Height 1.80 m Name Marcus Williams | Roster status: Active Undrafted: 2014 Weight 87 kg | |
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Date of birth: (1991-03-24) March 24, 1991 (age 24) Parents Jeffrey Williams, Carolyn Williams Similar People Buster Skrine, Antonio Cromartie, Todd Bowles, Darrelle Revis, Calvin Pryor Profiles | ||
Marcus williams ultimate utah highlights
Marcus Jeffrey Williams (born March 24, 1991) is an American football cornerback and special teamer for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Texans in 2014. He played college football at North Dakota State University.
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- Marcus williams ultimate utah highlights
- High school
- College career
- Houston Texans
- New York Jets
- References
High school
Williams stood out at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, MN in both basketball and football, and decided on NDSU and playing football since he didn't receive a Big 10 offer in basketball.
College career
Williams set the NDSU school record with 21 career interceptions. Williams also set the FCS D1-AA record with career interception returns for touchdown with 7. He had 8 defensive touchdowns in total.
Williams received Associated Press First Team All-American honors in 2011, 2012, and 2013, as well as Walter Camp FCS All American Team honors in 2011,2012, & 2013.
Houston Texans
On May 16, 2014, Williams signed with the Houston Texans. On August 2014, Williams was released during preseason.
New York Jets
Williams was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad on September 26, 2014. He was promoted to the active roster on October 28, 2014. In his debut against the Kansas City Chiefs on November 2, 2014, he played for the majority of the game. He had a team-high seven tackles and one pass defensed, earning the praise of head coach Rex Ryan for his performance. In 8 games of his rookie season in 2014, Williams made 37 tackles, an interception, and seven passes defended.
On October 4, 2015, he made a game clinching interception against the Miami Dolphins in a game in London. One month later, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he got two interceptions, a career-high, one of which clinched the game. On December 19, 2015, he made the game winning interception against the Dallas Cowboys, his third game winning interception of the season. Despite being a substitute cornerback, Williams would appear in 13 games making 21 tackles, six interceptions, 1.5 sacks, ten passes defended, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.
On March 9, 2017, the Jets placed a second-round tender on Williams.