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{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jamel Williams
| number = 22, 28
| position = [[Safety (gridiron football position)|Safety]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|12|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gary, Indiana]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 205
| high_school = [[Merrillville High School|Merrillville (IN)]]
| college = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
| draftyear = 1997
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 132
| pastteams =
* [[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|1997|1999}})
* [[Green Bay Packers]] (1999)
* [[Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)|Las Vegas Outlaws]] ({{XFL Year|2001}})
| highlights =
* 2× [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|1994]], [[1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|1995]])
| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Tackle]]s
| statvalue1 = 24
| pfr = WillJa22
}}

'''Jamel Ishmael Williams''' (born December 22, 1973) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Washington Redskins]]. He also played in the [[XFL (2001)|XFL]] for the [[Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)|Las Vegas Outlaws]]. He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Nebraska]] and was selected in the fifth round of the [[1997 NFL draft]].

==Early life==
Williams was born in [[Gary, Indiana]] and attended [[Merrillville High School]] in [[Merrillville, Indiana]]. While at Merrillville, he played [[high school football]], [[basketball]], and participated in [[track and field]]. In football, Williams was a four-year [[letterman (sports)|letterman]] and helped lead Merrillville to a Class 5A regional title as he scored 45 touchdowns and rushed for 3,238 yards (5.7 per carry) in his high school career.<ref name=huskers>{{Cite web|work=Huskers.com|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1025912|title=NU Football Bio - Jamel Williams|access-date=2015-07-01}}</ref>

==College career==
Williams attended and played [[college football]] from 1994-1996 for the [[University of Nebraska]] Cornhuskers. After sitting out during his freshman season, he helped Nebraska go undefeated in 1994 on their way to the National Title. Williams again helped the Cornhuskers go undefeated in 1995, with Nebraska securing a spot in the national title game against the [[Florida Gators]] in the [[1996 Fiesta Bowl]]. During that game, Williams sacked Florida QB [[Danny Wuerffel]] for a safety early in the second quarter, part of a 29 point explosion by the Huskers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-03-sp-20380-story.html|title = Archives|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Nebraska went on to win 62-24, securing their second national title in a row. Nebraska's record during William's three years was 36-2.

==Professional career==
Williams was selected in the fifth round of the [[1997 NFL draft]] by the [[Washington Redskins]], and played there from 1997 to 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He later played in the [[XFL (2001)|XFL]] for the [[Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)|Las Vegas Outlaws]] in 2001. Williams won the XFL's first opening scramble, used to determine which team would receive the opening kickoff instead of a [[coin toss]], defeating Donnie Caldwell of the [[New York/New Jersey Hitmen]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Footballstats |nfl=jamel-williams |ESPN= |cfl= |cbs= |si= |yahoo= |pfr=WillJa22 }}

{{1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football navbox}}
{{1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football navbox}}
{{Redskins1997DraftPicks}}

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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Gary, Indiana]]
[[Category:American football safeties]]
[[Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players]]
[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]
[[Category:Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL) players]]

Jamel Williams - Revision history

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