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6 Sean Williams

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 197
  • Hometown Memphis, Tenn.
  • High School Cordova

Biography

At Navy: Two-year returning starter at safety ... was elected team co-captain, along with Anthony Gargiulo, for the 2018 season by his teammates, which is one of the highest honors one can receive at the Naval Academy... intelligent football player ... one of the best athletes on the team  ... strong against the run and the pass ... has earned three varsity letters.
 
2017: A starter in 25 games over his career, including 12 as a junior ... a 2017 Honorable Mention All-American Athletic Conference selection ... finished second on the team in tackles with 76, including 2.5 tackles for loss ... intercepted a pass, broke up four passes, recovered a fumble and forced a fumble on the year ... was in on two tackles and intercepted a pass for the second time in his career in the Mids’ win over Virginia in the Military Bowl ... recorded seven tackles against Army ... made two tackles at Houston ... his streak of 17 consecutive starts was snapped at Notre Dame when he was forced to sit out of the first half due to a targeting call at SMU ... turned in a pair of tackles in the second half of the game ... recorded six solo tackles, including a tackle for loss against SMU before being ejected for targeting in the third quarter ... posted three tackles at Temple ... turned in a season-high 11 tackles against UCF ... produced five tackles at Memphis and recovered a fumble ... paced the team against Air Force with a season-high nine tackles, along with a half a tackle for loss and his first career forced fumble ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that gave up just seven points and 175 yards (72R, 103P) over the final three quarters against Tulsa ... produced seven tackles and broke up a pass against the Golden Hurricane ... paced the Mids with seven tackles, including six solo stops, to go along with two pass breakups against Cincinnati ... recorded seven solo stops, including his 100th-career tackle, and broke up a pass in the win over Tulane ... led the way for the Mids with eight tackles, including a tackle for a loss of nine yards in the opener at Florida Atlantic.

2016:
A starter in 12 of the 14 games in which he played ... was third on the team in tackles with 74 (50-24), while also breaking up a pair of passes and intercepting one ... led the team in fumbles recovered with three ... posted three tackles against LA Tech in the Armed Forces Bowl ... led Navy with a career-high 14 tackles against Army, while also recovering a pair of fumbles and intercepting a pass ... produced five tackles, including a tackle for loss, against Temple in the AAC Championship Game ... contributed a pair of tackles in the win at SMU ... chipped in a solo stop at East Carolina ... posted five solo tackles in the win over Tulsa ... turned in four tackles in the victory against Notre Dame ... produced six tackles, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble at USF ... it was his first career fumble recovery ... posted a career-high tying seven tackles and his first pass break up of the season against Memphis ... part of a defensive unit that caused three Houston turnovers (2 INT, 1 Fumble) that in turn led to 17 points for the Mids ... turned in a career-high tying seven tackles against the Cougars ... posted a career-high seven tackles at Air Force ... tallied a pair of tackles at Tulane ... registerd six tackles, including his first tackle for a loss of six yards, in Navy’s win over UConn in its conference opener ... part of a defensive effort that held Fordham to three field goals on the Rams’ three trips to the red zone ... produced five tackles.

2015:
A member of the Mids’ special teams, he saw action in 11 games and made one start  at corner... finished the year with 13 tackles and a pass breakup ... contributed a tackle at Houston ... played the bulk of the fourth quarter at Tulsa where he posted three tackles ... contributed a pair of tackles in Navy’s win over SMU ... turned in a solo tackle against #15 Memphis ... pitched in a tackle in the Mids’ win over Tulane ... contributed a tackle at Notre Dame ... making his first collegiate appearance, he earned the start at cornerback in the Mids’ opener against Colgate where he made four stops and broke up a pass.

High School / Personal: A 2015 graduate of Cordova High School, Williams was a First-Team All-State (Tenn.) and All-District selection his senior year ... also named a Liberty Bowl All-Star ... also received offers from Air Force, Army and Indiana ... cousin, Auston Anderson, was a running back at Northwestern ... son of Sean Sr. and Zakrya Williams ... majoring in quantitative economics.

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

    CB
    6'1" 190 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2016Sophomore

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    6'1" 190 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2017Junior

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    6'1" 190 lbs
    6
  • 6
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    2018Senior

    S
    6'1" 197 lbs
    6
    C