Receiver, Mississippi State, 2018–⁠22

Austin Williams

Number
No. 85
Height
6′3″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Ocean Springs, MS

Austin Williams played receiver at Mississippi State (2018–⁠22).

Career highs

7catches, career highat LSU, 20203receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Tennessee State, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Mississippi State1013713.7333
2019Mississippi State1111910.8228
2020Mississippi State433728.7324
2021Mississippi State5261711.9434
2022Mississippi State342918.6524
Career1501,53610.21734

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2020Mississippi State–––8480
2021Mississippi State–––6210
2022Mississippi State100340
Career10017730

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Mississippi State85WRYr 1
2019Mississippi State85WRYr 2
2020Mississippi State85WRYr 3
2021Mississippi State85WRYr 4
2022Mississippi State85WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Mississippi State160.89––14.2–
2019Mississippi State150.66––9.9–
2020Mississippi State520.4841st (n=346)0.5524.78%
2021Mississippi State560.8978th (n=410)0.6749.96%
2022Mississippi State390.9278th (n=683)0.7136.05%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Mississippi State 13 games, 34 catches, 291 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.MemphisW 49–⁠231101
Sep 10atArizonaW 39–⁠1753128
Sep 17atLSUL 16–⁠31––––
Sep 24vs.Bowling GreenW 45–⁠14219013
Oct 1vs.Texas A&MW 42–⁠24114014
Oct 8vs.ArkansasW 40–⁠17342120
Oct 15atKentuckyL 17–⁠27334124
Oct 22atAlabamaL 6–⁠30346021
Nov 5vs.AuburnW 39–⁠3363709
Nov 12vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠4521009
Nov 19vs.East Tennessee StateW 56–⁠752917
Nov 24atOle MissW 24–⁠221606
Jan 2 ✦vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠10222016
2021 Mississippi State 13 games, 52 catches, 617 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Louisiana TechW 35–⁠34557030
Sep 11vs.NC StateW 24–⁠10348034
Sep 18atMemphisL 29–⁠31644012
Sep 25vs.LSUL 25–⁠28662122
Oct 2atTexas A&MW 26–⁠22438014
Oct 16vs.AlabamaL 9–⁠4921709
Oct 23atVanderbiltW 45–⁠6330014
Oct 30vs.KentuckyW 31–⁠17432013
Nov 6atArkansasL 28–⁠31472028
Nov 13atAuburnW 43–⁠34444017
Nov 20vs.Tennessee StateW 55–⁠10475330
Nov 25vs.Ole MissL 21–⁠31224020
Dec 28 ✦vs.Texas TechL 7–⁠34574028
2020 Mississippi State 11 games, 43 catches, 372 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26atLSUW 44–⁠34757114
Oct 3vs.ArkansasL 14–⁠21––––
Oct 10atKentuckyL 2–⁠24539013
Oct 17vs.Texas A&ML 14–⁠28332016
Oct 31atAlabamaL 0–⁠41332019
Nov 7vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠1763309
Nov 21atGeorgiaL 24–⁠31332019
Nov 28atOle MissL 24–⁠31631112
Dec 12vs.AuburnL 10–⁠24433116
Dec 19vs.MissouriW 51–⁠32341019
Dec 31 ✦vs.TulsaW 28–⁠26342024
2019 Mississippi State 7 games, 11 catches, 119 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.LouisianaW 38–⁠28343128
Sep 7vs.Southern MissW 38–⁠15113013
Sep 21vs.KentuckyW 28–⁠13120020
Oct 26atTexas A&ML 30–⁠49110010
Nov 2atArkansasW 54–⁠24218011
Nov 23vs.Abilene ChristianW 45–⁠72616
Nov 28vs.Ole MissW 21–⁠201909
2018 Mississippi State 7 games, 10 catches, 137 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Stephen F. AustinW 63–⁠6230021
Sep 8atKansas StateW 31–⁠10113113
Sep 15vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠10125025
Sep 22atKentuckyL 7–⁠282403
Oct 6vs.AuburnW 23–⁠91000
Nov 3vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠3113013
Nov 17vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠6252233

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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