NFL Playoffs: Ranking All Former Vols in the Postseason
. Defensive Tackle. Oakland Raiders. Dan Williams. 11. player. 28
Still going strong with the Oakland Raiders, Dan Williams is going to be even more crucial now with Derek Carr out due to injury.
For the year, Williams finished with 17 tackles and half a sack. But the 6’2″ 330-pound nose tackle has made a point to be as much of a cog in the middle as possible. Unfortunately, it hasn’t worked too well with the Oakland Raiders ranked No. 23 in the nation in rush defense and dead last in total sacks.
As a result, the lack of production of Williams’s unit overshadows how crucial he is. And it drops his ranking among former Vols in the NFL Playoffs to No. 11.
This was far and away Williams’s worst year in the NFL. Before 2016, he never had fewer than 20 total tackles in a year, and four times he had between 38 and 48 total tackles. He did that each of the past two years.
But maybe he’s saving his energy for the postseason this year. After all, he did have three tackles in his only postseason appearance. And the Raiders will seriously need him to step up this year.
Williams actually sees more action than two other defensive tackles on this list, but production matters, and that’s why he fell to here.
Speaking of those other defensive tackles, we go to one next.