Former Alabama All-American Quinnen “Q” Williams makes it one of his many missions to let Birmingham police officers know they are appreciated.

The New York Jets defensive tackle, whose wife Maranda is the daughter of a veteran Birmingham homicide Det. Jonathan Ross, on Wednesday treated detectives and others to quite the lunch spread, at least his second time to do so in recent years.

“I know how hard everybody works here,’’ Williams said. “There’s so much crazy stuff going on in the city and they do an amazing job putting their lives on the line and trying to keep everybody safe.”

Williams and his wife, who runs the Quinnen Williams Foundation, filled the police headquarters’ fifth-floor break room with a feast for the officers prepared by Williams’ friends and chefs Andrew Steele and David DeShazo.

“I see what they go through every single day and want to do something nice for them and show them my appreciation,’’ Williams said. “A lot of people appreciate them doing what they have to do to keep us safe.”

Williams is a graduate of Wenonah High School and secured a four-year, $32.5 million contract after the Jets selected him third overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. Last year, it was reported he received a contract extension reported as a four-year, $96 million deal.

Williams’ older brother, Quincy, also plays for the Jets.

Williams is known throughout Birmingham and beyond for his philanthropic work through his foundation.

In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Williams donated healthy meals to medical professions on the front lines in New Jersey.

In May of 2020, he joined other Birmingham area football stars through Together Assisting People Inc. to hand out thousands of boxes of fruits and vegetables at Birmingham’s Legion Field.

TAP was founded by another former Alabama football player, Chris Rogers, a defensive back on the Crimson Tide’s 2009 BCS national championship team.

One of Williams’ biggest initiatives his “100 Reasons Why” program, which each year doles out $25,000 to 100 single-parent families in the Birmingham to help with Christmas.

“Christmas means a lot to me. My mom passed away, unfortunately, and my dad became a single parent and I see how hard he worked to make Christmas a big thing for us,’’ Williams previously said.

“We probably didn’t get nothing throughout the year, but when it came to Christmas, he did a phenomenal job and I know how hard he worked and how much he stressed about putting a smile on our faces.”