Sam Williams participates in professional football as a defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He weighs 118 kilograms and stands 1.93 meters tall. While he was a student there, he played football for Robert E. Lee High School. Prior to moving to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) for his junior and senior years, he played collegiate football at Northeast Mississippi Community College in 2017 and 2018.
He participated in collegiate football at Ole Miss for the Ole Miss Rebels. He played in 12 games during his first season at Ole Miss in 2019 and finished with 38 tackles, 6 sacks, and 1 interception. He made six of the 10 starts in 2020, finishing with 40 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, and four sacks. In 2021, he went back to Ole Miss and set a new team record for sacks in a single season. He was selected for the Walter Camp and Sporting News second team All-America in 2021 as a senior.
He was chosen for the first team of the Southeastern Conference and the All-America third team by the Associated Press and Phil Steele, respectively. With 10.5 sacks, he tied the school record, and his 57 total tackles were the highest by a defensive lineman for the Rebels since 2018. In the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft, Williams was taken by the Dallas Cowboys with the 56th overall choice.
How Much Does Sam Williams Make?
Sam Williams makes an annual salary of over $1.5 million per his contract with the Cowboys.