CFL: 2nd season

Stamps: 2nd season

Games played through 2022

Regular season: 9

Playoffs: 0

Grey Cup: 0

Grey Cup wins: 0

Acquired

Signed as a free agent on June 10, 2022.

Pro path

Williams originally signed with the Stampeders on Feb. 13, 2020. He was released on Feb. 8, 2021, and went on to play for the Sea Lions in The Spring League. He re-signed with Calgary on Feb. 4, 2022, and was released on June 4, 2022. Williams signed with the National Football League’s New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019. He was waived on May 13, 2019.

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.