Shawn Williams is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Williams in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Williams's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2013 | 22 | CIN | 16 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 377 | 80.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23 | CIN | 16 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 27 | 2.3% | 372 | 81.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24 | CIN | 16 | — | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 473 | 42.5% | 270 | 61.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | CIN | 15 | — | 78 | 56 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 912 | 89.5% | 35 | 8.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26 | CIN | 11 | — | 48 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 578 | 74.3% | 12 | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | CIN | 16 | — | 105 | 76 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 995 | 89.2% | 135 | 29.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 28 | CIN | 16 | — | 109 | 76 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,003 | 94.4% | 144 | 32.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 29 | CIN | 13 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 86 | 10.4% | 305 | 79.1% | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 2021 | 30 | ATL | 6 | — | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 163 | 37.8% | 88 | 62.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 398 | 280 | 118 | 14 | 14 | 3.0 | 31.0 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | |
Career Value · VORP
84 career value over replacement — #1412 all-time of 4,695. 14/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #84 (Rd 3) · CIN · 2013 · +27.5 vs expected KV-H
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