Jonah Williams

Cincinnati's 2019 first-round pick had a streak of 37 consecutive starts (including postseason) at LOT, before suffering a left knee injury in 2022 Wild Card Playoff vs. Baltimore that ended his season ... Has started all 42 regular-season and five postseason games in his career, and in '22 regular season played 1100 of 1106 offensive snaps (second-most on team) ... Only starter on revamped offensive line that was with team in 2021 ... Blocked for offense that has ranked in the top 10 leaguewide in total yards per game and passing yards per game in each of the past two seasons ... Missed entire rookie season in 2019 due to left shoulder injury suffered in OTAs, then in '20 played 10 games before suffering season-ending right knee injury ... In college at Alabama, started all 44 possible games over three seasons, beginning career at RT before switching to LT for final two seasons ... Helped Crimson Tide to national title appearances in each of his three seasons with program, winning national championship in 2017.

Cincinnati's 2019 first-round pick had a streak of 37 consecutive starts (including postseason) at LOT, before suffering a left knee injury in 2022 Wild Card Playoff vs. Baltimore that ended his season ... Has started all 42 regular-season and five postseason games in his career, and in '22 regular season played 1100 of 1106 offensive snaps (second-most on team) ... Only starter on revamped offensive line that was with team in 2021 ... Blocked for offense that has ranked in the top 10 leaguewide in total yards per game and passing yards per game in each of the past two seasons ... Missed entire rookie season in 2019 due to left shoulder injury suffered in OTAs, then in '20 played 10 games before suffering season-ending right knee injury ... In college at Alabama, started all 44 possible games over three seasons, beginning career at RT before switching to LT for final two seasons ... Helped Crimson Tide to national title appearances in each of his three seasons with program, winning national championship in 2017.

Career transactions:

Selected by Cincinnati in first round of 2019 NFL Draft (11th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-16-19 ... Bengals exercised team option to extend rookie contract by one year through 2023.

Pro career:

2019—Did not play in rookie season, after suffering left shoulder injury (torn labrum) in OTA practice on May 30 ... Had surgery in June and spent all 16 games on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list ... Returned to practice on Dec. 12, but remained on R/PUP for the remainder of the season. 

2020—Played in 10 games (all starts at LOT), before suffering season-ending right knee injury in Game 12 at Miami ... Inactive for Game 8 and active/DNP for Game 9 (both due to concussion) ... Assisted in blocking effort on Oct. 4 vs. Jacksonville that paved way for Bengals' 505 net yards of offense, including 300 through the air from QB Joe Burrow and 151 on the ground from HB Joe Mixon. 

2021—Played and started 16 regular-season games and all four postseason games at LOT for Cincinnati ... Played team-high 95.1 percent (1044 of 1098) of offensive snaps during regular season ... Helped Cincinnati rank tied for seventh in scoring offense (27.1 points per game) ... Aided blocking effort QB Joe Burrow as he set team records for passer rating (108.3) and passing yards (4611), while also paving the way for HB Joe Mixon's 1205 rushing yards and 13 rushing TDs ... Helped blocking effort for three 100-yard rushing games by Mixon — 127 in Game 1 vs. Minnesota, 123 in Game 10 at Las Vegas, and a career-high 165 in Game 11 vs. Pittsburgh ... Played all 262 possible snaps in Bengals' four playoff games, including 61 in Super Bowl LVI vs. L.A. Rams. 

2022—Started all 16 regular-season games and one postseason contest at LOT ... Suffered left knee injury in Wild Card Playoff vs. Baltimore that caused him to miss next two postseason games ... Played 99.5 percent (1100 of 1106) of offensive snaps during regular season, second-most on the team ... Blocked for QB Joe Burrow, who set single-season team records for completions (414) and passing TDs (35), while ranking in the top six leaguewide in completion percentage (68.3, second), passing yards (4475, fifth), and passer rating (100.8, sixth) ... Played every snap on Nov. 6 vs. Carolina, helping open holes for HB Joe Mixon's 153 rushing yards and four rushing TDs ... On Dec. 4 against Kansas City, paved the way for HB Samaje Perine's 106 rushing yards on 21 attempts (5.0 average), while protecting Burrow as he completed 80.6 percent of his passes (25 of 31), including nine of 11 in the fourth quarter.

College:Spent three seasons (2016-18) at Alabama ... Started all 44 possible games of college career (15 at RT, 29 at LT) ... Played ROT as freshman, before switching to LOT prior to sophomore season ... Helped Crimson Tide to national title game appearances in each of his three seasons, including a national championship victory in 2017 season ... Earned multiple All-American honors as junior in 2018, and was winner of SEC's Jacobs Blocking Trophy, awarded by league coaches to the conference's top offensive lineman ... Opted to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2019 draft.

High school/personal:Hometown is Folsom, Calif. (outside Sacramento) ... Raised in Atlanta, then family moved to Folsom after freshman year in high school ... Attended Folsom High School as junior and senior, helping team to California Division I state championship as a junior in 2014 ... Attended Marist School in Atlanta as a freshman, then moved to California and attended Davis Senior High School as a sophomore ... Marketing major at Alabama.