Daryl Williams

BIOGRAPHY

Daryl Williams was born on August 31st, 1992, in Newport News, Virginia. He is an offensive tackle in the NFL.

Daryl Williams was raised by his mother Lamesa Williams, primarily. Daryl is the second child of five children. He attended Lake Dallas High School in Corinth, Texas. He was named All-region by PrepStar. He graded out at 93 percent while recording 38 pancakes in 2009. He did not allow a sack for an offense that averaged 440 yards per game. Also a top performer in track & field, Williams had a top-throw of 15.52 meters (or 50-10) in the shot put. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit. He committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.

Williams attended the University of Oklahoma from 2010 to 2014. After redshirting as a freshman, he played in nine games as a redshirt freshman. As a sophomore in 2012, Williams became a starter, starting all 10 games he played in. Williams started all 13 games in 2013 and 2014. Williams was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played in ten regular season games, starting two of them, during the 2015 season. He played in all three playoff games for the Panthers that year.

On February 7, 2016, Williams was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10. In Week 4 of the 2016 season, against the Atlanta Falcons, with fellow tackle Michael Oher unable to play because of a concussion, Mike Remmers drew the start as the Panther's left tackle and Williams the start at right tackle. Williams would wind up starting ten games as the Panthers' right tackle throughout the remainder of the season.

Williams became a full-time starter for the Panthers in 2017, starting all 16 games at right tackle. On July 28, 2018,  Williams started in the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys. On March 14, 2019, Williams signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Panthers.

Williams signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills on April 1, 2020.

Williams signed a three-year, $28.2 million contract extension with the team on March 12, 2021.