Running back, Memphis, 2002–05
DeAngelo Williams
- Born
- Apr 25, 1983
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DeAngelo Williams played running back at Memphis (2002–05). He finished seventh in the 2005 Heisman vote. The Carolina Panthers took Williams in the first round, No. 27 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
At a glance
Career highs
263rushing yards, best game on fileat South Florida, 20044rushing touchdowns, best game on filetwice; last at East Carolina, 200487receiving yards, best game on filevs. Chattanooga, 2004Honors
- Inducted 2023College Football Hall of Fame
- 2003, 2004, 2005Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year
- 2004National leader in rushing touchdowns (22)
- 2005National leader in rushing yards (1,964)
- 2005Seventh in the Heisman vote
All-America: Walter Camp first team 2005; AFCA 2005; AP second team 2005; AP third team 2004; Pro Football Weekly 2004
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| 2002 | 103 | 684 | 6.6 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
| 2003 | 243 | 1,430 | 5.9 | 10 | 35 | 384 | 3 |
| 2004 | 313 | 1,948 | 6.2 | 22 | 18 | 210 | 1 |
| 2005 | 310 | 1,964 | 6.3 | 18 | 12 | 78 | 1 |
| Career | 969 | 6,026 | 55 | 70 | 723 | 5 | |
From the college statistics table in Williams’s Wikipedia article (DeAngelo Williams, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
Game by game
2005 Memphis 11 games, 1,964 rushing yards, 18 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Ole Miss | L 6–10 | 24 | 85 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 14 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Chattanooga | W 59–14 | 20 | 205 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 24 | at Tulsa | L 31–37 | 30 | 223 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. UTEP | W 27–20 | 35 | 236 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 8 | at UCF | L 17–38 | 14 | 136 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 16 |
| Oct 15 | at Houston | W 35–20 | 33 | 198 | 2 | 35 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. East Carolina | W 27–24 | 39 | 226 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 1 | vs. UAB | L 20–37 | 21 | 167 | 0 | 76 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at Southern Miss | W 24–22 | 36 | 123 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Marshall | W 26–3 | 27 | 127 | 2 | 28 | – | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Akron | W 38–31 | 31 | 238 | 3 | 67 | 1 | −2 |
2004 Memphis 11 games, 1,856 rushing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | atOle Miss | W 20–13 | 37 | 118 | 1 | 19 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Chattanooga | W 52–21 | 22 | 136 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 87 |
| Sep 18 | at Arkansas State | W 47–35 | 31 | 144 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Houston | W 41–14 | 33 | 262 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 19 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Tulane | W 49–24 | 19 | 132 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 26 |
| Oct 23 | at Cincinnati | L 10–49 | 16 | 57 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. Louisville | L 49–56 | 26 | 200 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 15 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Southern Miss | W 30–26 | 27 | 199 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 12 |
| Nov 20 | atEast Carolina | W 38–35 | 32 | 225 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | at South Florida | W 31–15 | 28 | 263 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 10 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Bowling Green | L 35–52 | 18 | 120 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 4 |
No box score in the source for Sep 25 at UAB, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 | Combine or pro day 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9″ | |
| Weight | 214 lb | |
| Arm length | 30½″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| Bench press | 25 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.57 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.10 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 141 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pro Bowl: 2009 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2008
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2008.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 121 | 501 | 1 | 33 | 313 |
| 2007 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 144 | 717 | 4 | 24 | 177 |
| 2008 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 274 | 1,518 | 18 | 22 | 121 |
| 2009 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 216 | 1,117 | 7 | 29 | 252 |
| 2010 | Carolina Panthers | 6 | 87 | 361 | 1 | 11 | 61 |
| 2011 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 155 | 836 | 7 | 16 | 135 |
| 2012 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 173 | 737 | 5 | 13 | 187 |
| 2013 | Carolina Panthers | 15 | 201 | 843 | 3 | 26 | 333 |
| 2014 | Carolina Panthers | 6 | 62 | 219 | 0 | 5 | 44 |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 200 | 907 | 11 | 40 | 367 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 98 | 343 | 4 | 18 | 118 |
| NFL career | 141 | 1,731 | 8,099 | 61 | 237 | 2,108 | |
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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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