Roy Williams in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Big Cowboy Kev, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Texas, 2000–⁠03

Roy Williams

Born
Dec 20, 1981, in Odessa, Texas

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Roy Williams played receiver at Texas (2000–⁠03). The Detroit Lions took Williams in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 2004 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2003
Second-team All-Big 12
Drafted
No. 7
Overall, 2004 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Honors

All-America: Walter Camp second team 2003; AP third team 2003

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

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2004
Height6′2½″
Weight212 lb
Arm length33⅞″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.37 s
Vertical jump39½″
Broad jump11′0″
3-cone drill6.75 s
20-yard shuttle3.97 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 113 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.

Pro Bowl: 2006

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2004Detroit Lions14100
2005Detroit Lions12200
2006Detroit Lions16200
2007Detroit Lions12100
2008Dallas Cowboys14100
2009Dallas Cowboys15–00
2010Dallas Cowboys15100
2011Chicago Bears15200
NFL career1131000

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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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