in 13 games, recording 29 tackles, 3 TFL's, 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble. [2] In 2017, Williams played in 12 games, recording 38 tackles, 3 TFL's, 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble. [2] In 2018, Williams played in 13 games, recording 52 tackles, 3 pass deflections, and 4 TFL's. [2] In 2019, Williams played in 14 games, recording 89 tackles, 9.5 TFL's, 1.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 11 pass deflections, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery. [2] [3] Throughout the span of Williams's career with the Baylor Bears, he had 208 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and forced four fumbles. [4] Williams was described as a key figure in Baylor's success in 2017, after the dismissal of their former head coach in 2016, and going on to reach Big 12 Championship game and the Sugar Bowl. [5] [6] [7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight
5 ft 11+3⁄4 in
(1.82 m)		223 lb
(101 kg)
[8]

Atlanta Falcons

Williams went undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, but was signed to the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent on April 27, 2020. [5] [3] [9] He was waived on August 2. [10]

BC Lions

Williams signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on December 16, 2020, [11] joining rookie Jordan Williams from East Carolina University. [12] He was released on July 26, 2021. [13]

San Antonio Brahmas

Williams was drafted by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL on January 5, 2023, in the XFL Supplemental Draft. [14] [15] He was the second-to-last player to be chosen for the team. [6] Williams played in 10 games while recording 89 tackles and 12 tackles-for-loss. Williams led the XFL in tackles during the 2023 season. [16] Williams was also selected to the All-XFL Team and has been noted to being one of the most prolific tacklers. [6] [17] [4] [18]

After the 2023 season, Williams tried out for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). [19] Williams re-signed with the Brahmas on January 29, 2024, [20] and again on August 26, 2024. [21]

Personal life

Outside of football, Williams is also an artist and tattoo artist. [22] [23] Williams sees himself as a rolemodel and aspires to "give back" to the youth of his home community of Paris, Texas. [3] [5]

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