Evan Williams

Evan Williams (born July 28, 2001) is an American professional football safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Oregon Ducks.

Early life Williams attended high school at St. Francis in Mountain View, California. Williams committed to play college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs.

College career Fresno State In Williams’s first collegiate season in 2019, he totaled 40 tackles, two pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. Williams finished the 2020 season with 27 tackles and a forced fumble, where for his performance he was named an honorable mention member of the all Mountain West football team. In the 2021 season, Williams notched 92 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, and three interceptions. For his performance in the 2021 season, Williams was named first team all Mountain West. Williams finished the 2022 season with 69 tackles with six going for a loss, a sack, and four pass deflections. For his performance in the 2022 season, Williams was named second-team all-Mountain West. After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Williams decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Oregon Williams transferred to play for the Oregon Ducks. During his only season at Oregon, Williams finished the season with a team-high 82 tackles, with five tackles for loss, four and a half sacks, two pass deflections, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. For Williams’s performance on the 2023 season, he was honored by being named second team all Pac-12.

Professional career

Williams was selected 111th overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2024 NFL draft. He was the second of three safeties drafted by the Packers in the 2024 draft, as part of a remade safety room headlined by prized free-agent signing Xavier McKinney. On May 14, he signed his contract with the Packers. He was the starter at safety opposite McKinney by Week 4, ahead of fellow rookie Javon Bullard, a second-round pick, who was moved down to the slot/nickel corner position. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2024 GB 13 6 49 31 18 0.0 1 0 3 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 2025 GB 16 15 100 48 52 0.0 4 0 5 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 Career 29 21 149 79 70 0.0 5 0 8 4 1 0.3 1 0 1 1 Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2024 GB 1 1 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2025 GB 1 1 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 2 2 11 8 3 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Source: pro-football-reference.com

Personal life Williams is the brother of former Oregon and CFL Defensive back Bennett Williams.