Jameson Williams

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Jameson Williams
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 1
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2001-03-26) March 26, 2001 (age 20)
St. Louis, Missouri
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolCardinal Ritter College Prep (St. Louis)
Career highlights and awards

Jameson Williams (born March 26, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He played college football at Ohio State before transferring to Alabama.

Early life and high school[]

Williams was born on March 26, 2001, and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School and played for their football team, where he caught 36 passes for 1,062 yards and 15 touchdowns and three kickoff return touchdowns as a junior.[1][2] He was named an Under Armour All-American after finishing his senior season with 68 receptions for 1,626 yards and 22 touchdowns.[3][4] Williams was rated a four-star prospect and committed to play college football at Ohio State over offer from Nebraska, Oregon, Alabama and UCLA.[5] Williams also ran track at Cardinal Ritter and won back-to-back Class 3 state titles in the 300 meter hurdles and set the state record.[6]

College career[]

Ohio State[]

Williams began his collegiate career at Ohio State. He caught six passes for 112 yards and a touchdown in his freshman season.[7] As a sophomore, Williams started six games and had nine receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns. In the 2021 Sugar Bowl, Williams scored a touchdown on a 45 yard reception against Clemson.[8] After the season, Williams announced that he would transfer to Alabama.[9][10]

Alabama[]

Williams was named a starter for the Crimson Tide going into his first season with the team.[11] He was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 4 after returning three kickoffs for 177 yards and two touchdowns and also caught an 81-yard touchdown pass in a 63-14 win over Southern Miss.[12] Williams was named first team All-SEC as a wide receiver as well as the conference co-Special Teams Player of the Year and was a first team All-America selection by the Associated Press and the Sporting News.[13][14] On January 13, 2022, Williams announced his intentions of foregoing his senior year and declaring for the 2022 NFL Draft.[15]

College statistics[]

Season Team GP Receiving Rushing Fumbles
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg TD Lng FF FR
2019 Ohio State 4 6 112 18.7 61 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2020 Ohio State 6 9 154 17.1 45 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2021 Alabama 15 79 1,572 19.9 46 15 3 23 7.7 0 18 0 0
Career[16] 25 94 1,838 19.6 61 18 3 23 7.7 0 18 0 0

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
(1.87 m) 		179 lb
(81 kg) 		32+1⁄8 in
(0.82 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine[17][18][19]

References[]

  1. ^ "Trieu: Speed makes WR Jameson Williams top MSU target". The Detroit News. August 11, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Wasserman, Ari (November 15, 2018). "Moving on from Zach Smith: Jameson Williams' commitment, Brian Hartline's future and Ohio State's image". The Athletic. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "WR: Jameson Williams, Cardinal Ritter". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ohio State WR pledge Jameson Williams ready for Under Armour glory". 26 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Cardinal Ritter's Williams commits to Ohio State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ritter's Williams breaks record; Lafayette Hindman adds to resume". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 3, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Prescott, Adam (October 3, 2020). "Sophomore Speedster Jameson Williams Ready to Explode?". SI.com. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Zenitz, Matt (May 6, 2021). "Why Alabama wanted Jameson Williams and vice versa". AL.com. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Baird, Nathan (April 28, 2021). "Ohio State football's Jameson Williams in transfer portal as attrition continues in loaded receiver corps". Cleveland.com. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. ^ Scarborough, Alex (May 3, 2021). "Former Ohio State Buckeyes WR Jameson Williams transferring to Alabama football program". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  11. ^ Casagrande, Michael (August 19, 2021). "Saban expects Ohio State transfer WR will be 'a featured guy'". AL.com. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  12. ^ De Siver, Hunter (September 27, 2021). "Jameson Williams Breaks School Record in Win Against Southern Miss". WVUA23.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  13. ^ "Mizzou's Tyler Badie, Alabama's Jameson Williams earn unanimous AP All-SEC honors". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 8, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  14. ^ "Bryce Young, Evan Neal become consensus All-Americans; 4 from Alabama on Sporting News first team". Tuscaloosa News. December 14, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  15. ^ Scarborough, Alex (January 13, 2022). "Alabama Crimson Tide WR Jameson Williams declares for NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  16. ^ "Jameson Williams College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  17. ^ "Jameson Williams Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every NFL Draft prospect in Indianapolis". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  19. ^ "Jameson Williams, Alabama, WR, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

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