D'haquille Williams

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Duke Williams
No. 82 – Buffalo Bills
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 26)
Los Angeles, California [1]
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Reserve (LA) East St. John
College: Auburn
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • CFL All-Star - 2018
  • CFL West All-Star - 2018
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:134
Receiving yards:2,294
Receiving touchdowns:15
Player stats at CFL.ca

D'haquille "Duke" Williams (born May 13, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He made his professional debut in 2017 with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Auburn.

American football Team field sport

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive. Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins.

A wide receiver, also referred to as wideouts or simply receivers, is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is a key player. They get their name because they are split out "wide", farthest away from the rest of the team. Wide receivers are among the fastest players on the field. The wide receiver functions as the pass-catching specialist.

Buffalo Bills National Football League franchise in Buffalo, New York

The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays their home games at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. The Bills are the only NFL team that plays its home games in the state of New York. The Bills conduct summer training camp at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, New York, an eastern suburb of Rochester.

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High school career

Williams attended East St. John High School in Reserve, Louisiana, where he played high school football. As a senior, he had 1,495 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns.

East St. John High School is a high school in Reserve, an unincorporated area in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. The school is a part of St. John the Baptist Parish Public Schools. As of 2013-2014, the school had 1,327 students.

Reserve, Louisiana Place in Louisiana, United States

Reserve is an unincorporated community in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 9,111 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Reserve as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.

High school football Secondary school competition in gridiron football

High school football is gridiron football played by high school teams in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both countries, but its popularity is declining. Between 2009 and 2019, participation in high school football has declined by 9%.

College career

Williams attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College from 2012 to 2013. In two years, he had 118 receptions for 2,028 yards and 26 touchdowns. [2]

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) is a public community college with its main campus in Perkinston, Mississippi. It was founded as Harrison County Agricultural High School in 1912. MGCCC has three campuses and six centers: The main campus in Perkinston; the Jackson County Campus is in Gautier; the Jefferson Davis Campus is in Gulfport; with the George County Center in Lucedale; the West Harrison County Center in Long Beach; the Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Center in Gulfport; the Keesler Center at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi; the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport; and the Bryant Center at Tradition in Harrison County.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, [3] Williams was listed as the No. 1 junior college prospect in 2014. [4] He originally committed to Louisiana State University but changed to Auburn University. [5] [6]

Rivals.com is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting in the United States. The network was started in 1998 and currently employs more than 300 personnel.

Louisiana State University university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Louisiana State University is a public research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy. The current LSU main campus was dedicated in 1926, consists of more than 250 buildings constructed in the style of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, and the main campus historic district occupies a 650-acre (2.6 km²) plateau on the banks of the Mississippi River.

Auburn University public university in Auburn, Alabama, United States

Auburn University is a public research and land-grant university in Auburn, Alabama, US. With more than 23,000 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,260 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest university in Alabama. It is one of the state's two public flagship universities. The university is classified as an RI: Doctoral Research—Very High Research Activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

In his first game at Auburn, Williams had nine receptions for 154 yards and a touchdown. [7] He was dismissed from Auburn on October 6, 2015 for a unidentified violation of team rules, later AL.com reported that Williams punched four people at a bar. It was also noted that he would no longer attend Auburn for academics. Williams in 2015 finished with 12 catches for 147 yards and 1 touchdown.

Touchdown means of scoring in both American and Canadian football

A touchdown is a scoring play in both American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HtWtArm lengthHand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		229 lb
(104 kg)		32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		9 1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.72 s4.47 s7.43 s30 in
(0.76 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		14 reps
All values from NFL combine [8]

Los Angeles Rams

On May 10, 2016, Williams signed a 3-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Rams as part of final roster cuts. [9]

Los Angeles Rams National Football League franchise in Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in Los Angeles, California. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The club has won three NFL championships, and is the only one to win championships representing three cities. The Rams play their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, until the completion of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood in 2020.

Edmonton Eskimos

Williams signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) before the 2017 season. Williams caught four passes for 110 yards and a touchdown against the BC Lions in his professional regular season debut. [10] Williams went on to have a strong first season in the CFL, catching 46 passes for 508 yards with two touchdowns. Williams became a star player in the CFL in 2018, earning a Top Performers of the Month designation for the months of June and July and ultimately finished the season with the most receiving yards in the league with 1,579. On January 5, 2019, Williams was released by the Edmonton Eskimos in order to pursue NFL opportunities. [11] [12]

Buffalo Bills

On January 7, 2019, Williams signed with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL. [13] Williams played in all four preseason games for the Bills, catching eight passes for 78 yards with two touchdowns. He was released during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Duke Williams grateful for chance with Rams as he tries to repair image
  2. ↑ Auburn football: Dynamic WR D'haquille Williams earning high marks this spring
  3. ↑ D'haquille Williams Recruiting Profile
  4. ↑ Rivals.com junior college prospects 2014
  5. ↑ D'haquille Williams chose future over dark past when he picked Auburn over LSU
  6. ↑ Recruiting: No. 1 JuCo prospect D'haquille Williams has signed with Auburn
  7. ↑ D'haquille Williams shines in record-breaking debut, but Auburn teammates knew it was coming
  8. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/dhaquille-williams?id=2555210
  9. ↑ "Rams Make 53-Man Roster Decisions". TheRams.com. September 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ Campbell, Dave (July 25, 2017). "Edmonton Eskimos receiver Duke Williams showing more facets to his game". 630CHED. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  11. ↑ "SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS – JUNE" . Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  12. ↑ "SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS – JULY" . Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  13. ↑ Brown, Chris (January 7, 2019). "Bills sign CFL's leading receiver Duke Williams". BuffaloBills.com.
  14. ↑ Brown, Chris (August 31, 2019). "Bills cut roster down to 53 players". BuffaloBills.com.
  15. ↑ Brown, Chris (September 1, 2019). "Bills begin to assemble practice squad, Christian Wade holds 11th exempt spot". BuffaloBills.com.
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