Lorenzo Williams (American football)
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Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | October 23, 1984 Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Missouri |
| Position: | Defensive lineman |
| NFL draft: | 2008: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |
Lorenzo Williams (born October 23, 1984) is an American former professional football defensive tackle. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers.
Williams has been a member of the Baltimore Ravens and Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
As a redshirt freshman, Williams played in eleven games, making 21 tackles and 1 sack, with his best game coming against Kansas when he made 6 tackles. He also had 3 tackles against Troy, Oklahoma State and Baylor. After the season, he was named to the first-team freshman All-Big 12.
Williams, as a sophomore he started in Missouri's twelve games. In his first year as a defensive tackle, Williams recorded 35 tackles, 5½ sacks and 9½ tackles for losses.
In his junior year, Williams, recorded 53 tackles, 10½ tackles for losses and 6 sacks. He also recovered 3 fumbles and forced 2 others.
As a senior, Williams was voted one of four team captains by his team members. Williams recorded 34 tackles, 12 1/2 tackles for a loss and 7 1/2 sacks. He also had 3 forced fumbles, 3 recovered fumbles, 4 blocked kicks, 2 sacks were for safeties and 1 touchdown. He finished #4 in sacks in University of Missouri football history (behind Brian Smith, Justin Smith and Aldon Smith. He was also #1 in the Big 12 in career sacks (20) in 2007 before being surpassed by Ndamukong Suh. He was also named first-team All-Big 12.