Receiver, Penn State, 2005–08
Derrick Williams
- Hometown
- Greenbelt, MD
- Born
- Jul 6, 1986
Derrick Williams played receiver at Penn State (2005–08). The Detroit Lions took Williams in round 3, No. 82 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Minnesota, 200510catches, career highvs. Purdue, 2007104receiving yards, career highat Temple, 2007Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2005 and 2008
All-America: Walter Camp second team 2008; Pro Football Weekly 2008
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Penn State | – | – | – | 34 | 301 | 1 |
| 2007 | Penn State | – | – | – | 41 | 254 | 1 |
| 2008 | Penn State | 1 | 27 | 0 | 39 | 169 | 1 |
| Career | 1 | 27 | 0 | 114 | 724 | 3 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Penn State | 22 | 289 | 13.1 | 1 | 41 |
| 2006 | Penn State | 40 | 440 | 11.0 | 1 | 56 |
| 2007 | Penn State | 55 | 529 | 9.6 | 3 | 52 |
| 2008 | Penn State | 44 | 485 | 11.0 | 4 | 39 |
| Career | 161 | 1,743 | 10.8 | 9 | 56 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Penn State | 22 | 105 | 4.8 | 3 | 20 |
| 2006 | Penn State | 36 | 145 | 4.0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2007 | Penn State | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 1 | 23 |
| 2008 | Penn State | 43 | 243 | 5.7 | 3 | 36 |
| Career | 117 | 594 | 5.1 | 8 | 36 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Game by game
2008 Penn State 13 games, 40 returns, 196 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 66–10 | – | – | 3 | 20 | 2 | 45 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Oregon State | W 45–14 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Syracuse | W 55–13 | – | – | 4 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Temple | W 45–3 | – | – | 7 | 30 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Illinois | W 38–24 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at Purdue | W 20–6 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Wisconsin | W 48–7 | – | – | 6 | 61 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Michigan | W 46–17 | – | – | 2 | −4 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Ohio State | W 13–6 | – | – | 2 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Iowa | L 23–24 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Indiana | W 34–7 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 62 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Michigan State | W 49–18 | – | – | 6 | 19 | 4 | 51 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. USC | L 24–38 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 1 |
2007 Penn State 13 games, 41 returns, 254 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Florida International | W 59–0 | – | – | 6 | 53 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Notre Dame | W 31–10 | – | – | 6 | 85 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Buffalo | W 45–24 | – | – | 1 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atMichigan | L 9–14 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atIllinois | L 20–27 | – | – | 4 | 13 | 5 | 79 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Iowa | W 27–7 | – | – | 7 | 24 | 3 | 44 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Wisconsin | W 38–7 | – | – | 3 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atIndiana | W 36–31 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Ohio State | L 17–37 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Purdue | W 26–19 | – | – | 4 | 15 | 10 | 95 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | atTemple | W 31–0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 7 | 104 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atMichigan State | L 31–35 | – | – | 2 | −2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | W 24–17 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
2006 Penn State 13 games, 34 returns, 301 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Akron | W 34–16 | – | – | 3 | 44 | 3 | 49 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | atNotre Dame | L 17–41 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Youngstown State | W 37–3 | – | – | 3 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atOhio State | L 6–28 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Northwestern | W 33–7 | – | – | 4 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Minnesota | W 28–27 | – | – | 3 | 18 | 4 | 95 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Michigan | L 10–17 | – | – | 6 | 38 | 6 | 67 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Illinois | W 26–12 | – | – | 3 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atPurdue | W 12–0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atWisconsin | L 3–13 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Temple | W 47–0 | – | – | 5 | 95 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs.Michigan State | W 17–13 | – | – | 4 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 20–10 | – | – | 2 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
2005 Penn State 7 games, 22 catches, 289 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. South Florida | W 23–13 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Cincinnati | W 42–24 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 60 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Central Michigan | W 40–3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atNorthwestern | W 34–29 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Minnesota | W 44–14 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Ohio State | W 17–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atMichigan | L 25–27 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 59 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 18–35).
| Drill | Combine 2009 | Combine or pro day 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ | |
| Weight | 194 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.68 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Detroit Lions | 4 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
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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