Joe Williams (running back, born 1993)
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| Position: | Running back |
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| Born: | September 4, 1993 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Emmaus (Emmaus, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | Utah |
| NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 121 |
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Joseph Sterling Williams (born September 4, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes.[1] He was selected in the fourth round, 121st overall, by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2017 NFL draft.
Early years[edit]
Williams was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He played high school football at Emmaus High School in the competitive Eastern Pennsylvania Conference in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.[2]
College career[edit]
Williams committed to the University of Connecticut in 2012 before transferring to ASA College in New York City. In 2015, he transferred to Utah but retired after a year to focus on other aspects of his life. On October 22, 2016, however, he returned to it, setting the University of Utah's all-time record for rushing yards in a single game with 332 yards rushing against UCLA.[3]
In the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl against Indiana, Williams was awarded Offensive Most Valuable Player in a game where he rushed for 222 yards, scored a rushing touchdown, and accumulated 56 receiving yards.[4] In the 2016 season at Utah, Williams rushed for 1,407 yards and ten rushing touchdowns in just nine games.
Professional career[edit]
In the 2017 NFL draft, Williams was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round with the 121st overall selection..[5] He was the 11th running back selected in that year's draft.[6][7] On September 2, 2017, he was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.[8]
On August 31, 2018, Williams was waived by the 49ers.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Joe Williams unusual return from retirement to save Utah's playoff hopes," CBS Sports, October 27, 2016, retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ Joe Williams biography, University of Utah football, retrieved May 11, 2017
- ^ Joe Williams, recently unretired, runs for 332 yards in Utah win
- ^ Williams leads Utah past Indiana 26-24 in Foster Farms Bowl
- ^ Fann, Joe (April 29, 2017). "San Francisco 49ers Draft Utah RB Joe Williams". 49ers.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "Draft Finder Query Results". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "49ers Cut Roster Down to 53 Players". 49ers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
- ^ "49ers Trade for OL Shon Coleman, Cut 12 Players". 49ers.com. August 31, 2018.