Tight end, Alabama, 2008–12
Michael Williams
- Number
- No. 89
- Height
- 6′6″
- Hometown
- Reform, AL
- Born
- Sep 8, 1990, in Reform, Alabama
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Michael Williams played tight end at Alabama (2008–12). The Detroit Lions took Williams in round 7, No. 211 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: National champions, 2009, 2011 and 2012; SEC champions, 2009 and 2012
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2012 Alabama 12 games, 24 catches, 183 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Michigan | W 41–14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 15 | at Arkansas | W 52–0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 40–7 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 13 | at Missouri | W 42–10 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 20 | at Tennessee | W 44–13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Mississippi State | W 38–7 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 3 | at LSU | W 21–17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Texas A&M | L 24–29 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Western Carolina | W 49–0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Auburn | W 49–0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Georgia | W 32–28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | W 42–14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 8 |
2011 Alabama 11 games, 16 catches, 191 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Penn State | W 27–11 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 24 |
| Sep 17 | vs. North Texas | W 41–0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Arkansas | W 38–14 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 37 |
| Oct 1 | at Florida | W 38–10 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 34–0 | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at Ole Miss | W 52–7 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 34 |
| Nov 5 | vs.LSU | L 6–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atMississippi State | W 24–7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 45–21 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | atAuburn | W 42–14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs.LSU | W 21–0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
2010 Alabama 8 games, 8 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. San José State | W 48–3 | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | atArkansas | W 24–20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Florida | W 31–6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| Oct 9 | at South Carolina | L 21–35 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Oct 23 | atTennessee | W 41–10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 6 | atLSU | L 21–24 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Mississippi State | W 30–10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Michigan State | W 49–7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2009 Alabama 3 games, 3 catches, 29 yards
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (South team, won 21–16).
| Drill | Pro day 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5¾″ |
| Weight | 278 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.19 s |
| Vertical jump | 25½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′0″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 8.15 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.90 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 9 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | New England Patriots | 9 | 3 | 26 | 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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