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Mario WILLIAMS
90 DEFENSIVE END
Height: 6-6 | Weight: 285 | College: North Carolina State |
Hometown: Richlands, North Carolina | 5th NFL Season |
5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 25 |
Acquired: D1-’06 (1st overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |
Career GP/GS: 75/75 | Teams: Houston, 2006-10 |
TRANSACTIONS: Selected after junior season by
Houston Texans in first round (first pick overall)
of 2006 NFL draft…Signed by Texans on April 28,
2006.
HONORS: Started in the 2010 Pro Bowl...Started
in the 2009 Pro Bowl…Associated Press NFL
Player of the Week (Week 1, 2007)…AFC Defensive
Player of the Week (Week 1, 2007)…
AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 15,
2007)…2007 NFL Alumni Defensive Lineman of
the Year…2007 Second Team Associated Press
All-Pro.
PRO: The prototype for NFL defensive ends…has
a rare combination of size, speed, athleticism
and strength…boasts a 41-inch vertical jump
despite weighing nearly 300 pounds…started
every game in his four-year plus career and is
the only Texan defender to start every game in
that time span…holds the Texans all-time lead
in sacks after only four years with 48.5…has 228
total tackles (180 solo)…has scored one career
touchdown…established the Texans single-season
sack record with 14.0 in 2007 and followed
that up with 12.0 in 2008…has forced ten fumbles
and recovered three in his career and has ten
career passes defensed…named second-team
AP All-Pro in 2007…earned starting roles in the
2009 and 2010 Pro Bowls…was named a 2008
Pro Bowl alternate.
2010 (Houston 11/11): Named one of the defensive
captains for the 2010 season...Had four
tackles (two solo) including one sack and five
quarterback hits vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...made
four tackles (three solo) including 3.0 sacks and
two passes defensed at Washington (9/19)...had
three hits on the quarterback vs. Dallas (9/26)...
sacked QB Bruce Gradkowski once for an 11-
yard loss, had two solo tackles and forced a
fumble at Oakland (10/3)...made three tackles
(two solo) vs. NY Giants (10/10)...made three solo
tackles including one for a loss vs. Kansas City
(19/17)...made one solo tackle and had one hit
on the quarterback at Indianapolis (11/1)...made
two tackles including an assist on a sack with
Antonio Smith vs. San Diego (11/7)...assisted on
one tackle and had three hits on the quarterback
at Jacksonville (11/14)...had four solo tackles
including two sacks of QB Mark Sanchez at NY
Jets (11/21)...made two solo tackles including a
sack of QB Rusty Smith on the game’s first play
vs. Tennessee (11/28).
2009 (Houston 16/16): Started every game for the
fourth straight season and led the team in sacks
for the third straight year...finished the year with
9.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery
and three passes defensed...was named as
a starter to the 2010 AFC Pro Bowl squad...tied a
career high with seven tackles (six solos) along
with a pass defensed and two quarterback hits
vs. the New York Jets (9/13)...recorded his first
sack of 2009 at Tennessee (9/20) to go along with
four tackles (one for loss) and two quarterback
hits...started and had three solo tackles vs. Jacksonville
(9/27)...had one sack and thee hits on the
quarterback, including one to force a fumble, to
go along with four tackles (three solo) vs. Oakland
(10/4)...had one hit on the quarterback at
Arizona (10/11)...had three tackles (two solo) at
Cincinnati (10/18)...made three tackles (two solo)
including one sack, two tackles for loss and two
quarterback hits vs. San Francisco (10/25)...had
one hit on the quarterback at Buffalo (11/1)...recorded
his fourth sack of the season at Indianapolis
(11/8) where he also had on pass defensed,
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