WILLIAM GHOLSTONGholston, WilliamHeight: 6-6 Weight: 280 Born: July 31, 1991 Detroit, MI High School: Southeastern (Detroit, MI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| 2011 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| 2012 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (126th overall) 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 92 | LDE | 12 | 2 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 92 | LDE | 15 | 9 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 92 | LDE | 16 | 11 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 92 | RDE | 14 | 14 |
| 2017 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2017 TB NFL | 92 | RDE | 14 | 10 |
| 2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2018 TB NFL | 92 | RDT-RDE | 16 | 2 |
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 92 | RDE | 16 | 8 |
| 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2020 TB NFL | 92 | RDE | 16 | 12 |
| 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL | 92 | RDE | 17 | 10 |
| 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL | 92 | RDE | 17 | 9 |
| 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL | 92 | DE | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL | 92 | DE | 17 | 3 |
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 186 | 90 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/27/2013 | 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL |
| Signed | 5/14/2013 | 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL |
| Signed | 3/24/2022 | 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/15/2023 | 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL |
| Signed | 7/25/2023 | 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2024 | 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL |
| Signed | 4/15/2024 | 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/12/2025 | 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 336 | 0 | 0.0 | 312 | 29.5 | 24 | 5.3 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 646 | 0 | 0.0 | 572 | 51.6 | 74 | 17.0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 756 | 0 | 0.0 | 674 | 61.3 | 82 | 18.3 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 657 | 0 | 0.0 | 585 | 55.1 | 72 | 16.4 |
| 2017 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2017 TB NFL | 523 | 0 | 0.0 | 447 | 42.0 | 76 | 17.8 |
| 2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2018 TB NFL | 491 | 0 | 0.0 | 402 | 38.4 | 89 | 19.5 |
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 681 | 0 | 0.0 | 507 | 43.5 | 174 | 35.1 |
| 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2020 TB NFL | 726 | 0 | 0.0 | 606 | 57.0 | 120 | 26.1 |
| 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL | 585 | 0 | 0.0 | 507 | 44.4 | 78 | 16.3 |
| 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL | 598 | 0 | 0.0 | 485 | 43.3 | 113 | 24.6 |
| 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL | 319 | 0 | 0.0 | 244 | 21.7 | 75 | 17.4 |
| 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL | 307 | 0 | 0.0 | 202 | 18.1 | 105 | 22.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6625 | 0 | 5543 | 1082 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| 2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2018 TB NFL | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2020 TB NFL | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL | 4.5 | 33.5 |
| 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20.5 | 133.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2020 TB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2017 TB NFL | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2018 TB NFL | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2020 TB NFL | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 432 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 59 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 9 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 8 | 1 | 7 | 79 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Tampa Bay Buccaneers2017 TB NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2018 TB NFL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2020 TB NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 42 | 5 | 37 | 288 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
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