2025 Defense Stats
TCKL
37
SACKS
1.0
INT
0
FF
1
TD
0
2026 Projections
Signed a four-year, $6.22 million contract with the Cowboys in May of 2022.
Has quiet 2025 season
Williams played in 17 games during the 2025 regular season, totaling 37 tackles (including 1.0 sacks), two defensed passes, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
ANALYSIS
Williams took on a larger role after missing all of 2024 while recovering from a torn ACL. He logged the first five starts of his career and totaled a career-high 469 defensive snaps, but while he also recorded a career-best 37 stops, he registered only 1.0 sacks after totaling 9.5 sacks across his first two seasons. Williams is slated to be an unrestricted free agent, and there's no guarantee the Cowboys will attempt to bring him back.
Williams took on a larger role after missing all of 2024 while recovering from a torn ACL. He logged the first five starts of his career and totaled a career-high 469 defensive snaps, but while he also recorded a career-best 37 stops, he registered only 1.0 sacks after totaling 9.5 sacks across his first two seasons. Williams is slated to be an unrestricted free agent, and there's no guarantee the Cowboys will attempt to bring him back.
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Measurables Review
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How do Sam Williams' measurables compare to other defensive ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 4"Weight
261 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.46 secVertical Jump
32.5 inBroad Jump
123 inHand Length
9.88 inArm Length
33.13 in
2023 Fantasy Outlook
A second-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Williams could prove to be a steal. The Ole Miss product collected four sacks in only 264 snaps as a rookie and was able to stand out as a consistent threat to get to the quarterback. He'll need to improve against the run if he wants to challenge DeMarcus Lawrence for a starting spot, but Williams is on track to emerge as a key part of the Cowboys' Micah Parsons-led pass rush this season.
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Five tackles in season opener
Williams logged five tackles (three solo) during the Cowboys' 24-20 loss to the Eagles on Thursday.
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Provides promising update
Williams (knee) said Thursday that he feels "fantastic," Jon Machota of The Athletic reports. "It feels like I never had an injury. I've put in the work. I feel great. Fantastic. No soreness. No aches. I'm running. I'm hitting 22 miles per hour, at 260 (pounds). That should tell you everything," Williams stated.
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Moving well
Williams (knee) appears "close to a full return" after moving well during OTAs on Thursday, Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
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Suspension lifted
The NFL lifted Williams' (knee) suspension Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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Handed suspension Monday
Williams (knee) was suspended Monday for three games without pay for violating the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
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Trade may be beneficial
Williams is a player who could see his career fully take off via a trade away from the Cowboys, Aaron Schatz of ESPN.com opines.
ANALYSIS
Williams showed some solid promise over his first two seasons after being selected out of Ole Miss in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft, recording 8.5 total sacks as a rotational player. However, a torn ACL wiped out his 2024 campaign, and Williams then started just five games in 2025 while recording 1.0 sacks among his 37 total tackles. Schatz points out that with Williams playing less than half the defensive snaps the majority of last season, he's likely best served by a career reset in a different locale.
Williams showed some solid promise over his first two seasons after being selected out of Ole Miss in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft, recording 8.5 total sacks as a rotational player. However, a torn ACL wiped out his 2024 campaign, and Williams then started just five games in 2025 while recording 1.0 sacks among his 37 total tackles. Schatz points out that with Williams playing less than half the defensive snaps the majority of last season, he's likely best served by a career reset in a different locale.