Receiver, Washington State (from UNLV), 2020–⁠24

Kyle Williams

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
186 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Hawthorne, CA
Born
2002, in Baltimore, Maryland

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Kyle Williams played receiver at UNLV (2020–⁠22) and Washington State (2023–⁠24). The New England Patriots took Williams in round 3, No. 69 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,193
Receiving yards, 2024 (Washington State, 8–⁠5)
Best game
181 yards
At New Mexico, week 12, 2024: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2024
Drafted
No. 69
Round 3, 2025 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

10catches, career hightwice; last vs. Syracuse, 2024181receiving yards, career highat New Mexico, 20243receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at New Mexico, 2024

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020UNLV3542612.2235
2021UNLV4260114.3275
2022UNLV4054113.5549
2023Washington State6184213.8663
2024Washington State701,19317.01466
Career2483,60314.52975

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020UNLV2WRYr 1
2021UNLV2WRYr 2
2022UNLV2WRYr 3
2023Washington State2WRYr 4
2024Washington State2WRSr. (Yr 5)6′0″186

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
2020UNLV560.5550th (n=346)0.5530.813%
2021UNLV430.4521st (n=410)0.6719.510%
2022UNLV450.7657th (n=683)0.7134.010%
2023Washington State760.7340th (n=681)0.8055.49%
2024Washington State851.2384th (n=581)0.92104.710%

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

2024 Washington State 13 games, 70 catches, 1,193 yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Portland StateW 70–⁠304141259–
Sep 7vs.Texas TechW 37–⁠16121121−2
Sep 14vs.WashingtonW 24–⁠19322011–
Sep 20vs.San José StateW 54–⁠528138132–
Sep 28atBoise StateL 24–⁠4591421364
Oct 12atFresno StateW 25–⁠1733401811
Oct 19vs.Hawai’iW 42–⁠10459035−2
Oct 26atSan Diego StateW 29–⁠2657403322
Nov 9vs.Utah StateW 49–⁠2855531714
Nov 16atNew MexicoL 35–⁠389181343–
Nov 23atOregon StateL 38–⁠4159515710
Nov 30vs.WyomingL 14–⁠15459137–
Dec 27 ✦vs.SyracuseL 35–⁠5210172166–
2023 Washington State 12 games, 61 catches, 842 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atColorado StateW 50–⁠24431113−10
Sep 9vs.WisconsinW 31–⁠22347137–
Sep 16vs.Northern ColoradoW 64–⁠21249137–
Sep 23vs.Oregon StateW 38–⁠357174163–
Oct 7atUCLAL 17–⁠25885028−1
Oct 14vs.ArizonaL 6–⁠44961022–
Oct 21atOregonL 24–⁠385102047–
Oct 28atArizona StateL 27–⁠38877038–
Nov 4vs.StanfordL 7–⁠102280241
Nov 11atCaliforniaL 39–⁠42557025–
Nov 17vs.ColoradoW 56–⁠14346134–
Nov 25atWashingtonL 21–⁠24585137–
2022 UNLV 9 games, 40 catches, 541 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.Idaho StateW 52–⁠21468122–
Sep 10atCaliforniaL 14–⁠20352133–
Sep 17vs.North TexasW 58–⁠27869123–
Sep 24atUtah StateW 34–⁠24346140–
Oct 22atNotre DameL 21–⁠44435022–
Nov 5atSan Diego StateL 10–⁠14341023–
Nov 11vs.Fresno StateL 30–⁠37643018–
Nov 19atHawai’iL 25–⁠31511104612
Nov 26vs.NevadaW 27–⁠22476149–
2021 UNLV 10 games, 42 catches, 601 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Eastern WashingtonL 33–⁠35687058–
Sep 11atArizona StateL 10–⁠372270156
Sep 18vs.Iowa StateL 3–⁠481303–
Oct 2atUTSAL 17–⁠245420151
Oct 16vs.Utah StateL 24–⁠28448021–
Oct 21vs.San José StateL 20–⁠277117029–
Oct 29atNevadaL 20–⁠51560123–
Nov 6atNew MexicoW 31–⁠177137175–
Nov 13vs.Hawai’iW 27–⁠13373047–
Nov 19vs.San Diego StateL 20–⁠2827010–
2020 UNLV 6 games, 35 catches, 426 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24atSan Diego StateL 6–⁠34333023–
Oct 31vs.NevadaL 19–⁠3741608–
Nov 7vs.Fresno StateL 27–⁠405520254
Nov 14atSan José StateL 17–⁠349110134–
Nov 27vs.WyomingL 14–⁠45471035–
Dec 12atHawai’iL 21–⁠38101441222

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–⁠22).

DrillCombine 2025
Height5′10⅝″
Weight190 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan73″
40-yard dash4.40 s
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump9′11″

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

2 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025New England Patriots14102093
2026 (so far)New England Patriots551351
NFL career19153444

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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