
Marquez Williams
Status: Free Agent
Position: Fullback
Height: 5′ 10″ • Weight: 255 lbs.
School: University of Miami
NFL Franchises: Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns
Drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2017 NFL Draft in the Seventh Round. Released at the end of preseason, Marquez found himself a new home on Cleveland’s Practice Squad in Week 15, then graduated to the 53-Man Roster afterward in Week 17. Marquez remained under contract with the Browns heading into the 2018 season before departing from the team for personal reasons. Marquez’s road back to the NFL has included a season with the Atlantic City Blackjack of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2019, and now with the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL. With each step, he continues to add to his arsenal of skills in effort to be the dynamic, multidimensional Fullback capable of improving the pass game in addition to the run game.
Away from the game, Marquez employs his celebrity capital to mentor young men and women, and instill a sense of self-worth through self-empowerment via his consulting service, Classic City Sports Consulting. He endeavors to use his acquired platform to work to enrich the lives of youths in search of direction and reinforcement.