P.J. Williams

New Orleans Saints 78th pick

S · Florida State · 2015–2022

Draft Details

Year

2015

Round

Round 3

Pick

78th overall

Team

New Orleans Saints

Position

College

Florida State

P.J. Williams Career Stats

Primary starter for 2 seasons.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2016	NO	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
2017	NO	13	34	13	1	0	0	2	9	0
2018	NO	14	40	9	2	1	2	1	9	2
2019	NO	14	32	10	2	1	1	1	4	0
2020	NO	13	31	9	0	0	0	1	2	0
2021	NO	15	35	6	2	2	4	3	5	1
2022	NO	8	16	9	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career		79	193	58	7	4	7	8	33	3

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

P.J. Williams is a former safety out of Florida State, selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 78th overall pick (round 3) in the 2015 NFL Draft. He played 89 regular-season games from 2016 to 2022, with the New Orleans Saints.

More from the 2015 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	TB	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida State
1	2	TEN	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
1	3	JAX	Dante Fowler Jr.	DE	Florida
1	4	LV	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
1	5	WAS	Brandon Scherff	G	Iowa
1	6	NYJ	Leonard Williams	DE	USC
1	7	CHI	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
1	8	ATL	Vic Beasley	DE	Clemson
1	9	NYG	Ereck Flowers	G	Miami
1	10	LA	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia

Shop Related Gear

As an Amazon Associate, NFL Records earns from qualifying purchases. Links open Amazon in a new tab.