Dan Williams is a professional football player for the Arizona Cardinals. He was selected by the team as the 26th overall pick in the draft on Thursday, April 22, 2010.http://www.nfl.com/draft/2010/tracker#dt-by-round-input:1 In his early career, he played for Memphis East High School in Memphis, Tennessee and for the Tennessee Volunteers. He was All-State by the Associated Press and Tennessee sportwriters his senior season in 2004. Williams redshirted at Tennessee his freshman year in 2005. In 2006, he played the final three games of the season and six games overall. Williams increased his production and playing time every season and in 2009 finished with 62 tackles and two quarterback sacks. He majored in Legal Studies at Tennessee.http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_dan00.html

Dan Williams was named preseason All-SEC Second Team by SEC coaches. On October 12, 2009 Williams had five tackles against the Georgia Bulldogs and was names outstanding SEC defensive performance of the week. Williams was also named for his oustanding performance on November 2 and November 16. He was named All-SEC Second Team by the coaches and Associated Press All-SEC First Team on December 8.http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/archive/1125522?tag=pageRow;pageContainer Williams ended his collegiate career with 153 tackles, 69 solo tackles and 6 quarterback sacks.http://espndb.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=175676

Dan Williams played in 12 games and started 9 in 2008. He lead all Tennessee defensive tackles in tackles, was second in quarterback pressures and third in tackles made for losses of yardage. Williams had at least three tackles in every game of the season. Eric Berry was the only other Tennessee player to accomplish that feat. Dan Williams finished the season with 45 tackles, 23 solo tackles and 1.5 quarterback sacks.http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_dan00.html