Receiver, Colorado State (from Tennessee), 2014–⁠18

Preston Williams

Number
No. 11
Height
6′4″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Hampton, GA
Born
Mar 27, 1997, in Lovejoy, Georgia

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Preston Williams played receiver at Tennessee (2014–⁠16) and Colorado State (2017–⁠18).

At a glance

Best season
1,345
Receiving yards, 2018 (Colorado State, 3–⁠9)
Best game
248 yards
At Air Force, week 13, 2018: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2018

Career highs

12catches, career hightwice; last at Air Force, 2018248receiving yards, career highat Air Force, 20183receiving touchdowns, career highat Air Force, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Tennessee715822.6249
2016Tennessee9899.9019
2018Colorado State961,34514.01469
Career1121,59214.21669

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018Colorado State61190210

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2015Tennessee––––1––
2016Tennessee100.50000
Career100.50100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Tennessee11WRYr 1
2015Tennessee11WRYr 2
2016Tennessee11WRYr 3
2017Colorado State11WRYr 4
2018Colorado State11WRJr. (Yr 5)6′4″210

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
2015Tennessee130.85––11.0–
2016Tennessee110.78––8.6–
2018Colorado State1680.4638th (n=497)0.5377.219%

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

2018 Colorado State 12 games, 96 catches, 1,345 yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 25vs.Hawai’iL 34–⁠439188269–
Aug 31vs.ColoradoL 13–⁠45649014–
Sep 8vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠2712154231–
Sep 15atFloridaL 10–⁠4891060216
Sep 22vs.Illinois StateL 19–⁠3531407–
Oct 6atSan José StateW 42–⁠30467232–
Oct 13vs.New MexicoW 20–⁠18993126–
Oct 19atBoise StateL 28–⁠569154147–
Oct 26vs.WyomingL 21–⁠34101260471
Nov 10atNevadaL 10–⁠49769138–
Nov 17vs.Utah StateL 24–⁠296772356
Nov 22atAir ForceL 19–⁠2712248358–
2016 Tennessee 3 games, 9 catches, 89 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.App StateW 20–⁠13545016–
Sep 17vs.OhioW 28–⁠19325011–
Oct 1atGeorgiaW 34–⁠31119019–
2015 Tennessee 4 games, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 19vs.Western CarolinaW 55–⁠10398249–
Oct 3vs.ArkansasL 20–⁠24219011–
Oct 10vs.GeorgiaW 38–⁠31241033–
Nov 21atMissouriW 19–⁠8–––––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height6′4¼″
Weight211 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.65 sW
Vertical jump31½″
Broad jump9′8″
3-cone drill7.11 s
20-yard shuttle4.35 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

3 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Miami Dolphins8324283
2020Miami Dolphins8182884
2021Miami Dolphins66710
NFL career22567877

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2024UFLDC Defenders *
2024CFLMontreal Alouettes *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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