Cade Williams
No. 69 – Retired | |
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Position: | Defensive Lineman |
Personal information | |
Born: | Boring, Oregon, U.S. | January 1, 2020 (aged 46)
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) |
Username: | dude_man |
Career information | |
High school: | Sandy High School |
College: | University of Oregon |
ISFL Draft: | 2043 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 |
DSFL Draft: | 2042 / Round: 6 / Pick: 42 |
Career history | |
Roster status: | Retired |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Cade Williams (born January 1, 2020) was an American football offensive lineman for the New Orleans Second Line and the Honolulu Hahalua of the ISFL. He played college football for University of Oregon (ORE) and in the DSFL for the Tijuana Luchadores.
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Early years
Cade Williams was born in his hometown of Boring, OR. He started playing football in middle school and slowly worked his way up to be a starting LT for his local high school team where he lead them to a 8-1 record in his senior year. He would attend University of Oregon where he played as a true freshman for a few games for them. But because of a family tragedy, he was left to care for his bed-riddled mother, and cut his college career short. Thinking he needed to earn money to care for his mother, he took a full-time job at a local grocer to pay for the medical treatments she needed. He would then find an ad online about a league that could be able to help pay for his mother’s treatments. Cade called the league office to see if he qualified, and sure enough, he did. He is a S28 ISFL prospect.
College career
As a true freshman, he played 4 games for the Oregon Ducks. The first 2 games were mostly on special teams where he was regarded as a soid player that filled his role to an exceptional degree. The starting LT for Oregon would go down in the middle of the 3rd quarter of the 2nd game, which Cade filled in nicely. He finished the game with 2 pancake blocks and 1 hurry allowed. Cade would then start in game 3 where he had 3 pancake blocks and 0 sacks allowed. His 4th game was against #5 ranked USC, where he had 8 pancake blocks and 1 hurry allowed. They would go on and upset them 35-31. His coach, Mario Cristobal, regarded him as a "young man with so much potential. I see a lot of me at his age." He would then announce that he would need to retire from college because of his family tragedy.
College career statistics
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Professional career
Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
315 lb (143 kg) |
S33
In S33, Cade Williams would go on to switch to DT for the New Orleans Second Line. In a move to help the team be put in a more successful spot, he would rather show a sense of mediocrity at the position. Going into it his first year, the coaching staff knew that this transition would be tough on him and realized that he needed to overcome a lot in order to be the best out there. He would finish the season with only 46 tackles including 4 TFL. That stat line would also include a sack as well but also 4 missed tackles.
"I know what I need to do, next season I'll really show how much I can do out on that field." Cade did not earn any award votes and the Secondline finished 3-13 in a forgettable season. Cade would then re-sign with the Secondline to a 5 season deal with MO's at the end of 2050.
S34
Cade would test FA for the start of the S34 off-season. Although he received tons of interest from teams, he decided to re-sign with the New Orleans Second Line.
With the new contract signed, Cade Williams would see a resurgence and honestly a breakout for S34. Although he did have a dip in tackles overall, he literally multiplied his sack totals by 10 compared to last season. He would also force 2 fumbles and recover 1 and managed to get a game clinching safety against Arizona. Cade described this season as an homage to all the work and dedication he gave to the team. He felt that he wasn’t giving his best when he was OL, and with the change of scenery, he was able to overcome a lot of those worries and hesitations by media and fans alike. His play helped NOLA get back to the playoffs the first time since Williams’ first year in the ISFL. Although they were blown out, Cade was thankful for the opportunity and consideration the GMs had for him.
S35
The New Orleans Second Line were off to a slow start going 3-5 in their first 8 games. Cade knew that the window was closing for his career, and offered NOLA to trade him so they can reload in the coming draft. The GMs reluctantly agreed as they saw a foundation piece in the past several seasons leaving. The Honolulu Hahalua offered the team a nice deal. It included LB Spot Robodog, HON's 2nd and 3rd round picks from S37 for Cade, NOLA's S37 Round 3 pick and 2M cap space from S36. With the new team that was shooting for the Ultimus, Cade looked to become the driving force to get the long eluding championship. The Hahalua would do it, by beating the Arizona Outlaws 26-20 and the Baltimore Hawks in the Ultimus with a 24-13 score. Cade secured a game clinching sack in the final minute of the game. He was thankful for both organizations and without their continued support, he would not be where he is at today.
S36
Coming off the Ultimus victory, Cade and the Hahalua enjoyed the victory. After making it to 2 stratight Ultimus, there was a feeling in the air that they may not get to this place again. However, they also knew that they had one of the most talented teams to ever be together. Williams took in a lot of moments from the season before. After winning it, retirement was often on his mind. But he knew he still had the itch to play another season, and he wasn't going to stop until he knew he couldn't play at a high level anymore.
The Hahalua started slow at 6-3 (slow for them) and had San Jose and Arizona nipping at their tails. With a brutal stretch of games coming up, the team clamped up and won the next 4 out of 5 games. Having clinched the 1st seed again, they looked to winning the Ultimus, which is what they did. Being the first team to go back to back since Arizona did in S18.
Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
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Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Int | PD | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG |
2048 (S33) | Second Line | 16 | 46 | 4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
2049 (S34) | Second Line | 16 | 40 | 1 | 2/1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
2050 (S35) | Hahalua | 16 | 42 | 8 | 1/2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
2051 (S36) | Hahalua | 16 | 61 | 5 | 1/2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0/0 |
Achievements and records
- Individual
- ISFL Pro Bowl (3): 2049 , 2050 , 2051
- Retired
- Dude man
- People from Oregon
- People from United States
- Developmental Simulation Football League players
- Offensive Linemen
- Tijuana Luchadores players
- New Orleans Second Line players
- Honolulu Hahalua players
- Retired players
- Season 28 players
- ASFC Pro Bowl players
- ISFL Pro Bowl players
- Season 34 ISFL Pro Bowl
- Season 35 ISFL Pro Bowl
- Season 36 ISFL Pro Bowl