Cadillac Williams
Williams while at Auburn
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 21, 1982 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Gadsden, Alabama | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Attalla (AL) Etowah | ||||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 4,038 |
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| Rushing average: | 3.8 |
| Rushing TDs: | 21 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Carnell Lamar "Cadillac" Williams (born April 21, 1982) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft and also played for the St. Louis Rams. He played college football for the Auburn University Tigers. Williams serves currently as a graduate assistant at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia.
Williams moved on to Auburn University after graduating from Etowah High School in Attalla, Alabama. He got the nickname "Cadillac" from a TV sportscaster in Alabama for the style and the way he ran - he was a notch above everyone on the field, and the name stuck. He began the 2001 season as a true freshman and the #3 running back on the depth chart. In the eighth game of the season he had a break-out game against the University of Arkansas and showed his outstanding talent and versatility as a running back. After amassing 177 yards in a 42-17 loss to Arkansas, Williams was promoted to starting running back. In the next game, the annual Deep South's Oldest Rivalry contest against the University of Georgia, he led Auburn to a 24-17 victory as he amassed 167 yards on a then Auburn record 41 carries, caught four passes for 71 yards and scored two touchdowns, one of which was the game winner. (That record stood until Tre Mason had 46 carries and 304 yards against Missouri in the 2013 SEC Championship Game.) Williams was injured early in the bitter in-state rivalry game against the University of Alabama (also known as the Iron Bowl) with a broken collar bone and had to sit out the rest of the season. In his freshman season, Williams played in nine games and finished with 614 yards on 120 carries (5.1 avg.) and six touchdowns.
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