Frankie Williams (American football)

Frankie Williams
No. 37Indianapolis Colts
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-03-28) March 28, 1993
Place of birth: Tampa, Florida
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Tampa (FL) Robinson
College: Purdue
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Roster status: Reserve/Non-Football Injury
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2016
Total tackles: 1
Sacks: 0.0
Pass deflections: 0
Interceptions: 0
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

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.

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.

Professional career

Williams was signed by the Colts on May 7, 2016 as an undrafted free agent.[1] He was waived on September 5, 2016 as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on October 13, 2016.[4] He was released on October 17, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He was promoted to the active roster on November 1, 2016.[7] He was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list on November 23, 2016.[8]

References

  1. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. May 7, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  2. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  3. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  4. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  5. "Indianapolis Colts Waive CB Frankie Williams". Blogs.Colts.com. October 17, 2016.
  6. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. October 18, 2016.
  7. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. November 1, 2016.
  8. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. November 23, 2016.
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