Sam Williams holds the ROLB · Depth spot in Dallas Cowboys’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Sam Williams played 17 games in 2025 with a 43% snap share.

Sam Williams is a 6'4", 265-pound right outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys. The Montgomery, AL native was selected 56th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Mississippi, where he recorded 134 tackles and 22.5 sacks across three seasons. In his 2022 rookie year, Williams appeared in 15 games and posted 19 tackles, 4.0 sacks, and seven tackles for loss. During the 2025 season, he registered 1.0 sack and two pass defenses. Entering his fifth NFL season, Williams holds a one-year contract with Dallas.

Mississippithrough 2021

Cowboys2022 — present

CollegeMississippiDraftRound 2 · No. 56 overall · 2022 · DALHometownMontgomery, AL