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Darius
Williams
#45 Linebacker
Darius
Williams
#45 Linebacker
Height 5'11
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1996-06-30 (27)
Born Sacramento, CA
School Colorado State-Pueblo
Status AMER
Defensive Tackles 4
Special Teams Tackles 22
Interceptions 0
Sacks 0

CFL: 3rd season

Stamps: 3rd season

 

Games played through 2023

Regular season: 25

Playoffs: 1

Grey Cup: 0

 

Acquired

Signed on June 10, 2022.

 

Pro path

  • 2019 – Signed with New Orleans Saints (NFL) as undrafted free agent on May 2. He was released on May 13
  • 2020 – Signed with Calgary Stampeders (CFL) on Feb. 13. He was released on Feb. 8, 2021
  • 2021 – Signed with Sea Lions (The Spring League)
  • 2022 – Re-signed with Calgary on Feb. 4 and released on June 4

 

2023

(Calgary) Williams suited up for 16 regular-season games and in addition to his team-leading 22 special-teams tackles, he also saw action as a situational linebacker and contributed four defensive stops including one tackle for loss. Williams recorded at least one special-teams tackle in 15 of the 16 games in which he appeared including a season high of three in a Labour Day Classic victory over Edmonton. Williams had one defensive tackle and one special-teams stop in the Western Semi-Final.

 

2022

(Calgary) Williams played nine games and made two starts at the SAM position. He attended training camp with the Stampeders and rejoined the club following Week 1. Williams made his CFL debut in Week 2 and recorded three defensive tackles and one special-teams tackle in a win over Hamilton. He finished the season with 10 defensive tackles, six special-teams stops and one sack. Williams’ sack as well as a season-high five defensive tackles came in a Week 11 game in Toronto. He finished the season on the six-game injury list.

 

2020

(Calgary) Williams was under contract with the Stampeders but the season was cancelled because of the global pandemic.

 

Notable

First CFL game: June 18, 2022, at Hamilton

First tackle: June 18, 2022, at Hamilton

First sack: Aug. 20, 2022, at Toronto

 

College

Williams played 50 games over four seasons (2015-18) at Colorado State-Pueblo. He was a first-team Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference all-star in each of his four seasons and finished his ThunderWolves career tied for second in school history with 17 interceptions. He returned six of those interceptions for touchdowns and had at least one pick-six in each of his four seasons at CSU-Pueblo. Williams recorded a total of 179 tackles including 17.5 tackles for loss and also had five sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries including one returned for a touchdown and 42 pass breakups.

 

Personal

Williams was an all-state performer at Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Ariz. His brothers also played college football – Dee at Idaho and Cameron at Southern Virginia.

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2022
CGY 9 10 6 1 0 0 0
2023
CGY 16 4 22 0 0 0 0
Total
25 14 28 1 0 0 0

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-08
1 BC 0 2 0 0 0 0
06-15
2 OTT 0 2 0 0 0 0
06-24
3 SSK 1 1 0 0 0 0
07-07
5 WPG 1 2 0 0 0 0
07-15
6 SSK 1 1 0 0 0 0
07-23
7 OTT 0 1 0 0 0 0
08-04
9 TOR 0 1 0 0 0 0
08-12
10 BC 0 2 0 0 0 0
08-18
11 WPG 0 1 0 0 0 0
08-25
12 TOR 0 2 0 0 0 0
09-04
13 EDM 0 3 0 0 0 0
09-09
14 EDM 0 1 0 0 0 0
10-13
19 SSK 0 1 0 0 0 0
10-20
20 BC 1 1 0 0 0 0
10-27
21 WPG 0 1 0 0 0 0
Total
4 22 0 0 0 0