Joel Williams
Joel Williams
Born: December 13, 1956
Miami, FL USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 222
College: Peru St., Wisc-LaCrosse
High School: North Miami (FL)
Career: 1979-1989
Joel Williams played from 1979 to 1989 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. Williams accounted for 20 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 32 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Totals | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 32 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 111 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 8 |
| 1982 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 14 |
| 1987 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 8 |
| 1988 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 12 |
| 1989 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 3 |
Honors
1982 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
