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1 Early life  




2 College career  




3 Professional career  


3.1  NFL statistics  






4 Post NFL  




5 Head coaching record  




6 References  




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Shaun Williams (American football)






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Shaun Williams
William Paterson Pioneers
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1976-10-10) October 10, 1976 (age 47)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:Crespi Carmelite (Encino, California)
College:UCLA
NFL draft:1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • William Paterson (2009–2012)
    Assistant
  • William Paterson (2013–2020)
    Defensive coordinator & safeties coach
  • William Paterson (2021)
    Interim head coach
  • William Paterson (2022–present)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:501
Interceptions:15
Sacks:4.5
Player stats at PFR

Shaun LeJon Williams (born October 10, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Giants. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning second-team All-American honors in 1997.

Early life

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Williams attended Crespi Carmelite High SchoolinEncino, California and played both tailback and safety. He won All-CIF Division I and Del Rey League MVP in his last two seasons of his high school career.

College career

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He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he majored in Pre-Psychology. Williams started in three of his four seasons for the Bruins. As a junior, started nine games and registered 59 tackles (3rd on the team) and three sacks resulting in All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention. In his senior season, Williams started nine games and recorded two interceptions and nine pass deflections. He also finished second on the team with 68 tackles. Was chosen for the All-Pac-10 Conference First-team.

Professional career

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Williams was drafted in the first round with the 24th overall pick in 1998 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.[1] In the 1998 and 1999 seasons, he mainly played in the nickel defense and special teams. Williams started every game in the 2000–2002 seasons. In 2003, Williams suffered a season-ending right knee injury in 10th game of the season versus the Philadelphia Eagles. He started two games in the 2004 season before tearing a ligament in his left knee, which forced him to miss the remainder of the season.

In his nine years in the NFL, Williams recorded 335 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 15 interceptions with a total of 130 yards in the returns.

NFL statistics

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Year TEam Games Combined Tackles Tackles Assisted Tackles Sacks Forced Fumbles Fumble Recoveries Fumble Return Yards Interceptions Interception Return Yards Yards per Interception Return Longest Interception Return Interceptions Returned for Touchdown Passes Defended
1998 NYG 13 24 19 5 0.0 0 0 0 2 6 3 6 0 3
1999 NYG 11 16 12 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
2000 NYG 16 88 68 20 0.0 0 1 0 3 52 17 40 0 13
2001 NYG 16 95 77 18 1.0 0 0 0 3 25 8 20 0 9
2002 NYG 16 91 66 25 2.0 0 1 0 2 -2 -1 0 0 10
2003 NYG 10 60 46 14 1.5 1 1 0 1 14 14 14 0 5
2004 NYG 2 10 10 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2005 NYG 8 19 17 2 0.0 0 0 0 2 34 17 34 0 2
2006 CAR 12 73 61 12 0.0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 4
Career 104 476 376 100 4.5 3 3 0 15 130 9 40 0 53

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Post NFL

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In 2013, Williams became the defensive coordinator at William Paterson University for their football team, the Pioneers, after spending the preceding four seasons as a part-time assistant coach there.[3] He was promoted to head coach in 2022.[4] Williams announced the New York Giants 33rd overall pick for the 2015 NFL Draft Landon Collins.

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
William Paterson Pioneers (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2022–present)
2022 William Paterson 5–5 2–4 T–4th
2023 William Paterson 2–8 1–5 6th
2024 William Paterson 0–0 0–0
William Paterson: 7–13 3–9
Total: 7–13

References

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  1. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  • ^ "Shaun Williams Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  • ^ "Former NFL Player Williams Named Football's Defensive Coordinator". William Paterson University Athletics. March 28, 2013.
  • ^ "Shaun Williams - Head Football Coach". William Paterson University Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

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