Roy Williams (wide receiver)
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Williams with the Cowboys in 2008
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 20, 1981 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Odessa, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Odessa (TX) Permian | ||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 393 |
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| Receiving yards: | 5,715 |
| Receiving TDs: | 44 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Roy Eugene Williams Jr. (born December 20, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears. He played college football for the University of Texas Longhorns.
Williams attended high school at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas, where he starred in multiple sports. He lettered in football, track, baseball, and basketball, earning all-state honors in football and track and all-district accolades in baseball and basketball.
Williams also made the honor roll all four years while attending Permian High School.
Arriving at the University of Texas, Williams and freshmen receivers BJ Johnson and Sloan Thomas were touted as the most talented group of incoming receivers in school history.
In his second season he started 13 games, making 67 receptions for 836 yards and 7 touchdowns. As a junior, he was limited with a hamstring injury, appearing in 12 games with nine starts, while posting 64 receptions form 1,142 yards and 12 touchdowns. Instead of opting for the NFL, he decided to return for his senior season, registering 70 receptions for 1,079 yards and 9 touchdowns.
By the end of his college career, Williams had become one of the most decorated receivers in Texas Longhorns history. Nicknamed "The Legend", he left school as the all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. He was a member of the All-Conference Team for the Big 12 on three occasions, and was a semi-finalist for the Biletnikoff Award during both his junior and senior seasons.
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