Terrance Williams in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Baylor, 2008–⁠12

Terrance Williams

Number
No. 2
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Dallas, TX
Born
Sep 18, 1989, in Dallas, Texas

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Terrance Williams played receiver at Baylor (2008–⁠12). He was a consensus All‑American in 2012. The Dallas Cowboys took Williams in round 3, No. 74 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,832
Receiving yards, 2012 (Baylor, 8–⁠5)
Best game
314 yards
At West Virginia, week 5, 2012: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in receiving yards, 2012
Drafted
No. 74
Round 3, 2013 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

17catches, best game on fileat West Virginia, 2012314receiving yards, best game on fileat West Virginia, 20122receiving touchdowns, best game on fileseven times; last vs. TCU, 2012

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009Baylor36120.3040
2010Baylor4348411.3459
2011Baylor5995716.21177
2012Baylor971,83218.91280
On file (2009–⁠12)2023,33416.52780

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2009Baylor3174607720
2010Baylor20427013900
2011Baylor270–––
On file (2009–⁠12)531,1800201620

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.PosHt
2009Baylor2WR
2010Baylor2WR
2011Baylor2WR
2012Baylor2WR6′2″

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 Baylor 13 games, 97 catches, 1,832 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.SMUW 59–⁠2471380–––
Sep 15vs.Sam HoustonW 48–⁠2361312–––
Sep 21atUL MonroeW 47–⁠424842–––
Sep 29atWest VirginiaL 63–⁠70173142–––
Oct 13vs.TCUL 21–⁠4931632–––
Oct 20atTexasL 50–⁠56101831–––
Oct 27atIowa StateL 21–⁠35131900–––
Nov 3vs.KansasW 41–⁠14111371–––
Nov 10atOklahomaL 34–⁠426910–––
Nov 17vs.Kansas StateW 52–⁠245871–––
Nov 24vs.Texas TechW 52–⁠4571751–––
Dec 1vs.Oklahoma StateW 41–⁠346710–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.UCLAW 49–⁠262680–––
2011 Baylor 12 games, 59 catches, 957 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.TCUW 50–⁠4861262–––
Sep 24vs.RiceW 56–⁠312251–––
Oct 1atKansas StateL 35–⁠36190–––
Oct 8vs.Iowa StateW 49–⁠265460–––
Oct 15atTexas A&ML 28–⁠5581461–––
Oct 29atOklahoma StateL 24–⁠5981541–––
Nov 5vs.MissouriW 42–⁠397100227–
Nov 12atKansasW 31–⁠304521–––
Nov 19vs.OklahomaW 45–⁠385991–––
Nov 26vs.Texas TechW 66–⁠423501–––
Dec 3vs.TexasW 48–⁠244881–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.WashingtonW 67–⁠566620–––
2010 Baylor 13 games, 43 catches, 484 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.Sam HoustonW 34–⁠32281250–
Sep 11vs.BuffaloW 34–⁠666802527
Sep 18atTCUL 10–⁠4563704911
Sep 25atRiceW 30–⁠1322303661
Oct 2vs.KansasW 55–⁠741012––3
Oct 9vs.Texas TechL 38–⁠451604771
Oct 16atColoradoW 31–⁠25120365–
Oct 23vs.Kansas StateW 47–⁠423380118–
Oct 30atTexasW 30–⁠223771–––
Nov 6atOklahoma StateL 28–⁠558730–––
Nov 13vs.Texas A&ML 30–⁠424120–––
Nov 20vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠5327018–
Dec 29 ✦vs.IllinoisL 14–⁠381120–––
2009 Baylor 10 games, 38 returns, 818 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 26vs.Northwestern StateW 68–⁠1314001511
Oct 3vs.Kent StateW 31–⁠15–––117–
Oct 10atOklahomaL 7–⁠33–––499–
Oct 17atIowa StateL 10–⁠24–––242–
Oct 24vs.Oklahoma StateL 7–⁠34–––376–
Oct 31vs.NebraskaL 10–⁠20–––253–
Nov 7atMissouriW 40–⁠32–––31073
Nov 14vs.TexasL 14–⁠47–––4902
Nov 21atTexas A&ML 3–⁠38–––7121–
Nov 28vs.Texas TechL 13–⁠2022104901

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).

DrillCombine 2013
Height6′2″
Weight208 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size8¾″
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.01 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 s

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

6 seasons, 79 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2013Dallas Cowboys15447365
2014Dallas Cowboys15376218
2015Dallas Cowboys16528403
2016Dallas Cowboys15445944
2017Dallas Cowboys16535680
2018Dallas Cowboys22180
NFL career792323,37720

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.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2020XFLSt. Louis BattleHawks *
2021CFLOttawa Redblacks

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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