Miyan Williams

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Miyan Williams
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Williams with the Toronto Argonauts in 2025
No. 28 – Toronto Argonauts
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (2001-10-29) October 29, 2001 (age 23)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Winton Woods (Forest Park, Ohio)
College: Ohio State (2020–2023)
Career history
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Stats at CFL.ca

Miyan Williams (born October 29, 2001) is an American professional football running back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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Early life

Williams attended Winton Woods High School in Forest Park, Ohio. During his career, he had 5,823 rushing yards and 68 touchdowns. [1] He originally committed to Iowa State University to play college football before changing his commitment to Ohio State University. [2] [3] [4]

College career

As a true freshman at Ohio State in 2020, Williams played in four games and rushed 10 times for 64 yards. [5] As a sophomore in 2021, he was a backup to TreVeyon Henderson and rushed for 508 yards on 71 carries and three touchdowns. [6] He started 2022 in a tandem with Henderson. [7]

Statistics

RushingReceiving
YearAttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2020 10646.400000
2021 715077.139748.20
2022 644977.884266.50
2023 19733.8223919.50
Total 1641,1417.013151399.30

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span Bench press
5 ft 8+12 in
(1.74 m)
229 lb
(104 kg)
28+58 in
(0.73 m)
9 in
(0.23 m)
22 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [8] [9]

On January 8, 2025, Williams signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. [10]

References

  1. Baird, Nathan (March 4, 2020). "Ohio State football 2020 commit Miyan Williams shows off physical progress". cleveland.com. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  2. Bain, Matthew (July 4, 2019). "Three-star Cincinnati RB Miyan Williams commits to Iowa State". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  3. "Winton Woods senior running back Miyan Williams verbally commits to Ohio State". November 23, 2019.
  4. "Nobody's Plan B: Getting to know elusive Ohio State RB commitment Miyan Williams". December 17, 2019.
  5. "Williams firmly in mix to start - Delaware Gazette". August 26, 2021.
  6. "'It was a different experience.' Ohio State RB Miyan Williams still supports Winton Woods". July 5, 2022.
  7. "Power play: Miyan 'Pork Chop' Williams brings toughness to the OSU football running attack". September 30, 2022.
  8. "Miyan Williams Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  9. "2024 NFL Draft Scout Miyan Williams College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  10. "Argos Sign Three Americans". Argonauts.ca. January 9, 2025.