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Joel Williams

Joel Williams

Position: LB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 222 lbs.
Born: December 13, 1956 in Miami, FL
College: Peru State, Wisconsin-LaCrosse

Career AV: 53 (1204th overall since 1950)

58 59 54

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1979 23 ATL 58 16 0 1
1980 24 ATL ROLB 58 16 16 2 55 0 32 0 3 42 1 1 10
1981 25 ATL ROLB 58 10 8 1 25 0 25 0 2 57 1 5
1982 26 ATL ROLB 58 9 9 3.0 0 1 0 0 11
1983 27 PHI ROLB 59 16 16 2.5 0 1 0 0 7
1984 28 PHI ROLB 59 16 16 1.5 0 2 0 0 9
1985 29 PHI 59 7 0 1
1986 30 ATL ROLB 54 15 14 2 18 1 14 8
1987 31 ATL ROLB 54 8 8 3
1988 32 ATL ROLB/lilb 54 14 12 0 3 12 0 7
1989 33 ATL 54 10 3 1
Career 137 102 7.0 5 98 1 32 0 12 111 2 1 63
8 yrs ATL 98 70 3.0 5 98 1 32 0 9 111 2 1 46
3 yrs PHI 39 32 4.0 0 3 0 0 17

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1980 24 ATL ROLB 58 16 16 1 1 1 8
1981 25 ATL ROLB 58 10 8 1 1 6
1986 30 ATL ROLB 54 15 14 1 1 6
Career 137 102 2 1 3 1 20

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Ed Simonini, London Fletcher, Jesse Solomon, Bob Grant, Doug Buffone, Leo Sanford, Bo Harris, Greg Favors, Matt Blair, Cato June
4 Matt Blair, Sam Cowart, Charles Haley, Roger Zatkoff, Brian M. Williams, Wayne Simmons, Richard Wood, London Fletcher, Thomas Henderson, Donnie Edwards
5 Walt Michaels, Roger Zatkoff, Brian M. Williams, Skip Vanderbundt, Sam Cowart, Keena Turner, Tommy Nobis, Mike Johnson, London Fletcher, Cato June
6 Keena Turner, Lucius Sanford, George Koonce, Adalius Thomas, Leo Sanford, London Fletcher, Roger Zatkoff, Jim Houston, Walt Michaels, Lee Roy Jordan
7 Tommy Nobis, Skip Vanderbundt, Antonio Pierce, Lucius Sanford, Mike Johnson, Mel Owens, Simon Fletcher, Roger Zatkoff, Gerald Irons, Dave R. Lewis
8 Skip Vanderbundt, Tommy Nobis, Antonio Pierce, Gerald Irons, Mike Johnson, Simon Fletcher, Lonnie Warwick, Cecil Johnson, Garry Cobb, Mike Kolen
9 Mike Lucci, Mike Kolen, Bruce Scholtz, Skip Vanderbundt, Hugh Green, Jim LeClair, Cecil Johnson, Lonnie Warwick, Gerald Irons, Garry Cobb
10 Skip Vanderbundt, John Bunting, Darryl Talley, Jim LeClair, Marvcus Patton, Gerald Irons, Mike Douglass, Leo Sanford, Hugh Green, Charlie Weaver
11 Skip Vanderbundt, Charlie Weaver, Gerald Irons, Mike Douglass, Leo Sanford, Hugh Green, Chris Slade, Garry Cobb, Frank Nunley, Jim Youngblood
Career Skip Vanderbundt, Gerald Irons, Mike Douglass, Leo Sanford, Chris Slade, Carl Ekern, Garry Cobb, Charlie Weaver, Frank Nunley, Brad Dusek

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1980 NFL 1 (6)
1981 NFL 1 (10)

Fumble Return Yds

1980 NFL 42 (9)
1981 NFL 57 (7)
Career 111 (79)

Fumble Return TD

1980 NFL 1 (1)
1981 NFL 1 (3)
Career 2 (37)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1986 NFL 1 (4)

Safeties

1980 NFL 1 (1)
Career 1 (69)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1982Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL