Darious Williams (born March 15, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UAB. Early life and high school Williams was born and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. He originally attended Bartram Trail High School before transferring to Creekside High School after his freshman year. He played basketball, football and ran track at Creekside. College career Williams played one season at D-III Marietta College in Ohio before leaving after the season due to family issues. He then enrolled at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for the spring semester and originally was turned down after a tryout to join the football team as a walk-on. He made the team as a walk-on in 2014 under new head coach Bill Clark and was awarded a scholarship midway through the season. After UAB dropped football after the season, Williams attended Florida State College at Jacksonville and worked as a flower delivery man until UAB brought back the program in June 2015, turning down several offers to transfer. Over the course of two seasons with the Blazers, Williams played in 25 games (18 starts), recording 73 tackles, 26 passes defenced and 6 interceptions (two returned for a touchdown). He was named first-team All-Conference USA and named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Focus during for the 2017 season after making 50 tackles with a conference leading 15 passes broken up and five interceptions (fourth in the nation). Professional career Baltimore Ravens Williams went undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft. On May 4, 2018, the Baltimore Ravens signed Williams to a three-year, $1.71 million contract as an undrafted free agent. Throughout training camp, Williams competed for a roster spot as a backup cornerback against Stanley Jean-Baptiste and Bennett Jackson. Head coach John Harbaugh named Williams the seventh backup cornerback on the depth chart to start his rookie season, behind Brandon Carr, Jimmy Smith, Marlon Humphrey, Anthony Averett, Maurice Canady, and Tavon Young. He made his NFL debut on September 13, 2018, against the Cincinnati Bengals, playing on special teams. On October 6, 2018, the Baltimore Ravens waived Williams after Jimmy Smith returned from his four-game suspension. Los Angeles Rams On October 8, 2018, Williams was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams. Head coach Sean McVay named Williams the sixth cornerback on the depth chart, behind Marcus Peters, Sam Shields,