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| Fresno State Bulldogs | |||||||||||
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| Title | Cornerbacks coach | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1967-03-30)March 30, 1967 (age 58) Osceola, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school | Coalinga (Coalinga, California) | ||||||||||
| College | Fresno State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1990: 1st round, 16th overall pick | ||||||||||
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James Earl "J.D."Williams (born March 30, 1967) is an Americanfootball coach and formercornerback who is the cornerbacks coach for theFresno State Bulldogs. He playedcollege football at Fresno State and was selected by theBuffalo Bills in the first round of the1990 NFL draft.[2] Williams played in six NFL seasons, from 1990 to 1994 and 1996 for the Bills,Arizona Cardinals, andSan Francisco 49ers.[3]
Williams was most notable for being the first player on the Buffalo Bills squad to don number 31, which had been "retired" to represent the spirit of the franchise. Since Williams wore the number, the Bills have allowed anyone to wear the 31 jersey; it was later worn byDwayne Wright, who like Williams, went to Fresno State.Jairus Byrd wore the number before becoming a free agent; he used it because his college number, 32, was unofficially retired because ofO. J. Simpson.
After retiring from football, Williams became a football coach beginning in 1997 as a graduate assistant at Fresno State.[4]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 5 ft9+7⁄8 in (1.77 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 29+3⁄4 in (0.76 m) | 8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | 4.34 s | 1.55 s | 2.54 s | 4.03 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) | 9 reps |
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