30 Facts About Darious Williams

Darious Williams was born on March 15,1993 and is an American professional football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League.

Darious Williams originally attended Bartram Trail High School before transferring to Creekside High School after his freshman year.

Darious Williams played basketball, football and ran track at Creekside.

Darious Williams played one season at NCAA Division III Marietta College in Ohio before leaving after the season due to family issues.

Darious Williams then enrolled at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for the spring semester and originally was turned down after a tryout to join the football team as a walk-on.

Darious Williams made the team as a walk-on in 2014 under new head coach Bill Clark and was awarded a scholarship midway through the season.

Darious Williams was named first-team All-Conference USA and named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Focus during for the 2017 season after making 50 tackles with a conference leading 15 passes broken up and five interceptions.

Darious Williams remained on the active roster throughout the 2018 NFL season, but was inactive for ten consecutive games as a healthy scratch.

Darious Williams did not record a stat as a rookie and only appeared in two games throughout the entire season.

Darious Williams began the season on the depth chart behind Marcus Peters, Aqib Talib, Nickell Robey-Coleman, Troy Hill, and David Long.

Darious Williams's touchdown occurred after he recovered a fumble while covering a punt return, after Troy Reeder forced a fumble by punt returner Russell Gage that was recovered in the endzone by Williams for a touchdown at the end of the fourth quarter.

Darious Williams was inactive for three games due to an ankle injury.

Darious Williams finished the 2019 NFL season with 15 combined tackles, four passes defended, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery for a touchdown in 14 games and three starts.

Pro Football Focus had Darious Williams finished the season with an overall grade of 81.9.

Darious Williams finished the season with 44 combined tackles, 13 pass deflections, and four interceptions in 16 games and 10 starts.

Darious Williams earned an overall grade of 81.5 from Pro Football Focus in 2020.

Darious Williams finished the season with a total of 71 combined tackles and nine pass deflections in 14 games and 13 starts.

Darious Williams received an overall grade of 59.0 from Pro Football Focus in 2021.

Darious Williams earned the first Super Bowl ring of his career.

Darious Williams entered training camp slated as the starting nickelback under defensive coordinator Mike Caldwell.

Darious Williams was named the No 2 starting cornerback heading into Week 7 after Shaquill Griffin suffered a back injury and was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.

Darious Williams finished the season with 53 combined tackles and 16 pass deflections in 17 games and 12 starts.

Darious Williams started all 17 games during the 2023 NFL season for the first time in his career and had a total of 53 combined tackles, a career-high 19 pass deflections, four interceptions, two forced fumbles, and one touchdown.

Darious Williams received an overall grade of 79.5 from Pro Football Focus and a coverage grade of 85.3.

On March 5,2024, Darious Williams was released by the Jaguars.

Darious Williams missed the majority of training camp after injuring his hamstring.

On October 5,2024, the Rams removed Darious Williams from injured reserve and added him to their active roster after he was sidelined for the first four games of the season.

Head coach Sean McVay named Darious Williams a starting cornerback upon his return and paired him with Cobie Durant.

Darious Williams finished the season with 45 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, and one interception in 12 games and 11 starts.

Darious Williams received an overall grade of 60.0 from Pro Football Focus in 2024.