Korey Williams

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Korey Williams
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Position Wide receiver
Personal information
Born (1987-07-11) July 11, 1987 (age 38)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Alfred Lawless (New Orleans)
College Northwestern Oklahoma State
NFL draft 2011: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career CFL statistics
Receptions28
Receiving yards434
Receiving TDs2
Rushing yards72
Rushing TDs1
Stats at CFL.ca (archived)
Korey Williams
Medal record
Men's American football
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Austria Team Competition

Korey Williams (born July 11, 1987) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played college football at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

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Early life and college

Korey Williams was born on July 11, 1987, in New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] He attended Alfred Lawless High School in New Orleans. [1] He participated in football, baseball, basketball, and track in high school. [2]

Williams first enrolled at the University of Louisiana Monroe in 2005 and Paul Quinn College in 2006 but did not end up playing football at either school. [1] He was a member of the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers of Northwestern Oklahoma State University from 2007 to 2010. [1]

Williams was part of the United States men's national American football team at the 2011 IFAF World Championship. [3] The U.S. won the tournament.

Professional career

Williams started the 2012 Indoor Football League season with the Omaha Beef before being released. [4]

Williams was signed by the Sioux Falls Storm of the IFL and had 1,329 all purpose yards and 18 touchdowns in 10 games during the 2012 season. [4] [5] He re-signed with the Storm for the 2013 season. [6] However in February 2013, before the start of the 2013 IFL season, it was reported that Williams was leaving for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [7]

Williams was signed by the BC Lions on May 13, 2013. [8] He dressed in four games, starting two, for the Lions in 2013, totaling seven receptions for 112 yards and one touchdown on 11 targets, one carry for 41 yards, 15 punt returns for 56 yards, and six kickoff returns for 64 yards. [1] He dressed in two games, both starts, during the 2014 season, catching four passes for 68 yards while also rushing three times for 13 yards. [1] Williams was released by the Lions on July 15, 2014. [9]

Williams was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on July 29, 2014. [10] He dressed in four games, all starts, for the Roughriders in 2014, recording ten receptions for 142 yards and one touchdown, and one rush for an 18 yard touchdown. [1] He dressed in four games, starting two, during the 2015 season and caught seven passes for 112 yards on ten targets. [1] Williams was released by the Roughriders on September 9, 2015. [11]

On November 3, 2015, Williams returned to the Sioux Falls Storm. [12] He helped the Storm win the 2016 United Bowl. Following the 2016 season, Williams was named first-team All-IFL as a kick returner. [13] He was also named the IFL Special Teams Player of the Year. [14] He played for the Storm in 2017 as well. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Korey Williams". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Korey Williams". nwosu.edu. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Da'Shawn Thomas selected to U.S. National Team for 2011 IFAF Senior World Championship". KAIT. June 22, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Storm RB Korey Williams Signs with CFL". goifl.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ Beamish, Mike (June 14, 2013). "Lions rookie Korey Williams stars in pre-season win over Stampeders". vancouversun.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "THREE MORE VETERANS RETURN TO STORM". ESPN Sioux Falls. October 24, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ Peterson, Brad (February 14, 2013). "WILLIAMS LEAVES STORM FOR CFL". ESPN Sioux Falls. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Korey Williams". proplayers.ca. Retrieved August 6, 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ "BC Lions Transactions". bclions.com. July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ "RIDERS ADD TWO TO PRACTICE ROSTER". riderville.com. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Storm Welcomes Back Korey Williams". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ "2016 ALL-IFL Teams Announced". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Korey Williams, Sioux Falls Storm, Special Teams Player of the Year". goifl.com. July 15, 2016. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ↑ "Photos: Sioux Falls Storm vs. Arizona Rattlers". Argus-Leader . February 17, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
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