Evan Williams (safety)
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Evan Williams (born July 28, 2001) is an American professional football safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Oregon Ducks.
| No. 33 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Born: | July 28, 2001 Los Gatos, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Saint Francis (Mountain View, California) | ||||||||||
| College: | Fresno State (2019–2022) Oregon (2023) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2024: 4th round, 111th pick | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||
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Early life
Williams attended high school at St. Francis in Mountain View, California. Williams committed to play college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs.[1]
College career
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Fresno State
In Williams’s first collegiate season in 2019, he totaled 40 tackles, two pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble.[2] Williams finished the 2020 season with 27 tackles and a forced fumble, where for his performance he was named an honorable mention member of the all Mountain West football team.[3] In the 2021 season, Williams notched 92 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, and three interceptions. For his performance in the 2021 season, Williams was named first team all Mountain West.[4] Williams finished the 2022 season with 69 tackles with six going for a loss, a sack, and four pass deflections. For his performance in the 2022 season, Williams was named second-team all-Mountain West.[5] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Williams decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[6][7]
Oregon
Williams transferred to play for the Oregon Ducks.[8][9] During his only season at Oregon, Williams finished the season with a team-high 82 tackles, with five tackles for loss, four and a half sacks, two pass deflections, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. For Williams’s performance on the 2023 season, he was honored by being named second team all Pac-12.[10][11]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 4.56 s | 1.58 s | 2.67 s | 4.07 s | 7.10 s | 40.5 in (1.03 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 18 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[12][13][14] | ||||||||||||
Williams was selected 111th overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2024 NFL draft.[15] He was the second of three safeties drafted by the Packers in the 2024 draft, as part of a remade safety room headlined by prized free-agent signing Xavier McKinney. On May 14, he signed his contract with the Packers.[16] He was the starter at safety opposite McKinney by Week 4, ahead of fellow rookie Javon Bullard, a second-round pick, who was moved down to the slot/nickel corner position.[17][18] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[19]
Personal life
Williams is the brother of former Oregon and NFL safety Bennett Williams.[20][21]
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