Garrett Alexander Williams (born June 1, 2001) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Early life and high school

Williams grew up in

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, and attended

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. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play

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College career

Williams played in three games as a true freshman before redshirting the rest of the season. He became a starter going into his redshirt freshman season and was named honorable mention All-

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(ACC) after making 64 tackles with a conference-leading 12 passes defended and two interceptions. He was also named to the Freshman All-America team by the

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. Williams again led the ACC with ten passes broken up and also had 52 tackles and five tackles for loss in 2021. Williams was elected captain in 2022, and made 36 tackles through seven games, had three total turnovers and one sack. Over the four years, Williams played 32 games, made 152 tackles and had four interceptions, one of which was a pick-6 on

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, his only pick-six at Clemson.

Professional career

The

selected Williams with the 72nd overall pick in the third round of the

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References

External links

Syracuse Orange bio
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