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James Williams

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Tennessee Titans · LB

James Williams recorded 27 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

1.8

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

27

career games

Five defining games

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

Regular Season
1993
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 14, 1993

Green Bay Packers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1993

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2025
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 21, 2025

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2025

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1991
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 28, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 27, 1991

Chicago Bears vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2024
TENNESSEETITANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 22, 2024

Tennessee Titans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2024

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 9 total tackles · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2025
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 21, 2025

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2025

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1993
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 14, 1993

Green Bay Packers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1993

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2025
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 4, 2026

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Jan 4, 2026

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1995
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 3, 1995

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1987–1999

01
NOWILLIAMS—James Williams
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1995–1999

02
JAXWILLIAMS—James Williams
JAXBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

Four straight playoff trips and two AFC title games

Jacksonville Jaguars · The expansion rocket

Tom Coughlin built an expansion roster with extraordinary speed, upsetting Denver in 1996 and going 14–2 three years later.

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Franchise era

2022–present

03
TENWILLIAMS—James Williams
TENSIMMONS98Jeffery Simmons
TENLEVIS8Will Levis

The power core gives way to a younger roster

Tennessee Titans · The next Tennessee reset

The Titans began moving on from the Henry–Tannehill team and rebuilding around Simmons, new skill talent and another quarterback search.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons27 career games35 career solo tackles4 career sacksCollege: MiamiDrafted by: TENDraft pick: 242Jersey: 521 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 27, 1991Most recent: Sep 27, 2026

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