Early life
Born in Dallas, Texas, Williams was an option quarterback as a prep and a three-year letterman at DeSoto High School (DeSoto, Texas) outside of Dallas. A two-time All-District 4-5A selection and his team’s back-to-back offensive most valuable player who was also a captain for both his junior and senior seasons. He led his team to an 8–3 record his senior year when he amassed 506 yards rushing on 123 attempts, while passing for 215 yards and also returning eight punts for 108 yards and accounting for eight total touchdowns. He played six different positions during his high school career and was named the team’s most valuable player following his junior season. He also participated in track, where he lettered three times, competing in the 4 x 100-meter relay, the 4 x 200-meter relay (winning the state championship in 2004), 110-meter hurdles, long jump, triple jump, and the high jump.
College career
Williams was a four-year letter winner who appeared in 50 games during his collegiate career at Colorado. He started 20 games over the course of his four years and was voted a team captain by his teammates prior to his senior season in 2008. He finished his college career tied for eighth all-time in school history with former CU and current Denver Broncos tight end Daniel Graham in receptions with 106 and 17th in receiving yards with 1,099. He became one of only nine players to have ever totaled both 100 catches and 1,000 receiving yards for the Buffaloes.
He had his best statistical season as a senior in 2008 when he established career highs in catches (30), yards (322) and touchdowns (2). He played in all 13 games, starting five, as a junior in 2007, collecting 29 catches for 294 yards. He appeared in all 12 games in 2006 with seven starts, totaled 19 catches for 242 yards and one touchdown. He participated in all 13 games during his first season of full-time action in 2005, making 28 catches for 241 yards as a redshirt freshman. He received a medical redshirt in 2004 after playing in the season’s first two games but breaking bones in both of his hands.
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