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'{{short description|American football linebacker}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Avery Williams | image = | current_team = Ottawa Redblacks | number = 42 | position = [[Linebacker]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|2}} | birth_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]] | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 220 | high_school = [[Archbishop Curley High School|Baltimore (MD) Archbishop Curley]] | college = [[Temple Owls football|Temple]] | undraftedyear = 2017 | pastteams = * [[Houston Texans]] ({{NFL Year|2017}})* * [[Ottawa Redblacks]] ({{CFL Year|2018}}–present) | pastteamsnote = yes | status = Active | cflstatus = International | nfl = 2559282 | cfl =avery-williams/162795/ }} '''Avery A. Williams''' (born September 2, 1994) is a [[gridiron football]] [[linebacker]] who currently plays for the [[Canadian Football League]]'s [[Ottawa Redblacks]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Temple Owls football|Temple]], and high school football at [[Archbishop Curley High School]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. ==Early years== Williams played running back, wide receiver, linebacker, and defensive back for at Archbishop Curley High School. Honors: 2016 - All-American Athletic Conference Second Team (AAC) ... ECAC First Team All-Star ... All-American Athletic Conference Third Team (Phil Steele) ... Eastern Football/Metro NY Football Writers Player of the Week (Cin) ... Defensive Production Player of the Week (Cin) ... Defensive Effort Player of the Week (Charlotte). 2016 (Redshirt Senior): Emerged as a starting strong side linebacker during camp ... recorded a game-high and career-high 12 tackles in the opener vs Army (was the first Temple player other than Tyler Matakevich to lead the team in tackles in 16 games) ... recorded first forced fumble of his career vs. Stony Brook ... recorded first fumble recovery of career at Penn State ... recorded a team-high seven tackles (four solo) and second forced fumble of his career vs. Cincinnati ... recorded his first solo sack of the year versus UConn ... led team in tackles in three games (Army, Cincinnati, East Carolina), more than any other player. 2015 (Redshirt Junior): Shared the SLB role with Stephaun Marshall ... recorded first pass broken up of the season at UMass ... intercepted Tanner Lee against Tulane and returned it 13 yards ... game captain at ECU ... his return to the starting lineup coincided with the defense shutting down both Memphis and UConn. 2014 (Redshirt Sophomore): Emerged from summer camp as the starter at SLB ... was injured in week 8 loss at Houston ... returned to the lineup in week 10 at Penn State ... recorded first career sack to of QB Tanner Lee to end the Tulane game and had a career seven tackles, five solo. 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): Began the season at RB but was converted to LB late in training camp ... played in the first 6 games of the season, mostly on special teams … injured his hamstring @Cin. and missed 2 games. 2012 (Freshman): Redshirted ==Professional career== Williams was signed by the [[Houston Texans]] as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=OFFICIAL: Texans sign 20 college free agents|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/OFFICIAL-Texans-sign-20-college-free-agents/0ce73e00-7f22-4739-a09e-8882b2f04f88|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=May 12, 2017|accessdate=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018232918/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/OFFICIAL-Texans-sign-20-college-free-agents/0ce73e00-7f22-4739-a09e-8882b2f04f88|archive-date=October 18, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was waived on September 2, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Transactions-Texans-down-to-53-man-roster/66026019-c0ba-4265-9447-6d6bbed1a110|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108032629/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Transactions-Texans-down-to-53-man-roster/66026019-c0ba-4265-9447-6d6bbed1a110|archive-date=January 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> On January 8, 2018, Williams signed with the [[Canadian Football League]]'s [[Ottawa Redblacks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/01/08/redblacks-release-db-taylor-sign-five/|title=REDBLACKS release DB Taylor; sign five|date=January 8, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, he was the Ottawa Redblacks Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Defensive Player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/30/cfl-announces-2019-team-award-winners/|title=CFL announces 2019 team award winners|date=October 30, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.owlsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7153 Temple Owls bio] {{Ottawa Redblacks roster navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Avery}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1994 births]] [[Category:American football linebackers]] [[Category:African-American players of American football]] [[Category:Temple Owls football players]] [[Category:Houston Texans players]] [[Category:Players of American football from Maryland]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Baltimore]] [[Category:Ottawa Redblacks players]] [[Category:Canadian football linebackers]] {{Linebacker-1990s-stub}}'