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Jimmy Williams

James Henry Williams

Position: LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 228 lbs.

Born: November 15, 1960 in Washington, DC
College: Nebraska   (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 49 (1614th overall since 1950)

59 58 54

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Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1982 22 DET 59 6 0 1 4 0 4 0 1
1983 23 DET RLB 59 16 16 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 8
1984 24 DET RLB 59 16 16 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 6
1985 25 DET LOLB 59 16 16 7.5 0 0 1 0 0 7
1986 26 DET LOLB 59 10 10 2.0 2 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
1987 27 DET LOLB 59 12 12 4.0 2 51 0 48 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
1988 28 DET lolb 59 5 5 2.0 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
1989 29 DET LOLB 59 16 16 4.0 5 15 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
1990 30 2TM 14 9 3.0 0 0 3 53 1 4
MIN 58 4 0 0
DET LOLB 59 10 9 3.0 0 0 3 53 1 4
1991 31 MIN LLB 58 14 12 5
1992 32 TAM LLB 54 16 16 2.0 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
1993 33 TAM LLB 54 11 8 0 0 1 0 0 3
Career 152 136 27.5 13 91 0 48 0 0 0 13 53 1 63
9 yrs DET 107 100 25.5 11 87 0 48 0 0 0 11 53 1 48
2 yrs TAM 27 24 2.0 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 10

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1990 30 2TM 14 9 1 1 6
DET LOLB 59 10 9 1 1 6
Career 152 136 1 1 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Non-Offensive TDs
1990 NFL 1 (8)

Fumble Return Yds
1990 NFL 53 (6)

Fumble Return TD
1990 NFL 1 (2)