Williams with the San Francisco 49ers
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | July 19, 1988 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | San Jose, California | ||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Scottsdale (AZ) Chaparral | ||||||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 6 / Pick: 206 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2014 | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 47 |
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Receiving yards: | 574 |
Touchdowns: | 4 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kyle Steven Williams (born July 19, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. Williams was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft out of Arizona State University. Williams has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos, who won Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers.
Born in San Jose, California to Kenny Williams and Ayiko Broyard, Kyle Williams attended Plainfield Central High School in Plainfield, Illinois before transferring to Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona in junior year. Williams played baseball and football in high school. As a high school football player, he was named The Arizona Republic Big School State Player of the Year, first-team All-American by EA Sports, all-state first-team by The Arizona Republic, AZFCA first-team 4A all-state, and the Barry Sollenberger High School Player of the Year. He also excelled in baseball and was drafted in the 47th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago White Sox.
As a sophomore at Arizona State University he earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors as a punt returner and also had 29 catches for 360 yards and six touchdowns. In 2008, Williams was named honorable mention all-conference as a returner averaging 17.0 yards on punt returns, and also had 19 catches for 364 yards and four touchdowns as a receiver. Williams finally became a regular starter as a senior, leading the Sun Devils with 57 catches for 815 yards and eight touchdowns in 2009, in addition to garnering first-team All-Pac-10 as a wide receiver by PhilSteele.com, and second-team All-Pac-10 as a punt returner.