Mario Williams (wide receiver)

Mario Williams

Williams after the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl
Personal information
Born:	(2003-01-21) January 21, 2003 (age 22) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
Position:	Wide receiver
High school:	Plant City (Plant City, Florida)
College:	Oklahoma (2021) USC (2022–2023) Tulane (2024)
NFL draft:	2025: undrafted
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (2025)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards Second-team All-AAC (2024) Stats at Pro Football Reference Mario Williams (born January 21, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, USC Trojans and Tulane Green Wave. Early life Williams grew up in Tampa, Florida, and attended Plant City High School. [1] As a senior, he caught 40 passes for 743 yards with 8 touchdowns in nine games played and was named a second team All-American by Sports Illustrated . [2] Williams was considered a consensus top-50 recruit in his class nationally. [3] He committed to play college football at Oklahoma over offers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and LSU. [4] Williams finished his high school career with 160 receptions for 3,191 yards and 45 touchdowns. [5] College career Oklahoma Williams joined the Oklahoma Sooners as an early enrollee. [6] Williams was named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week after catching 5 passes for 100 yards and one touchdown in a 52-21 win over Texas Tech. [7] He finished the season with 35 receptions for 380 yards and four touchdowns. [8] Shortly after the end of the season and the departure of Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley for USC, Williams entered the transfer portal. [9] USC Williams ultimately transferred to USC. [10] He caught 40 passes for 631 yards and five touchdowns in his first season with the Trojans. [11] On December 15, 2023, Williams announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the second time. [12] Tulane On January 15, 2024, he announced that he would transfer to Tulane. [13] Starting 10 of 14 games, Williams caught 60 passes for 1,031 yards and six touchdowns and was named second team All-AAC. On December 28, 2024, Williams declared for the 2025 NFL draft. [14] College statistics Season Games Receiving Returning GP GS Rec Yards Avg TD Att Yards Avg TD Oklahoma Sooners 2021 12 1 35 380 10.9 4 5 108 21.6 0 USC Trojans 2022 12 9 40 631 15.8 5 2 7 3.5 0 2023 12 5 29 305 10.5 2 0 0 0.0 0 Tulane Green Wave 2024 14 10 60 1,031 17.2 6 0 0 0.0 0 Career [15] 50 25 164 2,347 14.3 17 7 115 16.4 0 Professional career Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 29+3⁄4 in (0.76 m) 8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) 4.50 s 1.53 s 2.57 s 4.16 s 6.96 s 33.0 in (0.84 m) 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) All values from Pro Day [16] After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Williams signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2025. [17] On August 19, he was waived by Los Angeles with an injury designation. [18] References Wasserman, Ari (May 20, 2020). "This week in recruiting: Another elite Florida receiver is leaving the state". The Athletic . Retrieved May 29, 2022. Hoover, John E. (December 22, 2020). "SI names Mario Williams 2nd team All-American". SI.com . Retrieved May 29, 2022. Means, Stephen (February 7, 2020). "Mario Williams, 4-star wide receiver, earns Ohio State football offer: Buckeye Breakfast". Cleveland.com . Retrieved May 29, 2022. VanHaaren, Tom (May 15, 2020). "Oklahoma lands No. 1-ranked WR Mario Williams". ESPN.com . Retrieved May 29, 2022. "Plant City receiver Mario Williams has a fan in, well, everyone". Tampa Bay Times . December 16, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2022. Przybylo, Bob (June 3, 2021). "OU spring breakout performer: Mario Williams". Rivals.com . Retrieved May 29, 2022. "OU's Williams duo earns Big 12 weekly honors". Tulsa World . November 1, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2022. "Former OU wide receiver Mario Williams announces transfer to USC". The Dallas Morning News . January 15, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022. Sallee, Barrett (January 4, 2022). "Oklahoma freshman WR Mario Williams becomes latest Sooners star player to enter transfer portal". CBS Sports . Retrieved May 29, 2022. VanHaaren, Tom (January 15, 2022). "Former Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Mario Williams announces transfer to USC Trojans". ESPN.com . Retrieved May 29, 2022. Booth, Trevor (April 21, 2023). "Mario Williams focusing on 'personality' improvement to benefit USC offense". 247Sports.com . Retrieved July 27, 2023. Brizuela, James (December 15, 2023). "USC Football: Star Trojans WR Enters Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 15, 2023. Nadeau, Rene (January 15, 2024). "Former USC wide receiver Mario Williams to transfer to Tulane". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2024. "x.com". "Mario Williams College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023. "Mario Williams College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 6, 2025. Jackson, Stu (April 28, 2025). "Rams agree to terms with 17 undrafted free agents". TheRams.com. Miller, Wyatt. "Rams sign OL Mike McAllister, place OLB Keir Thomas on Injured Reserve, waive/injured WR Mario Williams". therams.com. Retrieved August 20, 2025. External links USC Trojans bio Tulane Green Wave bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.