Tourek Williams
Tourek Williams (born May 9, 1991) is a former American football outside linebacker. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida International.
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 9, 1991 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Miami Norland (Miami Gardens, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | FIU | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179 | ||||||||
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High school
Williams attended Miami Norland Senior High School in Miami Gardens, Florida. After a great senior season, he was named an All-Dade County selection and District 12-6A first-team selection.
He was considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.[1]
College career
Williams attended Florida International University from 2009 to 2012. During his tenure, he collected 150 total tackles, including 45 for loss, 18 sacks, seven pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.[2] He also record 18.0 sacks, which is second in school history. He earned All-Sun Belt honors three times during his career.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
260 lb (118 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.92 s | -- s | -- s | -- s | -- s | 33 in (0.84 m) | 112 in (2.84 m) | 17 reps | -- |
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San Diego Chargers
Williams was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.[3][4]
Williams played mostly special teams, but was forced into the starting lineup due to the injuries of Jarrett Johnson and Melvin Ingram. He played 13 games, starting 6, collecting 10 tackles, 1 sack, and a forced fumble.
Kansas City Chiefs
On May 22, 2017, Williams signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[5] He was waived on May 30, 2017.[6]
References
- Tourek Williams - Yahoo Sports
- College Stats - Sports Reference
- Tourek Williams Goes to the San Diego Chargers Archived March 31, 2014, at archive.today
- "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- Alper, Josh (May 22, 2017). "Chiefs sign Tourek Williams". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- Fucillo, David (May 30, 2017). "Chiefs sign free agent pass rusher Marcus Rush". ArrowheadPride.com.