experts and scouts. He was ranked the eighth best inside linebacker prospect in the draft by Matt Miller of Bleacher Report and NFLDraftScout.com. Miller also named Williamson the biggest sleeper amongst all inside linebackers in the draft. Tennessee Titans 2014 The Tennessee Titans selected Williamson in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was the 18th linebacker selected in 2014. May 21, 2014, the Tennessee Titans signed Williamson to a four-year, $2.41 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $194,452. Throughout training camp, Williamson competed for a roster spot and a role as a backup linebacker against Moise Fokou, Zaviar Gooden, Colin McCarthy, Patrick Bailey and Brandon Copeland. Head coach Ken Whisenhunt named Williamson the backup inside linebacker behind starters Wesley Woodyard, Zach Brown, and Zaviar Gooden to begin the regular season. He made his professional regular season debut in the Tennessee Titans' season-opening 26–10 victory at the Kansas City Chiefs. After being relegated to special teams for the first two weeks, Williams was promoted to the reserve inside linebacker on the defense after starter Zach Brown suffered a torn pectoral in the season-opener. In Week 3, he recorded his first career tackle and made four combined tackles on 13 defensive snaps as the Titans were routed by the Cincinnati Bengals 33–7. On October 5, 2014, Williamson earned his first career start after surpassing Zaviar Gooden on the depth chart. He made seven combined tackles and two pass deflections in a 29–28 loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 5. In Week 8, Williamson made a season-high ten combined tackles, broke up a pass, and recorded his first career sack on quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick as the Titans were defeated by the Houston Texans 30–16. On November 17, 2014, Williamson recorded eight combined tackles and sacked Ben Roethlisberger twice during a 27–24 loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It marked Williamson's first game with multiple sacks. He finished his rookie season in 2014 with 79 combined tackles (51 solo), four pass deflections, and three sacks in 16 games and 12 starts. 2015 After finishing the 2014 season with a 2–14 record, head coach Ken Whisenhunt hired Dick LeBeau as the assistant head coach and as the co-defensive coordinator with Ray Horton. Williamson remained as the starting inside linebacker entering camp although Zach Brown returned from injury. He was named the starter, along with Zach Brown and outside