Position: Cornerback High school: Tampa (FL) Robinson Height 1.75 m | Place of birth: Tampa, Florida Undrafted: 2016 Weight 84 kg | |
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Date of birth: (1993-03-28) March 28, 1993 (age 23) Roster status: Reserve/Non-Football Injury Current team Indianapolis Colts (#37 / Cornerback) College Purdue Boilermakers football Similar Christopher Milton, Darryl Morris, Zach Kerr, Kendall Langford, Ted Monachino | ||
Frankie Williams (born March 28, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue.
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College career
Williams played four seasons at Purdue where he appeared in 48 games (38 starts) and totaled 227 tackles (163 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 36 passes defensed, 10 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. He redshirted as a freshman in 2011, then in 2012, he participated in all 13 games (five starts) and registered 45 tackles (36 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, two interceptions and 11 passes defensed. He saw action in all 12 games (11 starts) in 2013 and finished with 61 tackles (46 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and five passes defensed. In 2014, he started all 11 games he played and earned 74 tackles (51 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one fumble recovery, 10 passes defensed and three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown). As a redshirt senior in 2015, he appeared in 12 games (11 starts) and compiled 47 tackles (30 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, half a sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, 10 passes defensed and three interceptions.
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Professional career
Williams was signed by the Colts on May 7, 2016 as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on September 5, 2016 as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 13, 2016. He was released on October 17, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 1, 2016. He was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list on November 23, 2016.
