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William Compton

American football player (born 1989)

PersonAge 37humanQ16233011

Also known as Will Compton · William Earl Compton III

Born: September 19, 1989
Birthplace: Bonne Terre
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: American football player
Education: North County High School
Height: 73 in

Overview

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William Earl Compton III is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He co-hosts a podcast, Bussin' With The Boys, with former Titans offensive tackle Taylor Lewan.

Overview

NFL stats — season by season

9 seasons · from AIDB's NFL dataset

Season	Team	G	TKL	SACK	DEF INT	FF
2013	WAS	1	1	0.0	0	0
2014	WAS	13	60	0.0	0	0
2015	WAS	15	96	1.0	1	0
2016	WAS	15	106	0.0	1	1
2017	WAS	5	19	0.0	1	0
2018	TEN	9	16	0.0	0	1
2019	LV	9	41	0.0	0	0
2020	TEN	8	18	0.0	0	0
2021	LV	1	1	0.0	0	0
Career		76	358	1.0	3	2

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29 statements · 14% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Sex or gender: male
Given name: William
Sport: American football
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Sources
1.Stated in Pro Football ReferenceRetrieved 2022-05-09
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Mass: 238 lb
Position played on team / speciality: linebacker
Member of sports team: Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Family name: Compton
Social media followers: 287,688(February 6, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 254171611
143,394(February 28, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 254171611
80,311(January 5, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 254171611
60,596(April 14, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 254171611

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14%

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