Troy Williamson

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Troy Williamson
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1983-04-30) April 30, 1983 (age 40)
Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Aiken (SC) Silver Bluff
College: South Carolina (2002–2004)
NFL draft: 2005  / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:87
Receiving yards:1,131
Receiving touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com

Troy Williamson (born April 30, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings seventh overall in the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He is widely considered to be the biggest bust in Minnesota Vikings history, with close consideration for the trade for Herschel Walker with the Dallas Cowboys.

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Early years

Troy Williamson attended Silver Bluff High School in Aiken, South Carolina, and he was a letterman and excelled in both football and track. His mother (Shirley Williamson) had 11 kids. In football, as a senior, he rushed for 890 yards and caught 21 passes for 500 yards (23.8 yards per rec. avg.). He was an All-American, a consensus All-State selection, won Class-AA Player of the Year honors presented by the High School Sports Report, a Mr. Football finalist for the state of South Carolina, and helped lead his team to back-to-back state championships. After his senior season, he was rated the fifth-best wide receiver prospect in the Atlantic Region by PrepStar.

Track and field

In track, Williamson was a two-time 100 meters and 200 meters state champion, with personal bests of 10.35 and 20.79 seconds.

Personal bests

EventTime (seconds)VenueDate
55 meters 6.32Columbia, New YorkFebruary 21, 2004
60 meters 6.77Lexington, KentuckyFebruary 28, 2004
100 meters 10.35Spring Valley, New YorkApril 20, 2002
200 meters 20.79Minneapolis, MinnesotaJanuary 14, 2006

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Wonderlic
6 ft 1+1⁄4 in
(1.86 m)		203 lb
(92 kg)		4.32 s1.58 s2.57 s4.00 s7.10 s37 in
(0.94 m)		21
All values from NFL Combine [1] [2]

Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings needed a receiver with deep speed after trading Randy Moss to Oakland, drafting Williamson with the seventh overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, using the pick acquired from trading Moss to Oakland. [3] In the 2006−2007 off-season he claimed his hand-eye coordination was bad due to his depth perception [4] and that was the reason for his 11 dropped balls, which tied for second in the NFL. The Vikings 2007 season was equally difficult for Williamson, who finished with 240 yards and 1 touchdown. Most notably in the Vikings' finale, Williamson dropped two crucial passes. First, a wide-open Williamson dropped an almost-certain 72-yard touchdown pass from Tarvaris Jackson in the second quarter [5] and then another pass that would have yielded a critical first down later in the game. [6]

Jacksonville Jaguars

After the 2007 season Williamson was traded for a 6th round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Vikings ended up using that pick to select Jaymar Johnson. Williamson controversially stated that he "wants to duke it out" with former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress because he had fined Troy $25,000 for attending his Grandmother's funeral (Childress rescinded the fine under pressure from team veterans), adding that they could "meet at the 50-yard line and go at it." [7] The Jaguars released Williamson on September 4, 2010. [8]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGPReceivingRushingKick returnFumbles
RecTgtYdsAvgLngTDFDAttYdsAvgLngTDFDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2005 MIN 1424—37215.5562183289.311021219216.028000
2006 MIN 14377645512.346022000.00001432423.144000
2007 MIN 11183724013.3601922914.526011738722.856000
2008 JAX 8513306.01012111.010048421.026000
2009 JAX 2343411.31301000.0000000.00011
Career [9] 49871301,13113.0604526589.726034798721.056011

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References

  1. ↑ Packers.com » News » Stories » April 19, 2005: Gil Brandt's NFL Draft Analysis By Position: Wide Receivers Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Troy Williamson, WR, South Carolina - 2005 NFL Draft Scout Profile". Nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vikings: Five things to know". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Troy Williamson #82 of the Monnesota Vikings drops a..." Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  6. ↑ Arnie Stapleton (December 30, 2007). "Minnesota Vikings/Denver Broncos Recap Sunday December 30, 2007". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  7. ↑ Troy Williamson challenges Vikings coach Brad Childress to a fight
  8. ↑ "Jaguars trim roster to 53 - Jaguars news on". Jaguars.com. September 4, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Troy Williamson Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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