Defensive line, Ole Miss, 2017–21
Sam Williams
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Montgomery, AL
- Born
- Mar 31, 1999
Sam Williams played defensive line at Ole Miss (2017–21). The Dallas Cowboys took Williams in round 2, No. 56 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Auburn, 20202sacks, career highthree times; last at Mississippi State, 2021Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ole Miss | 13 | DL | RS | ||
| 2018 | Ole Miss | 13 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2019 | Ole Miss | 13 | DL | So. | ||
| 2020 | Ole Miss | 13 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2021 | Ole Miss | 13 | DL | Sr. | 6′4″ | 265 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Ole Miss 13 games, 57 tackles, 12.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Louisville | W 43–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Austin Peay | W 54–17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Tulane | W 61–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | at Alabama | L 21–42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Arkansas | W 52–51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Tennessee | W 31–26 | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. LSU | W 31–17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Auburn | L 20–31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Liberty | W 27–14 | 8 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Texas A&M | W 29–19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 31–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Mississippi State | W 31–21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Baylor | L 7–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Ole Miss 10 games, 39 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. Florida | L 35–51 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Kentucky | W 42–41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Alabama | L 48–63 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atArkansas | L 21–33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Auburn | L 28–35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atVanderbilt | W 54–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. South Carolina | W 59–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Mississippi State | W 31–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | atLSU | L 48–53 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Indiana | W 26–20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Ole Miss 12 games, 38 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Memphis | L 10–15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Arkansas | W 31–17 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 40–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. California | L 20–28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atAlabama | L 31–59 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 31–6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Missouri | L 27–38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Texas A&M | L 17–24 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atAuburn | L 14–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. New Mexico State | W 41–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.LSU | L 37–58 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atMississippi State | L 20–21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ | |
| Weight | 261 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ | |
| Wingspan | 80¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 25 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 49 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 23 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 49 | 93 | 10.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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