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.
Shawn Williams
Top 18% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2018Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #361
Height6'0"
Weight212 lb
BornMay 13, 1991
Age35
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #84 (Rd 3) · CIN · 2013 · +27.5 vs expected KV-H
65actual
37.5 expected · Δ+27.5
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