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Shaun Williams is a former safety out of UCLA, selected by the New York Giants with the 24th overall pick (round 1) in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played 104 regular-season games from 1998 to 2006. From 1999 on, he played for the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers.
Draft Details
Shaun Williams Career Stats
- Primary starter for 5 seasons.
Career Totals
| Games | Solo Tkl | Sacks | Def INT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 388 | 4.5 | 15 |
Defense
| Season | Team | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NYG | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2000 | NYG | 16 | 61 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYG | 16 | 60 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYG | 16 | 44 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | NYG | 10 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | NYG | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | NYG | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | CAR | 12 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Since 1999 | 89 | 278 | 98 | 16 | 4.5 | 3 | 13 | 50 | 4 |
G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.
Season-by-season detail is available from 1999 on; career totals above cover the full career.
Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026
Draft Class Context
Shaun Williams was the 1st of 6 Ss selected in the 1998 draft. The 24th overall pick has been used 60 times in draft history. Its most productive selection was Aaron Rodgers in 2005, who played 269 games. UCLA had 3 players drafted in 1998, among them Skip Hicks and Chad Overhauser. Career statistics for him are not currently held in this database; coverage is thinner for earlier draft classes.
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