in overall grade. 2017 Woodyard and Williamson returned as the starting inside linebacker duo along with Derrick Morgan and Brian Orakpo to start the regular season. On October 22, 2017, Williamson made a career-high tying 14 combined tackles during a 12–9 win at the Cleveland Browns in Week 7. In Week 15, he made six solo tackles and sacked quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in the Titans' 25–23 loss at the San Francisco 49ers. He finished his fourth season with 92 combined tackles (52 solo), three sacks, and two pass break ups in 16 games and 16 starts. The Tennessee Titans finished second in the AFC South with a 9–7 record and qualified for a Wildcard spot. On January 6, 2018, Williamson started his first career playoff game and recorded one tackle in the 22–21 victory at the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Wildcard game. The following week, he recorded nine combined tackles and a pass deflection during the Titans' 35–14 loss at the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional round. On January 15, 2018, head coach Mike Mularkey and the Tennessee Titans agreed to part ways after being unable to come to terms on future plans. Pro Football Focus gave Williamson an overall grade of 85.6, which ranked tenth among all qualifying linebackers in 2017. New York Jets 2018 On March 18, 2018, the New York Jets signed Williamson to a three-year, $22.50 million contract that includes $16 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $6 million. Williamson entered training camp slated as a starting inside linebacker. Head coach Todd Bowles named Williamson and Darron Lee the starting inside linebackers to begin the season, alongside outside linebackers Josh Martin and Jordan Jenkins. On September 20, 2018, Williamson collected a season-high 14 combined tackles (eight solo) and made two sacks during a 21–17 loss at the Cleveland Browns in Week 3. In Week 6, Williamson made five solo tackles, a season-high three pass deflections, and intercepted a pass by Andrew Luck in the Jets’ 42–34 win against the Indianapolis Colts. Williamson started in all 16 games in 2018 and recorded a career-high 120 combined tackles (80 solo), six pass deflections, three sacks, and one interception. 2019–2020 In the second preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on August 15, Williamson left the game with an apparent knee injury. The next day, it was revealed that he tore his ACL, prematurely ending