Ucambre Jakieron Thembiance Williams (born August 1, 1992) is an American former professional football offensive lineman who played for the Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of South Alabama.[2]
 Williams with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2022 | |
| Born: | August 1, 1992 Phenix City, Alabama, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 298 lb (135 kg) |
| College | South Alabama |
| High school | Central High, Phenix City[1] |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2016–2021 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 2022 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL West All-Star | 2017 |
| Career stats | |
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College career
editWilliams played right tackle at University of South Alabama from 2011 to 2014. He played four games in his first season, and redshirted his sophomore year after suffered a season-ending injury in that season's fifth game. In his junior season he was named a second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection. He was a first-team preseason pick the next year, but missed all of spring practice, recovering from surgery, though became a starter again after missing the first two games.[1]
Professional career
editCalgary Stampeders
editWilliams was picked up by the Stampeders as a tackle in 2016.[3] He played at right guard and, in the 2016 Grey Cup, as right tackle.[4] In 2017, after a string of injuries among the offensive line, he was moved to centre, where coach Dave Dickenson called him a "quick learner".[3] By the end of the season he was named the Stampedes' top offensive lineman, and best offensive lineman nominee for the CFL West Division.[4] He was the starting centre on the team that won the 106th Grey Cup in 2018. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022.[5]
Ottawa Redblacks
editOn February 8, 2022, it was announced that Williams had signed with the Ottawa Redblacks.[6] Williams played in 11 games for the Redblacks during the 2022 season. After the season, in late November 2022, Williams posted on Facebook that he had attended a CFL retirement party in his honour: At the time he had not made any official announcement regarding his future [7] On February 14, 2023, his contract expired and he became a free agent.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Hicks, Tommy (November 26, 2014). "South Alabama offensive lineman Ucambre Williams hopes for winning finish to season". The Birmingham News. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "Ucambre Williams". stampeders.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Austin, Daniel (July 12, 2017). "Ucambre Williams learning on the fly as Calgary Stampeders centre". Calgary Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Mingo, Rita (November 2, 2017). "Stamps notebook: Quiet centre Williams honoured by team". Calgary Sun. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Redblacks sign trio of offensive linemen". Ottawa Redblacks. February 8, 2022.
- ^ 3Down Staff (November 28, 2022). "Ottawa Redblacks' left tackle Ucambre Williams shares images of CFL retirement party on social media". 3DownNation. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
External links
edit- Ottawa Redblacks bio
Media related to Ucambre Williams at Wikimedia Commons
