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Nick Williams

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Los Angeles Chargers · DT

Nick Williams recorded 72 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

72

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Nick Williams's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2019
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 29, 2019

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2019

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2016
MIAMIDOLPHINS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 8, 2017

Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2017

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2023
DALLASCOWBOYS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 16, 2023

Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2023

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 10, 2019

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2019

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
CHICAGOBEARS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 3, 2019

Chicago Bears vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2019

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Nick Williams's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 7 total tackles · 2 sacks

Regular Season
2019
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 29, 2019

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2019

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2023
DALLASCOWBOYS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 16, 2023

Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2023

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2021
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 20, 2021

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2021

3 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Nick Williams's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2013–2017

01
KCWILLIAMS—Nick Williams
KCSMITH11Alex Smith
KCCHARLES25Jamaal Charles

Structure and speed end the playoff drought

Kansas City Chiefs · Reid builds the platform

Andy Reid immediately restored winning, developed Kelce and Tyreek Hill, and created the environment for a young quarterback to take over.

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Franchise era

2016–present

02
MIAWILLIAMS—Nick Williams
MIATAGOVAILOA1Tua Tagovailoa
MIAHILL10Tyreek Hill

Tua, Hill and Waddle stretch every blade of grass

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Miami accumulated draft capital, built the league's fastest skill group and returned to the playoffs behind Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense.

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Franchise era

2013–present

03
CHIWILLIAMS—Nick Williams
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

04
DETWILLIAMS—Nick Williams
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2021–present

05
DETWILLIAMS—Nick Williams
DETGOFF16Jared Goff
DETBROWN14Amon-Ra St. Brown

Culture, line play and a fearless contender

Detroit Lions · Restore the roar

Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell converted the Stafford trade into a deep core, won the division and reached the NFC Championship Game while reconnecting team and city.

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Franchise era

2013–present

06
NYGWILLIAMS—Nick Williams
NYGBECKHAM13Odell Beckham Jr.
NYGBARKLEY26Saquon Barkley

One playoff breakthrough amid repeated resets

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

The title core aged, Beckham supplied a spectacular interlude and changing front offices struggled to construct a durable successor.

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Franchise era

2017–present

07
LACWILLIAMS—Nick Williams
LACHERBERT10Justin Herbert
LACALLEN13Keenan Allen

Herbert's arm begins another reset

Los Angeles Chargers · Back in Los Angeles

The Chargers returned to Los Angeles and found Herbert, whose immediate production renewed the promise and pressure surrounding the franchise.

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Franchise era

2015–present

08
SFWILLIAMS—Nick Williams
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons26 career games30 career receptions280 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdownsCollege: SamfordDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 223Jersey: 691 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 17, 2015Most recent: Dec 23, 2023

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.