Darious Williams


Darious Williams is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He played college football at UAB.

College career

Williams played one season at D-III Marietta College in Ohio before leaving due to family issues. He then enrolled at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and walked on to its football team. Over the course of two seasons with the Blazers, Williams played in 25 games, recording 73 tackles, 26 passes defenced and 6 interceptions. He was named first-team All-Conference USA and named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Focus during for the 2017 season after making 50 tackles with a conference leading 15 passes broken up and five interceptions.

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Williams signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018. He made his NFL debut on September 13, 2018 against the Cincinnati Bengals, playing on special teams. He was waived by the Ravens on October 6, 2018.

Los Angeles Rams

On October 8, 2018, Williams was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams. He remained on the Rams roster for the rest of the 2018, appearing in one game. Williams made the Rams 53-man roster out of training camp the next season. He scored his first NFL touchdown on October 20, 2019 against the Atlanta Falcons, recovering a fumble in the end zone on a punt return. The game was also the first start of his career at cornerback. Williams recorded his first career interception, picking off a tipped pass by Jimmy Garoppolo, on December 21, 2019 in his second career start against the San Francisco 49ers. In the following week's game against the Arizona Cardinals, Williams intercepted a pass thrown by Kyler Murray during the 31–24 win. Williams played in 14 games during the 2019 season, starting three and finishing the year with 15 tackles, four passes defended, two interceptions and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.