1. Darrent Demarcus Williams was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.
26 Facts About Darrent Williams
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Darrent Williams was a second-round draft pick by the Broncos in 2005.
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Darrent Williams was killed in a drive-by shooting the day after he finished his second season with the Broncos.
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Darrent Williams received little recruiting attention during high school, receiving offers only from Texas Christian University, Louisiana Tech University and Oklahoma State University.
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Darrent Williams played ten games his first year, becoming a starter during the second half of the season.
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Darrent Williams posted 66 tackles and six interceptions.
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Darrent Williams' played in only seven games in his last year at Oklahoma State.
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Darrent Williams missed the last three games because of injury and was limited before that because of an arm injury.
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Still, Darrent Williams totaled 21 tackles, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery, which he returned 53 yards.
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Darrent Williams finished his collegiate career tied for first place all-time in Division I college football in career interception returns for touchdowns.
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Darrent Williams had 11 career interceptions and scored 9 touchdowns on returns.
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Darrent Williams was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round in the 2005 NFL draft.
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Darrent Williams recorded his first career interception on November 13,2005, versus the Oakland Raiders.
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Darrent Williams jumped the route, intercepted the ball and took it 82 yards for the touchdown.
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Darrent Williams established himself as the Broncos' starting cornerback, recording 58 tackles and two interceptions.
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Darrent Williams led the Broncos in punt and kick returns.
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Darrent Williams's nine starts at cornerback in 2005 were the most for a Broncos rookie at that position since Louis Wright started 11 games in 1975.
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Darrent Williams was recognized as a first-team All-Rookie selection by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writers Association.
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Darrent Williams played in 15 games during the 2006 season, recording 86 tackles and four interceptions, as well as serving as the team's primary punt returner.
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Darrent Williams's last game was a season-ending home loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
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In that game, played mere hours before his death, Darrent Williams had three tackles and returned two punts for 50 yards before leaving the game with a shoulder injury late in the second half.
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On Monday, January 1,2007, Darrent Williams was killed during a drive-by shooting at approximately 2:10 AM.
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Darrent Williams had been attending a New Year's Eve party and birthday party held for and by Denver Nuggets player Kenyon Martin at a nightclub, Shelter.
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Darrent Williams was pronounced dead around 2:30 AM.
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Darrent Williams was survived by his seven-year-old son, four-year-old daughter and 24-year-old wife, all of whom live in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Javon Walker decided to wear his hair in a "fro-hawk", in honor of Darrent Williams, who wore his hair in a similar way as a trademark.