Mike Williams (wide receiver, born 1994)

Mike Williams
No. 81 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-04) October 4, 1994
Vance, South Carolina
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Lake Marion
(Santee, South Carolina)
College: Clemson
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Receptions: 26
Receiving yards: 344
Receiving Touchdowns: 3
Player stats at NFL.com

Michael K. Williams[1] (born October 4, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson, and was drafted by the Chargers seventh overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Early years

Williams attended Lake Marion High School & Technology Center in Santee, South Carolina, where he played on the football team. He had 66 receptions for 1,296 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior, and he had 60 receptions for 1,395 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior. Williams was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit.[2] He committed to Clemson University to play college football.[3]

College career

Williams played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2013, making three starts. He finished with 20 receptions for 316 yards and three touchdowns. Williams returned as a starter his sophomore year in 2014.[4][5][6] He finished the year with 57 receptions for 1,030 yards and six touchdowns.

In 2015, in the first game of the season against the Wofford Terriers, Williams fractured a bone in his neck after colliding with the goal post just as he was catching a touchdown pass from quarterback Deshaun Watson on his team's first offensive series of the game. He sat out the rest of the season and received redshirt status.[7]

In 2016 as a redshirt junior, Williams returned to his starting role and started all 15 games for Clemson, recording team highs in receptions (98), yards (1361), and touchdowns (11). He caught touchdown passes in 9 games (including 3 against rival South Carolina) and had over 100 yards receiving in 5 games. In the National Championship Game against Alabama, Williams caught eight passes for 94 yards and one touchdown. Williams completed his bachelor's degree in sociology in December 2016.[1][7]

On January 10, 2017, hours after Clemson defeated Alabama 35–31 for the national championship, Williams announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.[8]

Statistics

Receiving
YearTeamGamesRecYdsAvgTDs
2013Clemson 102031615.83
2014Clemson 1257103018.16
2015Clemson 122010.01
2016Clemson 1598136113.911
Total 38177272715.421

Professional career

Coming out of Clemson, Williams was projected as a first round pick by the majority of draft experts and analysts. He attended the NFL Combine, but only performed the bench, vertical, and broad jump. He performed the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, and 10-yard dash at Clemson's Pro Day and also ran positional drills. Williams was ranked the best wide receiver in the draft by ESPN, the second best wide receiver by Pro Football Focus, the third best wide receiver by Sports Illustrated, and NFLDraftScout.com ranked him the third best wide receiver in the draft.[9][10][11]

External video
Mike Williams' NFL Combine workout
Mike Williams' Clemson Pro Day workout
Williams's Pro Day 40-yard dash
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 218 lb
(99 kg)		 33 3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		 9 3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.54 s 1.66 s 2.58 s 32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		 15 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Clemon's Pro Day[12][13]

The Los Angeles Chargers selected Williams in the first round with the seventh overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.[14] He was the second wide receiver selected (No. 5, Corey Davis) in the draft.[15]

External video
Chargers select Williams seventh overall
Mike Williams' 2017 NFL Draft Profile

On May 11, 2017, the Los Angeles Chargers signed Williams to a fully guaranteed four-year, $19.74 million contract with a signing bonus of $12.50 million.[16][17]

Williams participated in rookie minicamp, but missed organized team activities and was expected to miss the start of training camp due to a mild herniated disc in his lower back.[18] On July 30, 2017, it was announced by head coach Anthony Lynn that Williams was expected to miss the entire training camp due to his back injury.[19]

He was inactive for the first six games of the regular season and made his professional regular season debut in Week 6.[20] He made his first career reception on a 15-yard pass by quarterback Philip Rivers in the fourth quarter of their 17–16 victory at the Oakland Raiders, before being tackled by safety Karl Joseph.[21] On November 19, 2017, Williams caught a season-high five passes for 38-yard during a 54–24 victory against the Buffalo Bills in Week 11.[22] Williams was sidelined for the Chargers' Week 13 win against the Cleveland Browns after sustaining a knee injury in the first quarter of their 28–6 victory at the Dallas Cowboys the previous week.[23] He finished his rookie season in 2017 with 11 receptions for 95 yards in ten games and one start.[24]

In Week 2 of the 2018 season, Williams recorded his first professional touchdown in the 31–20 victory over the Buffalo Bills.[25] The following week, against the Los Angeles Rams, he had four receptions for 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.[26]

References

  1. 1 2 https://www.registrar.clemson.edu/pdf/gradDec2016.pdf
  2. ↑ "Rivals.com". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  3. ↑ "Lake Marion wide receiver Mike Williams commits to Clemson". Post and Courier. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  4. ↑ McGranahan, Ed. "Mike Williams emerges as Clemson's next star at WR". The State. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  5. ↑ "Clemson's breakout sophomore receiver sheds poor practice habits". Post and Courier. 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  6. ↑ "Williams emerging as strong anchor for Clemson offense". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  7. 1 2 "Mike Williams Bio". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Mike Williams announces intention to enter 2017 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  9. ↑ PFF Analysis Team. "Top 32 Prospects for the 2017 NFL Draft". profootballfocus.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ Chris Burke (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL draft rankings: Top prospects by position". si.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking 2017 draft's top 100 players". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Mike Williams". NFL.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ "*Mike Williams, DS #3 WR, Clemson". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  14. ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (April 27, 2017). "Chargers open L.A. era by picking WR Mike Williams". NFL.com.
  15. ↑ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  16. ↑ "Chargers, Mike Williams agree to four-year deal". ESPN. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Mike Williams contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  18. ↑ Would, Dan (June 2, 2017). "Chargers first-round pick Mike Williams won't return till training camp at earliest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  19. ↑ Rapport, Timothy (July 30, 2017). "Mike Williams Expected to Miss Chargers Training Camp with Back Injury". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders - October 15th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  21. ↑ "NFL Game Center: Week 6-2017: Los Angeles Chargers @ Oakland Raiders". nfl.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  22. ↑ "NFL Player stats: Mike Williams (2017)". NFL.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  23. ↑ Williams, Eric (November 23, 2017). "Chargers' Mike Williams suffers knee injury". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  24. ↑ "NFL Player stats: Mike Williams (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Chargers' Mike Williams: Catches first career touchdown". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  26. ↑ "Chargers' Mike Williams: Snags two touchdowns despite loss". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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