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Defensive tackle, North Carolina, to 2012
Sylvester Williams
- Number
- No. 92
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Jefferson City, MO
- Born
- Nov 21, 1988, in Jefferson City, Missouri
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Sylvester Williams played defensive tackle at North Carolina (to 2012). The Denver Broncos took Williams in the first round, No. 28 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
All-America: Pro Football Weekly 2012
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | North Carolina | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 13.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| On file | 44 | 52 | 96 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | North Carolina | 92 | DT | |
| 2012 | North Carolina | 92 | DT | 6′3″ |
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
2011 North Carolina 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at East Carolina | W 35–20 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–21).
| Drill | Combine 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″ |
| Weight | 313 lb |
| Arm length | 33½″ |
| Hand size | 10¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.03 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.76 sW |
| Vertical jump | 26½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′6″ |
| Bench press | 27 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.93 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.80 s |
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
8 seasons, 78 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Denver Broncos | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Denver Broncos | 14 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Tennessee Titans | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 78 | 136 | 6 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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