William Middleton in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Rob Aylward/Released, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Cornerback, Furman, to 2008

William Middleton

Born
Jul 28, 1986, in New York City, New York

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William Middleton played cornerback at Furman (to 2008). The Atlanta Falcons took Middleton in round 5, No. 138 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2008‡Furman1

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by 11 games in 2008 (Aug 30 vs. Mars Hill; Sep 13 at Colgate; Sep 20 vs. Delaware; Sep 27 vs. Chattanooga; Oct 4 at Elon; Oct 11 vs. Western Carolina; Oct 18 vs. The Citadel; Oct 25 at App State; Nov 1 at Samford; Nov 15 vs. Georgia Southern; Nov 22 at Wofford): the source has no box score for them. 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

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUFF
20051462800––1
20061226123840–4–
2007112825533.5036–
2008124056968.5549–
On file10095195165–––

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.

Game by game

2008 Furman 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 6atVirginia TechL 7–⁠241

No box score in the source for Aug 30 vs. Mars Hill; Sep 13 at Colgate; Sep 20 vs. Delaware; Sep 27 vs. Chattanooga; Oct 4 at Elon; Oct 11 vs. Western Carolina; Oct 18 vs. The Citadel; Oct 25 at App State; Nov 1 at Samford; Nov 15 vs. Georgia Southern; Nov 22 at Wofford, so those games are not listed.

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

DrillPro day 2009
Height5′9⅜″
Weight193 lb
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.48 sW
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.33 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 41 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2009Jacksonville Jaguars101900
2010Jacksonville Jaguars16451.51
2011Jacksonville Jaguars103401
2012Jacksonville Jaguars52000
NFL career411181.52

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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