Josh Williams (American football) explained

Josh Williams
Number:	96
Position:	Defensive tackle
Birth Date:	9 August 1976
Birth Place:	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
High School:	Cypress Creek (Houston, Texas)
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	3
Weight Lbs:	285
College:	Michigan
Draftyear:	2000
Draftround:	4
Draftpick:	120
Pastteams:	Indianapolis Colts (–) New Orleans Saints *^[1]
Highlights:	National champion (1997) Second-team All-Big Ten (1997)
Statlabel1:	Tackles
Statvalue1:	173
Statlabel2:	Sacks
Statvalue2:	8
Statlabel3:	Forced fumbles
Statvalue3:	3
Pfr:	W/WillJo30

Josh Sinclair Williams (born August 9, 1976) is a former American football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts from 2000 to 2005.

Career

Williams grew up in the Houston, Texas area and attended Cypress Creek High School.^[2] He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1996 to 1999.^[3]

He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round (122nd overall pick) of the 2000 NFL draft.^[4] He played six seasons as a defensive tackle for the Colts from 2000 to 2005, appearing in 73 NFL games.^{[5] [6]}

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
	IND	14	7	41	26	15	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
	IND	16	16	50	30	20	3.0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0
	IND	7	3	14	10	4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	IND	16	4	26	19	7	1.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	IND	16	15	36	29	7	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0
	IND	4	3	6	3	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
		73	48	173	117	56	8.0	15	0	0	0	0	4	3	4	0	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
	IND	1	0	2	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	IND	1	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	IND	3	0	2	2	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	IND	2	1	7	6	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		7	1	12	10	2	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Josh Williams . Pro Football Reference . 24 July 2024.
2. Web site: Josh Williams #96 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000352/http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=28873 . 2007-09-27. 2023-10-19.
3. Web site: University of Michigan All-time Rosters Search Page . University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928200732/http://141.211.39.65/allroster/fbsearch.htm . 2007-09-28 . (Enter Williams first and last name on the search page, and press enter)
4. Web site: 2000 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-19 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
5. Web site: Josh Williams. pro-football-reference.com.
6. News: Colts rookie excels. The Detroit News. October 30, 2000 .