Terrance Williams

For the basketball player, see Terrence Williams. For other people with similar names, see Terry Williams.
Terrance Williams
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Williams in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1989-09-08) September 8, 1989 (age 35)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:W. T. White (Dallas)
College:Baylor (2008–2012)
Position:Wide receiver
NFL draft:2013 / round: 3 / pick: 74
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:232
Receiving yards:3,377
Receiving touchdowns:20
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Terrance Tyrone Williams[1] (born September 8, 1989) is an American professional football wide receiver who last played for the Galgos de Tijuana of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He played college football for the Baylor Bears, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2012. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft, and played six seasons with the Cowboys.

Early life

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Williams was born in Highland Hills, Dallas. He attended W. T. White High School in Dallas, and played for the White Longhorns high school football team. As a senior, he had 59 receptions for 972 yards and eight touchdowns. Considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he accepted a scholarship to Baylor over an offer from Colorado State.[2]

College career

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Williams attended Baylor University, where he played for the Baylor Bears football team from 2008 to 2012. During his college career, he had 202 receptions for 3,334 yards with 27 touchdowns. Williams was also a Biletnikoff Award finalist for 2011. In 2012, he led the nation with 1,832 receiving yards.[3]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m) 		208 lb
(94 kg) 		31+1⁄4 in
(0.79 m) 		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		 4.52 s 1.57 s 2.53 s 4.32 s 7.01 s 32.5 in
(0.83 m)		 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		 11 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[4]

Dallas Cowboys

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2013 season

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In the 2013 NFL draft, the Dallas Cowboys traded down in the first round with the San Francisco 49ers, in exchange for a third round pick that the team used to select Williams with the 74th overall pick.[5]

Williams struggled in training camp adjusting to the team's offense, but by the end of the preseason, he had supplanted Dwayne Harris as the third wide receiver. Williams again struggled at the start of the regular season with his route running and dropped passes, until the fourth game against the San Diego Chargers, where he started in place of an injured Miles Austin and registered seven receptions for 71 yards, but also had a critical fumble trying to extend for a touchdown in the last minutes of the 30–21 road loss.[6] Williams started in the next game against the Denver Broncos, catching four passes for 151 yards and a touchdown in the narrow 51–48 loss.[7] By Week 8 against the Detroit Lions, Williams set a Cowboys franchise record for rookies, with a touchdown in his fourth consecutive game.[8] He returned to his third receiver position in Week 12 against the New York Giants and also started returning kickoffs in place of an injured Harris.

Williams finished his rookie season with 44 receptions for 736 yards (16.7 average) and five touchdowns in 16 games and eight starts.[9] At the time, his totals ranked fourth for most receptions, most receiving yards, and most receiving touchdowns by a rookie in franchise history.

2014 season

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Williams started the year looking to improve on a productive rookie campaign, immediately establishing himself as a legitimate No. 2 wideout and deep threat opposite Dez Bryant by catching six touchdowns in the first seven weeks. After a strong start to his season that included a critical first down reception in a 30–23 road victory over the Seattle Seahawks,[10] Williams slowed down catching only two touchdowns in the remaining 10 weeks, finishing the season with 37 receptions for 621 yards and eight touchdowns in 16 games and starts.[11]

During the first playoff game of the Cowboys’ season and his career, Williams once again solidified his status as a playmaker by registering three receptions for 92 yards, while scoring two critical touchdowns against the Detroit Lions and their No. 2 ranked defense. This included a 76-yard catch-and-run in which he caught a 14-yard pass on a slant route and ran through four defenders en route to a 76-yard touchdown as well as the game-winning 8-yard score. Dallas won the game 24–20.[12] In the divisional round against the Green Bay Packers, Williams drew a pass interference in the first quarter that led to a touchdown and also scored on a 38-yard touchdown reception, but he was a non-factor in the second half of the game. The Cowboys lost on the road by a score of 21–26.[13]

2015 season

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Williams with the Cowboys in 2015

With leading wide receiver Dez Bryant missing most of the season, Williams failed to show that he was ready to be a number one receiver, which was complicated by the fact that he played with four different starting quarterbacks with varying degrees of knowledge of the team's offense.

