2024 SEASON: Played in 13 games with six starts, recording 47 tackles (30 solo), a tackle for a loss, an interception, three passes defensed and a forced fumble…On special teams, posted two tackles and recovered an onside kick…Was named to the PFWA All-Rookie team…Was inactive for four games due to a hamstring injury (Week 9) and a quadricep injury (Weeks 16-18)…Vs. Indianapolis (Sept. 15): Recorded two tackles (both solo) and an INT, posting his first career INT on a Hail Mary attempt by QB Anthony Richardson to seal the victory for Green Bay. Also contributed on special teams, recovering an onside-kick attempt by the Colts late in the fourth quarter…At L.A. Rams (Oct. 6): Made his first career start, leading the team with a career-high 10 tackles (four solo) and a career- best two passes defensed. Became the first Green Bay rookie with 10-plus tackles and multiple passes defensed in a game since S Nick Collins (Nov. 21, 2005)…Vs. Arizona (Oct. 13): Recorded his first career tackle for a loss and forced fumble to go along with four tackles (all solo). Took down QB Kyler Murray for a loss of 2 yards on third down to force Arizona to punt. In the third quarter, punched the ball loose from WR Greg Dortch, which was recovered by CB Jaire Alexander…Vs. Houston (Oct. 20): Started and recorded a team-high nine tackles (six solo). Stopped RB Joe Mixon short of the end zone on a two-point conversion attempt in the second quarter…Vs. San Francisco (Nov. 24): Registered three tackles (two solo), including a stop of WR Jauan Jennings short of the line to gain on a fourth down in the fourth quarter. Also posted a tackle on kickoff coverage…At Philadelphia (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 12): Started and posted four tackles (two solo) and a pass defensed. Broke up a pass intended for TE Dallas Goedert in the second quarter. Stopped RB Saquon Barkley short of the line to gain on third-and-8 to help hold the Eagles to a field goal in the fourth quarter...2024 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the fourth round (No. 111 overall).
COLLEGE: Played four seasons at Fresno State (2019-22) and one season at Oregon (2023) and was selected to an all- conference team in each of his final four seasons in college…Overall, saw action in 52 games with 45 starts in five seasons (2019-23), recording 307 tackles (214 solo), 16 tackles for a loss, 5½ sacks, four QB hurries, four INTs, 16 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries…Majored in business management…2023: Started the last 13 games of the season after missing the season opener due to an injury… Earned second-team All-Pacific-12 honors from the coaches and third-team All-Pac-12 recognition from Phil Steele after leading the Ducks with 82 tackles (49 solo) and recording a career-high 4½ sacks (No. 2 on the team and No. 1 among Pac-12 defensive backs)…Added five tackles for a loss, two QB hurries, two fumble recoveries (tied career high), a forced fumble and two passes defensed…Posted multiple tackles in all 13 games played, including eight games with five-plus tackles…Was No. 2 on the team with 744 defensive snaps played…Finished with a career-high 14 tackles (eight solo) vs. Washington State (Oct. 21), the most by a Duck on the season and the most by an Oregon defender since his brother, S Bennett Williams, recorded 14 against Utah in 2022…Led the team with nine tackles (six solo), a sack, a pass defensed and a forced fumble, and recovered a fumble by RB Austin Jones on a botched exchange to give Oregon the ball at the USC 48 late in the third quarter vs. USC (Nov. 11)…2022: Started all 10 games played and finished No. 2 on the team with 66 tackles (54 solo)…Registered a career-best six tackles for a loss, a sack, two QB hurries, four passes defensed and a blocked punt…Earned second-team All-Mountain West honors from the coaches, media and Phil Steele…Was selected as a permanent team captain by his teammates… Missed four weeks due to an injury suffered at USC (Sept. 17)… Recorded four-plus tackles in every game and a tackle for a loss in seven contests…Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors in the fall…Registered a season-best nine tackles (eight solo), a tackle for a loss and a career-best three passes defensed vs. Oregon State (Sept. 10)…Tied his season high with nine tackles (seven solo), including a shared tackle for a loss at UNLV (Nov. 11)…Finished with six tackles (five solo), a shared tackle for a loss and a blocked punt vs. Wyoming (Nov. 26), marking the Bulldogs' first blocked punt since 2018…2021: Started all 13 games, recording career highs in tackles (92), solo tackles (59), passes defensed (six), interceptions (three) and fumble recoveries (two)…Also added a forced fumble and 4½ tackles for a loss…Earned first-team All-Mountain West recognition from the coaches, media, Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus…Led the team in tackles, INTs and passes defensed…Ranked No. 9 in the Mountain West in tackles and posted five double-digit-tackle games, the most by a Bulldog defensive back since 2016… Helped the Bulldogs rank tied for No. 20 in the nation in scoring defense (20.5 ppg), highlighted by two shutouts…Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors…Recorded his first career double-digit-tackle performance with 12 tackles (five solo) and a pass defensed at Oregon (Sept. 4)…Notched seven tackles (four solo), a shared tackle for a loss and a career-high two INTs at Wyoming (Oct. 16)…Recorded 10 tackles (eight solo), 1½ tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery at the 50-yard line late in the fourth quarter with the Bulldogs up by eight points at Nevada (Oct. 23)…Named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week after racking up a season-best 13 tackles (10 solo), a tackle for a loss, an INT and two passes defensed at San Diego State (Oct. 30)…2020: Started in four games of the pandemic- shortened season while missing two contests due to injury, recording 27 tackles (21 solo), two passes defensed, a forced fumble, a shared tackle for a loss and a blocked kick…Finished No. 3 on the team in tackles and led the team in tackles in two games…Earned honorable mention All-Mountain West recognition from the coaches and media and fourth-team All-Mountain West honors from Phil Steele…Was voted a team captain and was named to the Academic All-Mountain West team in the fall…Finished with seven tackles (three solo), a shared tackle for a loss, a forced fumble, a pass defensed and a blocked extra point at Utah State (Nov. 14)…2019: Appeared in all 12 games as a true freshman with five starts…Finished the season with 40 tackles (31 solo), an INT, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two passes defensed…Earned his first career start and finished with a season-best nine tackles (seven solo) and his first career INT on his way to earning Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honors at Hawai'i (Nov. 2)…Became the first Fresno State freshman to be named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week and the first to be named a player of the week since 2013.
PERSONAL: Given name Evan James Williams…Born in Los Gatos, Calif. …Nickname is "E-Dubb"…His brother, Bennett, played safety at Illinois and Oregon, spent the 2023 off-season and training camp with the Miami Dolphins and plays for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League… High school: Lettered two years in football at St. Francis High School (Mountain View, Calif.), where he played cornerback and wide receiver…As a senior, finished with 891 receiving yards and became the school's all-time TD reception leader in a season and career…Selected as the CIF-Central Coast Section All-Around Player of the Year and the West Catholic Athletic League Player of the Year in 2018…Earned first-team All-Nor Cal recognition…As a junior, helped the Lancers to a CIF Division 2-A state title…Also lettered two years in basketball… Community involvement: Attended a high school football game between West De Pere-De Pere and interacted with fans as part of the Packers Vs. Cancer initiative in September 2024…Ran drills and interacted with kids at a football camp at Syble Hopp School in De Pere, Wis., in September 2024… Signed autographs to raise money for The Salvation Army during the 2024 holiday season.
