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Leonard Williams

Defensive Tackle, Seattle Seahawks · #99.

Player facts

Team: Seattle Seahawks
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 99
Born: Jun 20, 1994 (age 32)
Birthplace: Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 310 lbs
College: USC
Experience: 12 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	19	13	6	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	3	5	0
Last 5 Games	15	10	5	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	2.5	0	0
Career	656	343	313	64.5	6	4	2	98	49.0	1	92	15	77	91	2

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 15	@ DEN	L 17-14 OT	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 11	vs SF	L 32-29	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs LAC	W 30-23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ WSH	L 33-31	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ ARI	W 31-7	6	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Leonard Austin Williams (born June 20, 1994) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "Big Cat", he played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the New York Jets with the sixth overall pick in the first round of the 2015 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Leonard Williams, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Leonard Williams is the son of Aviva Russek (a nurse) and Clenon Williams (who programmed Computer Numerical Controllers as a machinist), and his maternal grandmother was Heidi Wisotsky. He was born in Bakersfield, California, but lived in Sacramento, California, Michigan, and Arizona before finishing grade school.

Williams then lived in Daytona Beach, Florida, and attended Mainland High School there, where he was a two-sport athlete in football and track. As a senior, he had 103 tackles and 10.5 sacks, helping Mainland to reach the FHSAA 6A state semi-finals, where they lost to Miami Central 7–17. However, the loss was overturned in August 2012 as Miami Central forfeited its entire season due to a transfer infraction.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Williams was ranked as the fifth-best strongside defensive end recruit in his class.

College career

As a true freshman in 2012, Williams started nine of 13 games at defensive tackle, recording 64 tackles, eight sacks and an interception. He was named the Pac-12 Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore in 2013, Williams was moved from tackle to defensive end. After recording 74 tackles and six sacks, Williams was a named a first-team All-Pac-12 Conference selection and was an All-American by ESPN. As a junior in 2014, he recorded 80 tackles and seven sacks. He was named Team MVP, first-team All-Pac-12 and was an All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and ESPN.

After his junior season, Williams announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2015 NFL draft.

Personal life

Williams is a Christian. He is married to Hailey Louise Williams, daughter of Ronnie and Karen Lott. They are expecting their first child together. Williams is of Japanese descent through his father and Hispanic descent through his mother.

Williams is a fan of the trading card game Magic: The Gathering and has a collection worth over $1 million.

From Wikipedia’s article on Leonard Williams, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