The Cardinals first-round selection (26th overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft, Williams has appeared in 25 games (10 starts) over his first two seasons. During the 2011 campaign, he suffered a broken arm and was placed on injured reserve on 11/22/11.
The Cardinals first-round selection (26th overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft, Williams has appeared in 25 games (10 starts) over his first two seasons. During the 2011 campaign, he suffered a broken arm and was placed on injured reserve on 11/22/11.
2011: Started the first 10 games before suffering a broken arm that ended his season … collected 22 tackles and two passes defensed in 10 starts … made his first career start and led the defensive line with four solo tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the season opener vs. Car (9/11) … had one tackle and one pass defensed @ Was (9/18) … totaled two tackles and had one QB hit vs. NYG (10/2) … collected three tackles @ Min (10/9) … registered three tackles @ Bal (10/30) … had one QB pressure vs. StL (11/6) and equaled his career high with six unassisted tackles and had one pass defensed @ SF (11/20); suffered a broken arm in the fourth quarter … placed on injured reserve (arm) on 11/22.
2010: Played in 15 games as a rookie, totaling 37 tackles, two passes defensed and a forced fumble … recorded one tackle and one forced fumble in first NFL game @ StL (9/12) … recorded two tackles vs. Oak (9/26) and was part of a defense that held the Raiders to one TD in five trips to the red zone … inactive @ SD (10/3) … recorded five tackles vs. TB (10/31) … totaled two tackles and one tackle for loss vs. Sea (11/14) … registered one tackle and first career pass defensed @ KC (11/21) … led d-line with a career-high six tackles vs. SF (11/29) … for the second straight week, led the d-line with a career-best six tackles vs. StL (12/5) … recorded two tackles and one pass defensed vs. Dal (12/25) … had one tackle in the season finale @ SF (1/2/11).
College:
Started 32 of 45 games for the Vols and recorded 160 tackles, seven sacks, 25 tackles for loss and 22 QB pressures … recovered one fumble, had a pass defensed and blocked a FG attempt … started all 13 games at right DT as a senior in ‘09 and recorded a career-high 70 tackles to lead all defensive linemen … added nine tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and nine QB pressures, earning AP All-SEC first-team honors … made 68 plays against the run during the season, stopping ball carriers behind the line of scrimmage nine times and stopping them for no gain five times … made 12 plays against the run inside the redzone, including two stops on goal-line stands … appeared in 12 games with nine starts at right DT as a junior … led all defensive linemen with 48 tackles and added 1.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, and nine QB pressures while also adding one pass defensed … part of a Vols defense that ranked 10th in the nation in scoring defense (16.7 ppg) and third nationally in total defense (263.5 ypg) … after playing his freshman season at left DT, switched to right DT for his sophomore season and appeared in all 14 games (10 starts) … started seven of the season’s final eight games … finished with 40 tackles and added two sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss and three QB pressures while also recording the first FG block of his career at Kentucky … saw action in six games at left DT as a freshman, including each of the final three contests … shared the Andy Spiva Award as the most improved player during spring drills … redshirted as a freshman in 2005.
Personal:
Attended Memphis East (Memphis, TN) High School where he helped the team reach the state playoffs in each of his final two seasons … earned AP All-State honors as a senior in 2004, totaling 132 tackles, five sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … as a junior, totaled 85 tackles, five sacks, three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries and was all-metro, all-region and the most valuable defensive lineman … Legal Studies major.
College:
Started 32 of 45 games for the Vols and recorded 160 tackles, seven sacks, 25 tackles for loss and 22 QB pressures … recovered one fumble, had a pass defensed and blocked a FG attempt … started all 13 games at right DT as a senior in ‘09 and recorded a career-high 70 tackles to lead all defensive linemen … added nine tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and nine QB pressures, earning AP All-SEC first-team honors … made 68 plays against the run during the season, stopping ball carriers behind the line of scrimmage nine times and stopping them for no gain five times … made 12 plays against the run inside the redzone, including two stops on goal-line stands … appeared in 12 games with nine starts at right DT as a junior … led all defensive linemen with 48 tackles and added 1.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, and nine QB pressures while also adding one pass defensed … part of a Vols defense that ranked 10th in the nation in scoring defense (16.7 ppg) and third nationally in total defense (263.5 ypg) … after playing his freshman season at left DT, switched to right DT for his sophomore season and appeared in all 14 games (10 starts) … started seven of the season’s final eight games … finished with 40 tackles and added two sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss and three QB pressures while also recording the first FG block of his career at Kentucky … saw action in six games at left DT as a freshman, including each of the final three contests … shared the Andy Spiva Award as the most improved player during spring drills … redshirted as a freshman in 2005.
Personal:
Full name Daniel Ellis Williams … attended Memphis (TN) High School where he helped the team reach the state playoffs in each of his final two seasons … earned AP All-State honors as a senior in 2004, totaling 132 tackles, five sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … as a junior, totaled 85 tackles, five sacks, three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries and was all-metro, all-region and most valuable defensive lineman … Legal Studies major at Tennessee.
