Shaun Williams (American football)

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Shaun Williams
William Paterson Pioneers
Position: Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1976-10-10) October 10, 1976 (age 48)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school: Crespi Carmelite (Encino, California)
College: UCLA
NFL draft: 1998: 1st round, 24th pick
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • William Paterson (2009–2012)
    Assistant coach
  • William Paterson (2013–2020)
    Defensive coordinator & safeties coach
  • William Paterson (2021)
    Interim head coach
  • William Paterson (2022–present)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:501
Interceptions:15
Sacks:4.5
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Career:8–22 (.267)

Shaun LeJon Williams (born October 10, 1976) is an American college football coach and former professional player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Giants. He is the head football coach for William Paterson University, a position he held on an interim basis in 2021 and full-time since 2022. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning second-team All-American honors in 1997.

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Early life

Williams attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California and played both tailback and safety. He won All-CIF Division I and Del Rey League MVP in his last two seasons of his high school career.

College career

He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he majored in Pre-Psychology. Williams started in three of his four seasons for the Bruins. As a junior, started nine games and registered 59 tackles (3rd on the team) and three sacks resulting in All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention. In his senior season, Williams started nine games and recorded two interceptions and nine pass deflections. He also finished second on the team with 68 tackles. Was chosen for the All-Pac-10 Conference First-team.

Professional career

Williams was drafted in the first round with the 24th overall pick in 1998 NFL draft by the New York Giants. [1] In the 1998 and 1999 seasons, he mainly played in the nickel defense and special teams. Williams started every game in the 2000–2002 seasons. In 2003, Williams suffered a season-ending right knee injury in 10th game of the season versus the Philadelphia Eagles. He started two games in the 2004 season before tearing a ligament in his left knee, which forced him to miss the remainder of the season. [2]

In his nine years in the NFL, Williams recorded 335 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 15 interceptions with a total of 130 yards in the returns.

NFL statistics

YearTeamGamesCombined TacklesTacklesAssisted TacklesSacksForced FumblesFumble RecoveriesFumble Return YardsInterceptionsInterception Return YardsYards per Interception ReturnLongest Interception ReturnInterceptions Returned for TouchdownPasses Defended
1998 NYG 13241950.0000263603
1999 NYG 11161240.0000000005
2000 NYG 168868200.00103521740013
2001 NYG 169577181.000032582009
2002 NYG 169166252.00102-2-10010
2003 NYG 106046141.5110114141405
2004 NYG 2101000.0100000002
2005 NYG 8191720.0000234173402
2006 CAR 127361120.0100211104
Career 1044763761004.533015130940053

Post NFL

In 2013, Williams became the defensive coordinator at William Paterson University for their football team, the Pioneers, after spending the preceding four seasons as a part-time assistant coach there. [3] He was promoted to head coach in 2022. [4] Williams announced the New York Giants 33rd overall pick for the 2015 NFL Draft Landon Collins.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
William Paterson Pioneers (New Jersey Athletic Conference)(2022–present)
2022 William Paterson5–52–4T–4th
2023 William Paterson2–81–56th
2024 William Paterson1–90–67th
2025 William Paterson0–00–0
William Paterson:8–223–15
Total:8–22

References

  1. "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  2. "Saturday roundup: Giants safety facing surgery". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 25, 2004. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  3. "Former NFL Player Williams Named Football's Defensive Coordinator". William Paterson University Athletics. March 28, 2013.
  4. "Shaun Williams - Head Football Coach". William Paterson University Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

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