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Bennett Williams
Personal information
Born: (1999-02-26) February 26, 1999 (age 25)
Campbell, California, U. S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Francis (Mountain View, California)
College:Illinois (2017)
San Mateo (2018–2019)
Oregon (2020–2022)
Position:Strong safety
Undrafted:2023
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Bennett Williams (born February 26, 1999) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Illinois, San Mateo, and Oregon.

Early life[edit]

Williams was born on February 26, 1999, in Campbell, California. Williams attended St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California where he played as a wide receiver and cornerback. On offense brought in 40 receptions, for 824 yards, and eight touchdowns. On defense he made 166 tackles, with seven going for a loss, 46 pass defelections, 17 interceptions, and three forced fumbles.[1] On January 31, 2017, Williams would decide to commit to Illinois to play college football over other school such as Air Force, Columbia, Harvard, Hawaii, San Jose State, Yale, and UNLV.[2][3]

College career[edit]

Illinois[edit]

In Williams first season with Illinois he put up 64 tackles, 1.5 going for a loss, three interceptions, two pass deflections, and a forced fumble.[4] For his stellar freshman performance he was named to the Freshman All-American team.[5] To begain Williams sophomore year he was suspended for the first three games of the season.[6] After one year with Illinois, he was dismissed from the team after a violation of team rules.[7][8]

San Mateo[edit]

After being dismissed from Illinois, Williams would transfer to the College of San Mateo to continue playing football.[9] In his time with San Mateo, Williams was named a Junior College All American, while also being named first-team All-Bay and earning all-conference honors. Williams would also help lead San Mateo to its first state title.[10][11]

Oregon[edit]

2020-21 season[edit]

After one year at San Mateo, Williams transferred to Oregon.[12][13] In his first season with Oregon he played in six games, making 15 tackles, including two tackles for a loss, a sack, and two pass deflections.[14]

2021-22 season[edit]

On September 25, 2021, Williams had his breakout game notching two interceptions, including returning one for a 68-yard touchdown, to help the #3 Ducks, beat Arizona 41–19.[15][16] For his performance in his breakout game he was named the Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week.[17][18] However just over a week later, Williams would suffer a broken fibula which would cause him to miss the rest of the regular season.[19] Williams would however be cleared to play in the team's bowl game.[20] Williams would finish his shortend year 20 tackles, with one going for a loss, three interceptions, and an touchdown, in five games.[21]

2022-23 season[edit]

On November 21, 2022, Williams had one of the best games of his career after racking up 14 tackles, and two interceptions, to help the Ducks upset #10 Utah and help the Ducks keep their chance of reaching the College Football Playoff alive.[22][23][24] Williams would finish the season playing in 13 games, while making 72 tackles, with 1.5 being for a loss, a sack, two interceptions, six pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.[25]

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		206 lb
(93 kg) 		31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m) 		10+3⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 4.68 s 1.59 s 2.65 s 4.25 s 7.03 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 16 reps
All values from Pro Day[26]

After going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft, Williams would sign with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent.[27][28] He was waived on August 2.[29]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football Stats". Max Preps. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ Sabedra, Darren. "Football recruiting: St. Francis' Bennett Williams chooses Illinois". Mercury News. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ Vainisi, Jim. "Three-star DB Bennett Williams commits to Illinois Football". The Champaign Room. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ "2017 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ Schutte, Dustin. "ESPN unveils Freshman All-America team". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ^ Holleran, Andrew. "A Major Program Just Announced 5 Suspensions Right Before Kickoff". The Spun. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Bennett Williams: 'I take full responsibility for my actions'". 247Sports. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. ^ Schutte, Dustin. "Illinois DB dismissed for another violation of team rules". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  9. ^ Friis, Daniel. "Bennett Williams: junior college football legend". Daily Emerald. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Bennett Williams". Oregon University Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  11. ^ Mazeika, Vytas. "College of San Mateo seeks its first state football title". The Mercury News. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Ducks Secure Commitment from Former ESPN All-American Safety". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  13. ^ Nemec, Andrew. "Bennett Williams, former ESPN Freshman All-American safety, commits to Oregon Ducks". Oregon Live. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  14. ^ "2020 Oregon Ducks Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  15. ^ Crepea, James. "Bennett Williams' 2 interceptions, including pick-six, lead Oregon Ducks defense to most interceptions since 1999". Oregon Live. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  16. ^ "WATCH: Bennett Williams breaks down his Pick-Six, two INT performance". 247Sports. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  17. ^ Crepea, James. "Oregon Ducks nickel Bennett Williams named Walter Camp national FBS defensive player of the week". Oregon Live. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Oregon's Bennett Williams Named Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week". Fox Sports Eugene. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  19. ^ Hansen, Chris. "No. 8 Oregon football's CJ Verdell and Bennett Williams suffer season-ending injuries". The Registar Guard. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  20. ^ Neel, Zachary. "Bennett Williams is cleared to play for Oregon Ducks in Alamo Bowl after suffering broken fibula". Ducks Wire. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  21. ^ "2021 Oregon Ducks Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  22. ^ Crepea, James. "Oregon Ducks safety Bennett Williams has best game of his career with 14 tackles, 2 interceptions against Utah". Oregon Live. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Bennett Williams named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week". 750 The Game. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  24. ^ Slinde, Erin. "Oregon football proves toughness in win over Utah". KCBY 11. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  25. ^ "2022 Oregon Ducks Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  26. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Bennett Williams College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  27. ^ Crepea, James. "Oregon Ducks safety Bennett Williams signs as undrafted free agent with Miami Dolphins". Oregon Live. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  28. ^ Smalley, Don. "Oregon safety Bennett Williams signs with Miami Dolphins as non-drafted free agent". Ducks Wire. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  29. ^ "Dolphins waive two players, sign another". SBNation.com. August 2, 2023.

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