Shawn Williams

Shawn Williams

32-Year-Old SafetyS
 Free Agent  
2023 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Shawn Williams in 2023. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
RANKS
$Signed a contract with the Falcons in December of 2021.
Signs to active roster
SAtlanta Falcons
December 21, 2021
Williams was signed to the active roster from the practice squad Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Williams has played in three games so far for the Falcons this season, recording three tackles (two solo). The nine-year veteran had spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Bengals. With Erik Harris (pectoral) being placed on IR on Saturday, Williams will look to provide depth in the Falcons' secondary for the rest of the season, beginning Sunday against the Lions.
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Shawn Williams' measurables compare to other safeties?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 0"
 
Weight
212 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.46 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.25 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.01 sec
 
Vertical Jump
36.0 in
 
Broad Jump
120 in
 
Bench Press
25 reps
 
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Gameday Injuries: Week 16
Gameday Injuries: Week 16
December 27, 2020
December 27, 2020
Some of fantasy's biggest names are on the Week 16 injury radar in what is Championship Week for many leagues. Juan Carlos Blanco gives you the latest on the health front as of Sunday morning.
IDP Analysis: Logan's Turn to Run
December 8, 2020
The Bengals have slowly but steadily worked in reps for third-round pick rookie Logan Wilson all year, but his workload has increased the last two weeks.
Gameday Injuries: Week 7
Gameday Injuries: Week 7
October 25, 2020
October 25, 2020
Juan Carlos Blanco gives you the latest on the Sunday morning health status of key fantasy names for your Week 7 lineups.
IDP Analysis: Hilton the Horror
October 13, 2020
He's not exactly central casting's idea of an intimidating NFL pass rusher, but in 2020 quarterbacks are learning to fear the 5-foot-9, 184-pound Mike Hilton.
Gameday Injuries: Week 3
Gameday Injuries: Week 3
September 27, 2020
September 27, 2020
With a Week 3 injury report that's busting at the seams, Juan Carlos Blanco gives you the lowdown on who's trending toward starting or sitting as of early Sunday morning.
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Perhaps propelled in part by an uptick in linebacker reps, Williams logged a career high in snaps last year (1,024) and reached a career-high 114 tackles as a result. So long as he's playing snap counts like that, Williams should remain a valuable defensive back IDP with top-12 upside in the category. It's not clear whether the Bengals intend to reduce his reps any. They seemed to use plenty of amorphous concepts last year and might continue to use Williams at linebacker, but the signing of Vonn Bell in free agency and the addition of three linebackers in the draft make things a bit more crowded than they were a year ago. Williams also is in the final year of his contract, so there's a slight risk that institutional incentive might be working against him.
Williams is probably a sell-high in dynasty leagues after his tackle and interception production in 2018 wildly outpaced his prior career rates, but he should still pose DB2 utility even if he sees major regression in 2019. Based on his pre-2018 production, Williams projects for a 90-tackle pace, and his limitations in coverage actually proved helpful for his IDP production since quarterbacks kept sending tackle and interception opportunities his way. Williams could get replaced due to his coverage issues in the long term, but Cincinnati seems dependent on him for this season at least.
Williams' 2017 season was marred by three different injuries, beginning with a dislocated elbow suffered in the preseason, followed by a hamstring injury and subsequent aggravation of that injury that forced him out of four games, and capped off by a back injury in the season finale against Baltimore. The Bengals' starting strong safety thus was limited to 49 tackles after tallying 81 tackles the previous year. When healthy, Williams is capable of proving 75-to-85 tackles and 3-to-5 interceptions.
After three years of grooming as a backup, Williams stepped into the starting Cincinnati safety role left open when Reggie Nelson headed to Oakland last year. Williams' final box score was nothing exceptional, but he did have 81 tackles and three interceptions on 912 defensive snaps in 15 games. He would ideally push for 1,000 snaps in a 16-game season this year, positioning him for a well-rounded stat line by season's end. The addition of rookie pass rushers Jordan Willis and Carl Lawson could afford Williams more opportunities in coverage.
Williams is the reason why Cincinnati was willing to let Reggie Nelson head to Oakland, and with the latter gone Williams should step into a three-down role. As an IDP, he's a blind swing for the fences. His exact fit isn't clear – Nelson was a centerfielder while Williams has always been known as a strong safety – and his production to this point has been lacking, with just 54 career tackles and two interceptions in three years. The ideal outcome would be George Iloka working as the centerfielder and Williams playing more of an in-the-box role.
Williams is athletic for a strong safety, especially in a straight line, but he is probably better suited to playing downhill than he is in the centerfield. He's on the IDP radar for sure, because Taylor Mays is weak competition at safety.
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Sent packing by Cardinals
SFree Agent
August 30, 2021
The Cardinals released Williams on Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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Off NFI list, not practicing
SArizona Cardinals
August 4, 2021
Williams (undisclosed) has been activated off the non-football injury list, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
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Multi-week absence likely
SArizona Cardinals
Undisclosed
July 30, 2021
Coach Kliff Kingsbury said he expects Williams (undisclosed) to be out a couple weeks but doesn't have an exact timeline for the safety's return, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
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Placed on non-football injury list
SArizona Cardinals
Undisclosed
July 27, 2021
Williams (undisclosed) was placed on the non-football injury list Tuesday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
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Joins forces with Cardinals
SArizona Cardinals
March 29, 2021
Arizona signed Williams to a one-year contract Monday.
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