Williams had a career-game statistically in the regular-season finale against the Washington Redskins, making eight receptions for 173 yards in a 34–23 loss with Kellen Moore as the starting quarterback.[14] Williams had only two games where he registered over 80 receiving yards and finished the season with 52 receptions for 840 yards and three touchdowns in 16 games and 13 starts.[15]

2016 season

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During the season-opener against the New York Giants, Williams caught the ball near the end of the game but did not run out of bounds, allowing the Giants to win 20–19. He finished the game with three receptions for 34 yards.[16] Three weeks later, Williams caught four passes for 44 yards and his first touchdown of the season against the San Francisco 49ers in a 24–17 road victory.[17] In the regular-season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles, Williams caught a three-yard touchdown in what would prove to be the final play of Tony Romo's career.[18] Williams finished the 27–13 road loss with three receptions for 33 yards and the aforementioned touchdown.[19]

Williams finished the season with 44 receptions for 594 yards and four touchdowns in 16 games and starts.[20] In the divisional round against the Green Bay Packers, Williams caught four passes for 68 yards as the Cowboys narrowly lost 31–34.[21]

2017 season

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On March 10, 2017, Williams signed a four-year, $17 million contract extension with the Cowboys.[22]

During a Week 9 28–17 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, Williams had his best game of the season, catching nine passes for 141 yards.[23] Williams finished the season with a career-high 53 receptions for 568 yards in 16 games and 14 starts.[24]

2018 season

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Williams was limited during training camp while recovering from offseason foot surgery.[25]

Williams played in the first three games of the season before aggravating the foot injury. He was placed on injured reserve on October 6, 2018.[26] On October 18, 2018, Williams was suspended for three games by the NFL for breaking the substance abuse policy.[27]

On February 18, 2019, the Cowboys declined the option on the final year on Williams’ contract, making him a free agent at the start of the new league year.[28]

St. Louis BattleHawks

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In October 2019, Williams was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft.[29] He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.[30]

Massachusetts Pirates

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Williams signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in April 2021.[31]

Ottawa Redblacks

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The Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) announced that Williams had signed with the team on September 13, 2021,[32] but he was released on October 8, 2021.[33]

Fan Controlled Football

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On March 13, 2022, Williams was selected by the Knights of Degen in the seventh round of the first FCF draft of the second season. He made his debut against the Bored Ape FC on March 16, recording a completed two-point conversion and a nine-yard reception.[34] Through the weekly draft, Willams was selected by the Zappers. At 0–4, Willams helped propel the team to their first win of the season, connecting on his third touchdown catch of the season from Johnny Manziel.

Galgos de Tijuana

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On January 17, 2023, Williams signed with the Galgos de Tijuana of the Mexican Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) ahead of the 2023 LFA season.[35]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2013 DAL 16 8 44 736 16.7 82 5 3 4 1.3 5 0 2 2
2014 DAL 16 16 37 621 16.8 51 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 DAL 16 13 52 840 16.2 42 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 DAL 16 16 44 594 13.5 47 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2017 DAL 16 14 53 568 10.7 56 0 2 15 7.5 9 0 0 0
2018 DAL 3 2 2 18 9.0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 83 68 232 3,377 14.6 82 20 5 19 3.8 9 0 3 3

Postseason

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Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2014 DAL 2 2 4 130 32.5 76 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 DAL 1 1 4 68 17.0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 3 3 8 198 24.8 76 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
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On May 19, 2018, Williams was arrested in Frisco, Texas, on suspicion of misdemeanor public intoxication after his car was found crashed into a light pole. He was released on bond.[36] On August 1, 2018, public intoxication charges were dismissed after Williams completed a state-mandated Alcohol Awareness Education course.[37]

See also

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References

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  27. ^ Eatman, Nick (October 18, 2018). "NFL Suspended Terrance Williams 3 Games". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  28. ^ Teope, Herbie (February 18, 2019). "Cowboys decline to pick up Terrance Williams' option". NFL.com.
  29. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
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  34. ^ "Fan Controlled Football is where FANS call the shots".
  35. ^ Lospinuso, Vincent (January 17, 2023). "Mexico: Galgos de Tijuana sign former Dallas Cowboys WR Terrance Williams". American Football International. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
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  37. ^ Roark, Chris (August 2, 2018). "Case against Cowboys receiver Terrance Williams closed". Frisco Enterprise. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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