Deontai Williams
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Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
 Williams with the BC Lions in 2025 | |
| No. 9 – BC Lions | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive back |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 4, 1996 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, FL) |
| College | Jones County Junior College Nebraska |
| NFL draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| 2022 | Seattle Seahawks* |
| 2023–2024 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2025–present | BC Lions |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Deontai Williams Sr. (born October 4, 1996) is an American professional football defensive back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Jones County Junior College and Nebraska. He has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL.
Williams played high school football at Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] His father, Roosevelt Williams, was also a football player.[1][2]
College career
Williams played college football at Jones County Junior College. He played one game in 2016, recording four tackles and one fumble recovery before suffering a season-ending injury and being redshirted. He appeared in 10 games in 2017, totaling 26 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.[1]
Williams transferred to play at Nebraska from 2018 to 2021.[3][1] He missed most of the 2019 season due to injury. He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference honors in 2020 after accumulating 51 tackles, 1.0 sack, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Williams recorded 46 tackles, four interceptions and three pass breakups in 2021, garnering honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition.[1]