Alexander Williams

Alexander "Xander" Williams (born March 15, 1991) is an American football Quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 24th overall pick in the 2014 NFLHC Draft.
==Early Years==
Alexander was born in the small Northwest Texas town of Bovina. Despite a population of less than 2,000, football was still very important in the community. Growing up, Xander displayed great athleticism and a a high football IQ. He played for the Bovina Mustangs and started all 4 years, leading the team to three consecutive UIL Class A Division II playoff appearances, and a championship game appearance in his senior year. During his time at Bovina, he set school records in nearly every QB category, including: passing touchdowns, rushing yards (single season & career), career passing yards, rushing touchdowns, and yards per carry. Despite his impressive career, the level of competition he faced steered many universities away from him. With offers from Rice, Texas A&M, and Houston, he decided to play for the Aggies.
==College Career==
Alexander Williams attended Texas A&M for 4 years, declaring for the NFL Draft after his senior year.
===College statistics===
===Statistics===
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Season 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing
Season 	GP 	GS 	Comp 	Att 	Yards 	Pct. 	TD 	Int 	QB Rating 	Att 	Yards 	Avg 	TD
2013 	12 	12 	248 	365 	67.94% 	3,028 	31 	6 	162.37 	20 	79 	3.95 	0
NCAA Career Totals 	12 	12 	248 	365 	67.94% 	3,028 	31 	6 	162.37 	20 	79 	3.95 	0
==Professional Career==
===Pre-draft===
Williams ran the 40-yard dash in 4.72 seconds at the Scouting Combine. His was the second fastest of all quarterbacks in the 2014 Scouting Combine. 
===Draft===
In the 2014 NFLHC Draft, the Cleveland Browns selected Brown with the 24th overall pick. He is the first quarterback to start for the Cleveland Browns
===Cleveland Browns===
Williams was the starting QB for the Browns for their first three seasons in the league and made the Pro Bowl in 2016. Following the 2016 NFLHC Season, Williams rejected the Re-Signing offer from The Browns. He went into the 2016 offseason as the marquee free agent on the market. It was expected that Williams would receive offers in excess of $15 million per year. After a heated bidding war between the Seahawks and the Chiefs, Alexander signed a 2 year/$35 Million deal with Seattle.
===Seattle Seahawks===
Williams played very well in Seattle, including a Pro Bowl appearance and Super Bowl appearance in 2017. Similar to Cleveland, he was unable to sign a long-term contract and headed to free agency in 2020.
===Tennessee Titans===
The Titans signed Williams to a 3 year, $30 million contract to replace Kareem Taylor. Williams ability did not transfer to Tennessee and had his worst season which ultimately ended with a season-ending ACL injury. He threw for 8 TDs and 11 INTs in 10 games. He was cut by the Titans after his first season.
===Regular Season===
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Year 	Team 	Games 	Games 	Games 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Fumbles 	Fumbles 	Rating 	
Year 	Team 	GP 	GS 	Wins 	Cmp 	Att 	Pct 	Yds 	Y/A 	TD 	INT 	Rtg 	Att 	Yds 	Avg 	TD 	Fum 	Lost 	Rating 	
2014 	CLE 	11 	11 	6 	144 	235 	61.28% 	1,615 	6.87 	11 	2 	93.8 	81 	531 	6.56 	8 	0 	0 	79 	
2015 	CLE 	12 	12 	7 	151 	242 	62.40% 	1,898 	7.84 	13 	7 	94.9 	62 	306 	4.94 	4 	0 	0 	82 	
2016 	CLE 	12 	12 	7 	181 	272 	66.54% 	2,558 	9.40 	16 	9 	101.4 	60 	318 	5.30 	5 	0 	0 	85 	
2017 	SEA 	16 	16 	9 	251 	388 	64.69% 	3,249 	8.37 	15 	8 	95.2 	103 	526 	5.11 	11 	1 	1 	88 	
2018 	SEA 	15 	15 	13 	341 	552 	61.78% 	4,048 	7.33 	27 	7 	95.1 	79 	427 	5.41 	4 	0 	0 	91 	
2019 	SEA 	16 	16 	7 	275 	438 	62.79% 	3,636 	8.30 	24 	11 	96.8 	79 	379 	4.80 	3 	0 	0 	92 	
2020 	TEN 	10 	10 	3 	161 	256 	62.89% 	1,968 	7.69 	8 	11 	79.1 	40 	178 	4.45 	2 	1 	0 	90 	
Career	Career 	92 	92 	52 	1,504 	2,383 	63.11% 	18,972 	7.96 	114 	55 	94.2 	504 	2,665 	5.29 	37 	2 	1 	 	
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Year 	Team 	Contract Year 	Years 	Total 	Guaranteed 	Non-Guaranteed 	Notes 	 	 	 	
2014 	CLE 	1st 	3 	25 	4.16 	4.16 	Drafted 	 	 	 	
2015 	CLE 	2nd 	 	 	4.16 	4.16 	 	 	 	 	
2016 	CLE 	3rd 	 	 	4.16 	4.16 	 	 	 	 	
2017 	SEA 	1st 	2 	35 	8.75 	8.75 	2017 Free Agent 	 	 	 	
2018 	SEA 	2nd 	 	 	8.75 	8.75 	 	 	 	 	
2019 	SEA 	1st 	1 	19.25 	19.25 	0 	Transition Tag 	 	 	 	
2020 	TEN 	1st 	3 	30 	17.0 	2.0 	FA Signing 	 	 	 	
Career 	Career 	Career 	7 	98.25 	66.25 	32.0 	 	 	 	 	
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Year 	Team 	Injury Information	Injury Information	Notes
Year 	Team 	Games Missed 	Type 	Notes
2014 	CLE 	0 	N/A 	
2015 	CLE 	0 	N/A 	
2016 	CLE 	0 	N/A 	
2017 	SEA 	0 	N/A 	
2018 	SEA 	0 	N/A 	
2019 	SEA 	0 	N/A 	
2020 	TEN 	6 	ACL 	
Career 	Career 	6 	 	
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Year 	Team 	Games 	Games 	Games 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Fumbles 	Fumbles 	Rating
Year 	Team 	GP 	GS 	Wins 	Cmp 	Att 	Pct 	Yds 	Y/A 	TD 	INT 	Rtg 	Att 	Yds 	Avg 	TD 	Fum 	Lost 	Rating
2016 	CLE 	1 	1 	0 	11 	17 	64.71% 	149 	8.76 	1 	1 	87.6 	5 	11 	2.20 	0 	0 	0 	85
2017 	SEA 	4 	4 	3 	70 	115 	60.87% 	946 	8.23 	6 	1 	100.9 	23 	98 	4.26 	2 	0 	0 	88
2018 	SEA 	1 	1 	0 	20 	41 	48.78% 	218 	5.32 	1 	1 	62.9 	5 	11 	2.20 	0 	0 	0 	91
Career 	Career 	6 	6 	3 	101 	173 	58.38% 	1,313 	7.59 	8 	3 	90.5 	33 	120 	3.64 	2 	0 	0 	
 
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Category:Texas A&M football players
Category:Updated Through 2020