Jeremy Williams (born August 9, 1991) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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at Hinds and Henderson State. He has been a member of the Calgary Stampeders and

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of the

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(CFL).

Early years

Williams played

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at Raymond High School in Raymond, Mississippi. He earned All-District honors three times. He garnered District 3A MVP and Second-Team All-State recognition his senior season after recording 97 tackles and seven interceptions. Williams also

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in basketball and track. He was a

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on the basketball team, where he earned All-State honors and averaged thirteen points and twelve rebounds per game.

College career

Williams first played

for the Hinds Eagles of

Hinds Community College Hinds Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Raymond, Mississippi and branches in Jackson and Vicksburg. The Hinds Community College District includes Hinds County, Claiborne County, part of Copiah County, Ran ...

. He played in eight games for the Hinds Eagles his freshman year in 2009, recording 26 solo tackles and one tackle assist. He played in nine games, all starts, for the team in 2010, accumulating twenty solo tackles, three tackle assists, two pass breakups and one interception. Williams then transferred to play for the

Henderson State Reddies The Henderson State Reddies is the school mascot and athletic emblem for Henderson State University, located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Henderson athletic teams compete in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports and they are members of the Great A ...

of Henderson State University. He accumulated 29 tackles in ten games in 2011. He also recorded a sack and forced a fumble against

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and broke up three passes against

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in 2011. On October 1, 2012, Williams was named the

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Defensive Player of the Week after recording eight total tackles, 1.5 sacks, two pass break ups and an interception that was returned for thirty yards in a win over Southwestern Oklahoma. He garnered Second Team All-GAC accolades his senior year in 2012. He totaled 34 solo tackles, 32 tackle assists, three interceptions, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and five pass breakups during the 2012 season. Williams majored in sociology at Henderson State.

Professional career

Williams participated in rookie minicamp on a tryout basis with the

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in May 2013 after going undrafted in the

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. Williams signed with the Calgary Stampeders in May 2014. He played in two games for the team during the 2014 regular season. The Stampeders won the

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against the

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by a score of 20-16 on November 30, 2014. He was released by the Stampeders on June 14, 2015. Williams was signed to the

' practice roster on July 13, 2015. He was released by the Eskimos on August 20, 2015. He was later selected in the 2016

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Draft.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Jeremy Living people 1991 births American football defensive backs Canadian football defensive backs African-American players of American football African-American players of Canadian football Hinds Eagles football players Henderson State Reddies football players Calgary Stampeders players Edmonton Elks players Players of American football from Mississippi People from Raymond, Mississippi 21st-century African-American sportspeople