Williams (hamstring) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Rams, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
Despite logging three consecutive DNPs during the Jets' week of practice, Williams still has a chance to suit up in Week 16. He would be a significant loss to the Jets' defense if he's unable to play Sunday, having recorded 35 total tackles, including 6.0 sacks, through 14 games this season. Solomon Thomas is likely to step in and start alongside Javon Kinlaw on the Jets' defensive line if Williams is sidelined Sunday.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Not practicing Wednesday
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Williams (hamstring) will not practice Wednesday, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.
Williams suffered a hamstring injury during New York's win over the Jaguars in Week 15, in which he logged just one solo tackle while playing 68 percent of defensive snaps. The standout defensive tackle will have two more chances to get back on the practice field prior to Sunday's game against the Rams.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Suffers injury in win
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Williams suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday's win over the Jaguars, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
Williams will need further evaluation before any potential timeline is given for his return. The veteran defensive tackle has been somewhat of an ironman, only missing one game in the last three seasons. Clarity on his status for Week 16 against the Rams should come when the team releases its first practice report Wednesday.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Gets in backfield in loss
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Williams recorded seven tackles (five solo), including 1.0 sacks and an additional tackle for a loss, in Sunday's 28-27 loss to the Colts.
The defensive tackle also played on 72 percent of the defensive snaps. Williams has 32 tackles (22 solo), including 6.0 sacks, on the year.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Back in sack column Sunday
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Williams recorded three tackles (two solo), including 1.5 sacks, during Sunday's 25-22 loss at New England.
Williams was a serious problem for the Patriots' rickety offensive line throughout the afternoon, and it manifested in the box score. He'll look to carry his momentum into Week 9 versus the Texans, though his position generally makes him a better real-life asset than IDP play.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Logs second sack of season Monday
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Williams logged three tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, during Monday's 23-20 loss to the Bills.
Williams got to Josh Allen midway through the fourth quarter for a sack, and the Jets were able to hold the line on the next play to force the Bills to kick a 22-yard field goal. Williams is now up to 2.0 sacks on the season, which is third-most on the Jets behind Will McDonald (7.5) and Micheal Clemons (2.5).
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Doubles season sack total
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Williams had six tackles (two solo), including a sack, in Sunday's 32-6 loss to Buffalo.
The sack was one of Williams' two tackles for loss Sunday. Williams has been a disruptive force on the interior with seven tackles for loss despite seeing frequent double teams, but he has just two sacks through 10 games after racking up a career-high 12 sacks last season.
The Jets signed Williams to a four-year, $96 million extension Thursday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
The deal includes $66 million guaranteed. The $24 million per year in new money makes Williams the NFL's second-highest-paid interior defensive lineman, trailing only Aaron Donald. Williams is coming off a career-best 12 sacks last season and has 27.5 total since being drafted No. 3 overall in 2019. Williams was a first-team All-Pro last year and finished seventh in Defensive Player of the Year voting. He doesn't turn 26 years old until December and should remain a foundational piece for coach Robert Saleh's defense.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Not attending voluntary workouts
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Williams is skipping the voluntary part of the offseason program as he continues to negotiate a new contract, Al Iannazzone of Newsday reports.
Williams produced a career-high 12 sacks in 2022, recording 55 total tackles while deflecting four passes, forcing two fumbles and recovering a fumble over 16 contests. As a result of his massive campaign, Williams wants a contract extension ahead of 2023 and has said he will hold out of the voluntary workouts while negotiating.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Wants extension after 12-sack year
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Williams finished the 2022 season with 12.0 sacks, 55 tackles (35 solo), four passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 16 games.
Williams' career high sack total is even more impressive when you consider that he accrued it while rushing from the interior. The Jets picked up his fifth-year option for 2023, but Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports that Williams is hoping to get a long-term deal done by April. Williams can't quite demand Aaron Donald money ($31.7 million per year), but he's the league's premier source of interior pressure after Donald and is seeking to become the second-highest paid defensive tackle at more than $21 million per year.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Good to go for TNF
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Williams (calf) has been ruled active ahead of Thursday's game against the Jaguars.
Williams will return after a one-game hiatus due to a calf injury. The fourth-year defensive tackle has recorded 47 tackles and a career-high 11 tackles over 13 games this season, so his return will be a major boost alongside fellow starting defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: On track to play Thursday
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Williams (calf), who is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Jaguars, is in line to play, Connor Hughes of SNY.tv reports.
Confirmation on Williams' status will be made available when New York releases its inactive list 90 minutes prior to the 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff. Before missing his first game of the season in last week's loss to the Lions, the standout defensive tackle compiled 47 tackles, 11 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery through 13 appearances.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Gearing up for potential return
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Williams (calf) appears likely to be able to return to the field in Week 16 against the Jaguars, Al Iannazzone of Newsday reports.
Head coach Robert Saleh said Monday that Williams' "arrow is pointing up" and he has a real shot at playing Thursday versus Jacksonville. The defensive tackle missed his first contest of the year in Week 15 and will look to limit his absence to just one game and return for Week 16.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Could play Thursday vs. Jaguars
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Coach Robert Saleh said Sunday that Williams (calf) has a chance to play Thursday versus Jacksonville, Eric Allen of the Jets' official site reports.
After sitting out his first game of the season in Saturday's loss versus Detroit, Williams is apparently truly questionable for Week 16. The budding star's presence would certainly be a welcome one as the Jets prepare to play host to a Jaguars' passing attack that's been red hot as of late.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Quiet in Week 12 win
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Williams had one solo tackle and a quarterback hit in Sunday's 31-10 win over the Bears.
Williams had his quietest game of the season, but the rest of New York's defense picked up the slack, holding the Bears without a point on their last eight drives. The 2019 first-round pick will look to bounce back in Week 13 against the Vikings.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Fifth-year option picked
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General manager Joe Douglas said Wednesday that the Jets will exercise Williams' fifth-year option for 2023, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
Williams produced similarly in 2021 compared to his sophomore campaign a year prior, so the decision to guarantee his contract through 2023 comes as little surprise. The third overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, Williams still has the potential to be a defensive anchor -- and earn himself a long-term extension -- if he can take his production up a notch during the upcoming season.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: No limitations Wednesday
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Williams (shoulder) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice session, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
Williams underwent an MRI on his shoulder Monday after he sustained an injury in Sunday's loss to the Saints. However, the issue isn't believed to be serious, and the defensive tackle should be able to play through the injury Sunday against Miami.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Returns to action
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Williams (shoulder) has returned to Sunday's game against the Saints, Connor Hughes of The Athletic reports.
Williams was injured early in the third quarter while making a tackle. However, he was able to return while wearing a shoulder harness, as reported by Brian Costello of the New York Post.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Effective against Colts
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Williams totaled eight tackles (seven solo) in Thursday's 45-30 loss to Indianapolis.
Williams was limited to just two tackles in last week's win over Cincinnati, but he racked up a season-high eight tackles against the Colts. Across his three appearances since the Jets' Week 6 bye, he's totaled 14 tackles (13 solo), a sack and a pass defense.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Absent from injury report
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Williams (foot) isn't listed on the Jets' Wednesday injury report heading into the season opener against the Panthers.
Williams had surgery to repair a broken foot in early May, but his absence from the injury report confirms expectations that he would be all systems go by the time the season came around. After a pedestrian rookie season, the third overall pick in the 2019 draft broke out with seven sacks over 13 games in 2020, and Williams should continue to provide much-needed interior pressure for a Jets defense that will struggle to generate an outside pass rush in the wake of Carl Lawson's season-ending Achilles tear.
