Receiver, Grambling, 2013–⁠16

Chad Williams

Born
Oct 19, 1994

Chad Williams played receiver at Grambling (2013–⁠16). The Arizona Cardinals took Williams in round 3, No. 98 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
152
Receiving yards, 2016 (Grambling, 12–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 98
Round 3, 2017 NFL Draft (Arizona Cardinals)

Career highs

13catches, career highat Arizona, 2016152receiving yards, career highat Arizona, 2016

Team titles: SWAC champions, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Grambling24221.0027
2014Grambling4369.0013
2015Grambling273.506
2016Grambling1315211.7043
Career2123711.3043

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Grambling (FCS)50.83––4.2–
2015Grambling (FCS)4-1.06––-4.3–
2016Grambling (FCS)170.32––5.4–

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

2016 Grambling 1 game, 13 catches, 152 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10atArizonaL 21–⁠3113152043

No box score in the source for Sep 3 vs. Virginia Lynchburg; Sep 17 at Jackson State; Sep 24 vs. Alcorn State; Oct 1 vs. Prairie View A&M; Oct 22 at Mississippi Valley State; Oct 29 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff; Nov 5 at Alabama A&M; Nov 12 vs. Alabama State; Nov 19 at Texas Southern; Nov 26 at Southern; Dec 3 at Alcorn State; Dec 17 vs. North Carolina Central, so those games are not listed.

2015 Grambling 1 game, 2 catches, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atCaliforniaL 14–⁠732706

No box score in the source for Sep 12 vs. Bethune-Cookman; Sep 19 at Alabama State; Oct 3 at Jackson State; Oct 10 vs. Alabama A&M; Oct 24 vs. Mississippi Valley State; Nov 7 vs. Texas Southern; Nov 14 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff; Nov 28 vs. Southern; Dec 5 at Alcorn State, so those games are not listed.

2014 Grambling 1 game, 4 catches, 36 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6atHoustonL 0–⁠47436013

No box score in the source for Aug 31 at Lamar; Sep 13 at Bethune-Cookman; Sep 20 at Jackson State; Sep 27 vs. Prairie View A&M; Oct 4 at Alabama A&M; Oct 11 vs. Alcorn State; Oct 18 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff; Nov 1 at Texas Southern; Nov 7 at Mississippi Valley State; Nov 15 vs. Alabama State; Nov 29 at Southern, so those games are not listed.

2013 Grambling 1 game, 2 catches, 42 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atUL MonroeL 10–⁠48242027

No box score in the source for Sep 14 at Lincoln (MO); Sep 21 at Alabama State; Sep 28 vs. Lamar; Oct 5 at Prairie View A&M; Oct 12 at Alcorn State; Oct 26 vs. Texas Southern; Nov 2 vs. Mississippi Valley State; Nov 9 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff; Nov 30 vs. Southern, so those games are not listed.

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (South team, won 16–⁠15).

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′0½″
Weight207 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.43 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.06 s
20-yard shuttle4.21 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2017Arizona Cardinals63310
2018Arizona Cardinals10171711
2019Indianapolis Colts1000
NFL career17202021

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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