Joejuan Williams

Joejuan Lamont Williams ((/ˈdʒoʊdʒuːɔːn/ JOH-joo-awn; born December 6, 1997) is an American football Free Safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Vanderbilt.[1]

Joejuan Williams
Williams in 2019
No. 33 – New England Patriots
Position:Free Safety
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-06) December 6, 1997
Nashville, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Hendersonville High School
(Hendersonville, Tennessee)
College:Vanderbilt
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-Team All-SEC (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:23
Interceptions:0
Pass deflections:3
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Williams attended Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tennessee for his first three years of high school before transferring to Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville, Tennessee for his senior year, but was ruled ineligible after his hardship request was denied.[2] As a four-star prospect, Williams received offers from dozens of programs, including Alabama, Oklahoma, Penn State, Ohio State, and Georgia.[3] He ultimately committed to Vanderbilt University to play college football.[4]

College career

Williams played at Vanderbilt from 2016 to 2018. After his junior season in 2018, he entered the 2019 NFL Draft.[5][6][7] During his career, he had 119 tackles and four interceptions.

College statistics
Tackles Def Int Fumbles
Year School G Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF
2016 Vanderbilt 10 14 5 19 1.5 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2017 Vanderbilt 11 33 6 39 2.5 0.0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1
2018 Vanderbilt 13 48 13 61 2.0 0.0 4 8 2.0 0 13 0 0 0 0
Career 34 95 24 119 6.0 0.0 4 8 2.0 0 25 0 0 0 1

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard shuttleBench press
6 ft 3 5⁄8 in
(1.92 m)		 211 lb
(96 kg)		 32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 9 3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.64 s1.65 s2.71 s17 reps
All values from NFL Draft[8]

Williams was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round (45th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[9] He was the sixth cornerback selected.

References
  1. D'Andrea, Christian (April 24, 2019). "The Patrtiots' Joejuan Williams is the NFL's next Richard Sherman". SBNation.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/08/14/joejuan-williams-hardship-request-denied-tssaa/31734195/
  3. "Joejuan Williams, Hendersonville , Cornerback". 247Sports. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  4. https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/12/13/joejuan-williams-verbal-commitment-vanderbilt-recruiting
  5. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25641990/joejuan-williams-vanderbilt-bypassing-senior-season-enter-nfl-draft
  6. https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/04/10/nfl-draft-2019-joejuan-williams-vanderbilt
  7. https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2019/03/15/nfl-draft-joejuan-williams-vanderbilt-football/3145427002/
  8. "NFL Draft Prospect Profile – Joejuan Williams". nfl.com. March 1, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  9. "NFL draft 2019: Patriots trade up, draft CB JoeJuan Williams with the 45th pick". Pats Pulpit. April 26, 2019.
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