William Carr (arena football)

Tackles:	46
Sacks:	8.5
FF:	2

William Carr
No. 97
Position:	Defensive lineman, offensive lineman
Personal information
Born:	January 13, 1975 (age 49); Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Carter; (Dallas, Texas)
College:	Michigan
NFL draft:	1997 / Round: 7 / Pick: 217
Career history
As a player:
	Cincinnati Bengals (1997); Carolina Panthers (1997); Orlando Predators (1999); Barcelona Dragons (2000); Atlanta Falcons (2000)*; Georgia Force (2003–2004); Grand Rapids Rampage (2005); Orlando Predators (2005);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Arizona Western College (2012–2013); Defensive line coach; Michigan (2014–2015); Assistant defensive line coach; Texas (2016); Defensive analyst; Morgan State (2017); Defensive line coach; Alabama A&M (2018); Recruiting coordinator & defensive line coach; Morgan State (2019–2022); Associate head coach, run game coordinator, & defensive line coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American (1996);
Career NFL statistics
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	46
Sacks:	8.5
FF:	2
	Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com

William Carr (born July 13, 1975) is a former Arena football defensive / offensive lineman. He played college football at Michigan. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 7th round (217th overall) of the 1997 NFL draft.

College career[edit]

Carr attended Michigan. While there he was named First-team All-Big Ten in 1996 as well as College and Professional Football News as a First-team All-American. He finished third on Michigan's career tackles-for-loss list.

College statistics[edit]

Year	Team	Games	Tackles				Sacks	Pass defense				Fumbles		Blocked
Michigan career statistics
Year	Team	Games	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL – Yds	No – Yds	Int – Yds	BU	PD	Qbh	Rcv – Yds	FF	Kick	Saf
1993	Michigan	4	3	1	4	1-7	1-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	Michigan	11	11	5	16	1-1	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	Michigan	13	46	36	82	21-78	6-41	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	Michigan	12	49	29	78	15-52	3-18	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0
Career		40	109	71	180	38-138	11-67	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	0

Professional career[edit]

Carr was selected in the seventh round (217th overall) in the 1997 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.^[1]

In 1999, he joined the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL). While with the Predators, he recorded 13 tackles, four sacks, one pass break up, two forced fumbles and one blocked field goal. In 2000, he joined the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe. On April 26, 2003, Carr was signed by the Georgia Force.^[2] While there he recorded two tackles, for the season. For 2004, he recorded 15 tackles and 3.5 sacks for the Force. In 2005, he joined the Grand Rapids Rampage where he recorded nine tackles. In March, 2005, he was traded to the Predators in exchange for Cecil Caldwell.^[3] During his second and final stint with the Predators he recorded seven tackles and one sack.

Career statistics[edit]

Year	Team	Games	Tackles				Sacks	Pass defense				Fumbles		Blocked
AFL career statistics
Year	Team	Games	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL	No	Int	BU	PD	Qbh	R	FF	Kick	Saf
1999	Orlando	--	6	7	13	--	4	0	1	0	--	0	2	1	0
2003	Georgia	--	0	2	2	--	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0
2004	Georgia	--	9	6	15	--	3.5	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0
2005	Grand Rapids	--	2	7	9	--	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0
2005	Orlando	--	4	3	7	--	1	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0
Career		--	21	25	46	--	8.5	0	1	0	--	0	2	1	0

Coaching career[edit]

Carr became the defensive line coach at Arizona Western College in 2012, a position he held until 2013.^[4] After which he joined the coaching staff at Michigan under head coach Brady Hoke as a student assistant.^[4] He spent two seasons at Michigan. In February 2016, it was reported that Carr would be joining the Texas coaching staff.^[5] He joined Texas as a Special Assistant/Analyst.^[6]

Personal life[edit]

After he retired from playing football, Carr ran his on apparel company called Will-O.^[4] In 2014, Carr returned to Ann Arbor, Michigan to finish his degree in kinesiology.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
^ "Transactions". The New York Times. April 26, 2003. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
^ "Rampage trade Carr for Caldwell and future considerations". OurSportsCentral.com. March 30, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "U-M's Will Carr: Football life as a coach like 'heaven'". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
^ Ebert, Wescott (February 21, 2016). "Texas expected to hire Michigan's William Carr as defensive analyst". BurntOrangeNation.com. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
^ "Staff: Graduate Assistants/Special Assistants". Retrieved August 9, 2016.

External links[edit]

[1] "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

[2] "Transactions". The New York Times. April 26, 2003. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

[3] "Rampage trade Carr for Caldwell and future considerations". OurSportsCentral.com. March 30, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

[Postfootball-4] "U-M's Will Carr: Football life as a coach like 'heaven'". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

[5] Ebert, Wescott (February 21, 2016). "Texas expected to hire Michigan's William Carr as defensive analyst". BurntOrangeNation.com. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

[6] "Staff: Graduate Assistants/Special Assistants". Retrieved August 9, 2016.

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