Frankie Williams (American football)

Frankie Williams (born March 28, 1993) is an American professional football cornerback and kick returner for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.

Frankie Williams

Personal information
Born:	(1993-03-28) March 28, 1993 (age 30) Tampa, Florida
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Robinson (Tampa, Florida)
College:	Purdue
Position:	Cornerback/Kick returner
Undrafted:	2016
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2016) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2018–2022)
Roster status:	Active
CFL status:	American
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star (2019) CFL East All-Star (2019) 2019 John Agro Special Teams Award award winner
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 1 Sacks: 0.0 Pass deflections: 0 Interceptions: 0 Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

College career

Williams played four seasons at the Purdue University, where he appeared in 48 games (38 starts) and totaled 227 tackles (163 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 36 passes defensed, 10 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. He redshirted as a freshman with the Boilermakers in 2011, then in 2012, he participated in all 13 games (five starts) and registered 45 tackles (36 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, two interceptions and 11 passes defensed. He saw action in all 12 games (11 starts) in 2013 and finished with 61 tackles (46 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and five passes defensed. In 2014, he started all 11 games he played and earned 74 tackles (51 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one fumble recovery, 10 passes defensed and three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown). As a redshirt senior in 2015, he appeared in 12 games (11 starts) and compiled 47 tackles (30 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, half a sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, 10 passes defensed and three interceptions.

Statistics

Source:^[1]

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Purdue Boilermakers
Season	Tackles						Interceptions
	Solo	Ast	Total	Loss	Sacks	FF	Int	Yards	Avg	TD	PD
2012	36	9	45	1.0	0.0	0	2	33	16.5	0	0
2013	46	15	61	2.0	0.0	0	2	0	0.0	0	3
2014	51	23	74	1.5	1.0	0	3	119	39.7	0	7
2015	30	17	47	1.0	0.5	1	3	46	15.3	0	7
NCAA Career Totals	163	64	227	5.5	1.5	1	10	198	19.8	0	17

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Williams was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on May 7, 2016 as an undrafted free agent.^[2] He was waived on September 5, 2016 as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.^[3][4] He was promoted to the active roster on October 13, 2016.^[5] He was released on October 17, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.^[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on November 1, 2016.^[8] He was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list on November 23, 2016.^[9]

On May 15, 2017, Williams was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve.^[10] He was waived from injured reserve on May 22, 2017 with an injury settlement.^[11]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On February 6, 2018, Williams signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.^[12] He re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on January 30, 2021.^[13]

References

1. "Frankie Williams". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
2. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. May 7, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
3. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
6. "Indianapolis Colts Waive CB Frankie Williams". Blogs.Colts.com. October 17, 2016.
7. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. October 18, 2016.
8. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. November 1, 2016.
9. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. November 23, 2016.
10. Bowen, Kevin (May 15, 2017). . Colts.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
11. "Colts Waive DB Frankie Williams From I.R. With Settlement". May 22, 2017.
12. "Tiger-Cats bolster defence with three free-agent signings". February 6, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
13. "Tiger-Cats re-sign CFL's 2019 Most Outstanding Special Teams Player Williams". TiCats.ca. January 30, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

External links

• Indianapolis Colts bio
• Purdue Boilermakers bio