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Antwione Williams
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Williams with the Detroit Lions in 2016
No. 52, 56, 49, 55
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-26) May 26, 1993 (age 31)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Lovejoy (Hampton, Georgia)
College:Georgia Southern
NFL draft:2016 / round: 5 / pick: 169
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:27
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Leander Antwione Williams (born May 26, 1993) is an American former professional football linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Southern. He was selected by the Lions in the fifth round (169th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.

Early life

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Williams attended Lovejoy High School where he was a two-tme All-Regional selection. He was named All-county and All-South Crescent in 2009 and 2010. For his career, he recorded 63 tackles (14 solo), eight tackles-for-loss, three sacks, four interceptions, eight passes defensed, two blocked kicks and one touchdown.[1]

College career

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Williams then attended Georgia Southern University where he majored in psychology.[1]

As a freshman in 2011, he appeared in 11 games, starting three at linebacker. He finished the season with 25 tackles and one tackle-for-loss. In 2012 as a sophomore, he appeared in 14 games, starting six. He recorded 32 tackles (17 solo) and three passes defensed. He then missed the 2013 with an injury and was given a medical redshirt. In 2014, he returned as a redshirt junior and started all 12 games. He finished second on the team with 65 tackles (44 solo), eight tackles-for-loss, three sacks, one forced fumble and four passes defensed. For the season, he was named an All-Sun Belt Conference honorable mention. He also was named to the Dean's list in the spring and was a member of the Eagle Honor Roll for the spring as well. As a redshirt senior in 2015, he started all 13 games. He recorded 107 tackles (48 solo), 10.5 tackles-for-loss, four sacks, four forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries and three passes defensed. After the season, he was named an All-Sun Belt honorable mention selection.[1]

Statistics

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Year Team GP/GS Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles Safeties TDs
Solo Ast Total TFL No Int PD FF FR
2011 Georgia Southern 11 / 3 -- -- 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Georgia Southern 14 / 6 17 15 32 -- 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2013 Georgia Southern 0 / 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Georgia Southern 12 / 12 44 19 65 8 3 0 4 1 0 0 0
2015 Georgia Southern 13 / 13 48 59 107 10.5 4 0 3 4 0 0 0
Career 50 / 34 -- -- 229 19.5 7 0 10 5 0 0 0

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m) 		240 lb
(109 kg) 		4.80 s 1.70 s 2.89 s 4.58 s 7.03 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		 23 reps
All values from Georgia Southern pro day.[2]

Williams was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round (169th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.[3] On May 6, he signed his four-year rookie contract.[4] He played 14 games for the Lions in 2016, recording 17 solo tackles, 27 total tackles, and one QB hit on the season. On September 2, 2017, Williams was waived by the Lions.[5]

On September 13, 2017, Williams was signed to the practice squad of the Minnesota Vikings.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 22, 2018.[7] On August 31, 2018, Williams was waived by the Vikings.[8]

On September 3, 2018, Williams was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad, but was released two days later.[9][10]

On December 19, 2018, Williams was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on December 31, 2018.[12] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[13]

Williams was signed by the DC Defenders of the XFL during mini-camp in December 2019. He was waived on February 29, 2020.[14]

Personal life

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In August 2020, he began attending Atlanta's John Marshall Law School and graduated in May 2023 with a Juris Doctor degree.

On November 14, 2024, he was charged with felonies of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding police, along with several lesser misdemeanor charges, in connection with the Jan. 6 riots at the US Capitol.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Antwione Williams - Football". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Antwione Williams | Georgia Southern, OLB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFL Draft News. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Birkett, Dave (May 6, 2016). "Detroit Lions sign three more draft picks to 4-year deals". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Vikings Sign Former Lions LB Antwione Williams to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Vikings Sign 6 to Reserve/Future Contracts". Vikings.com. January 22, 2018. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018.
  8. ^ "Vikings Release 14 Players". Vikings.com. August 31, 2018.
  9. ^ "Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. September 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Seahawks re-sign Branden Jackson, release Antwione Williams". 247sports.com. September 5, 2018.
  11. ^ "Panthers place Graham Gano on injured reserve". Panthers.com. December 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "Panthers sign 13 players to future contracts". Panthers.com. December 31, 2018.
  13. ^ Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  14. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  15. ^ Wendling, Mike (November 14, 2024). "Former NFL player charged in Jan 6 Capitol riot". BBC News. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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