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Receiver, Syracuse, 2006–09
Mike Williams
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Buffalo, NY
- Born
- May 18, 1987, in Buffalo, New York
- Died
- Sep 12, 2023
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Mike Williams played receiver at Syracuse (2006–09). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Williams in round 4, No. 101 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13catches, career highvs. South Florida, 2009209receiving yards, career highvs. Northwestern, 20092receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. South Florida, 2009Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
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
2009 Syracuse 7 games, 49 catches, 746 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Minnesota | L 20–23 | 7 | 94 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Sep 12 | at Penn State | L 7–28 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Northwestern | W 37–34 | 11 | 209 | 2 | 66 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. Maine | W 41–24 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 25 | −7 |
| Oct 3 | vs. South Florida | L 20–34 | 13 | 186 | 2 | 54 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. West Virginia | L 13–34 | 4 | 89 | 1 | 50 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. Cincinnati | L 7–28 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 17 | – |
2007 Syracuse 12 games, 60 catches, 837 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Washington | L 12–42 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Sep 8 | at Iowa | L 0–35 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. Illinois | L 20–41 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 22 | at Louisville | W 38–35 | 5 | 83 | 1 | 42 | – |
| Sep 29 | at Miami (OH) | L 14–17 | 5 | 97 | 1 | 43 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs.West Virginia | L 14–55 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 61 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. Rutgers | L 14–38 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. Buffalo | W 20–12 | 7 | 113 | 1 | 43 | – |
| Nov 3 | at Pittsburgh | L 17–20 | 8 | 81 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs.South Florida | L 10–41 | 8 | 99 | 1 | 46 | – |
| Nov 17 | at UConn | L 7–30 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs.Cincinnati | L 31–52 | 9 | 160 | 1 | 45 | – |
2006 Syracuse 9 games, 24 catches, 461 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs.Iowa | L 13–20 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 34–14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. Wyoming | W 40–34 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 11–21 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Oct 14 | atWest Virginia | L 17–41 | 3 | 99 | 1 | 47 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs.Louisville | L 13–28 | 5 | 98 | 1 | 37 | – |
| Oct 28 | atCincinnati | L 3–17 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Nov 11 | atSouth Florida | L 10–27 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs.UConn | W 20–14 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 23 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1½″ |
| Weight | 221 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 8 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 59 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 65 | 964 | 11 |
| 2011 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 65 | 771 | 3 |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 63 | 996 | 9 |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 22 | 216 | 2 |
| 2014 | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 8 | 142 | 1 |
| NFL career | 59 | 223 | 3,089 | 26 | |
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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