Ucambre Williams
Quick Facts
Biography
Ucambre Jakieron Thembiance Williams (born August 1, 1992) is a Canadian football offensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at University of South Alabama.
College career
Williams played right tackle at University of South Alabama from 2011 to 2014. He played four games in his first season, and redshirted his sophomore year after suffered a season-ending injury in that season's fifth game. In his junior season he was named a second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection. He was a first-team preseason pick the next year, but missed all of spring practice, recovering from surgery, though became a starter again after missing the first two games.
Calgary Stampeders
Williams was picked up by the Stampeders as a tackle in 2016. He played at right guard and, in the 2016 Grey Cup, as right tackle. In 2017, after a string of injuries among the offensive line, he was moved to centre, where coach Dave Dickenson called him a "quick learner". By the end of the season he was named the Stampedes' top offensive lineman, and best offensive lineman nominee for the CFL West Division. He was the starting centre on the team that won the 106th Grey Cup in 2018.