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DeAngelo Williams
DeAngelo Chondon Williams (born April 25, 1983) is an American professional wrestler and former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the Memphis Tigers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2005. Williams was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft. He starred in a dual role in Carolina alongside Jonathan Stewart until being released in the 2014 offseason. Williams then played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2015 to 2016.
Williams was considered the top running back in the state of Arkansas in 2001, having played for the Yellowjackets football team at Wynne High School in Wynne, Arkansas. He missed most of his sophomore season with a broken bone in his foot. As a junior, Williams gained 1,044 yards rushing and scored 14 touchdowns, leading him to be named to the Arkansas All-State team in 2000. As a senior, he rushed for a single-season record 2,204 yards and 34 touchdowns, averaging 10.4 yards per carry while leading his squad to the state 4A championship. Williams had 939 yards rushing in four playoff games, including 26 carries for 302 yards and six touchdowns against Greenwood; in the state championship game against Stuttgart, he rushed for 194 yards on 24 attempts, scoring two rushing touchdowns, one receiving touchdown and one return touchdown. Williams was named the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 2001 Offensive Player of the Year and was selected to the Associated Press Arkansas Super Team in 2001.
Williams was a letterman in track & field. He still holds the state 4A record in the 100-meter dash with an electronically timed 10.81 seconds. Williams helped lead Wynne to a second-place finish in the 2001 state track championships.
Williams was rated as the 25th best running back prospect in the nation, the number two overall prospect in the state of Arkansas and was named to the All-America and All-Region Team by SuperPrep. He was recruited by Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Iowa before deciding on Memphis.
Williams attended the University of Memphis, where he played for the Memphis Tigers football team.
Entering Memphis, Williams was a highly touted signee. He played in 10 games as a true freshman. In his first career game, a 52–6 victory over Murray State, Williams racked up 129 rushing yards, on 12 rushes, and a touchdown, marking the second most rushing yards in school history by a true freshman. Against Tulane, he gained 166 rushing yards, including an 86-yard touchdown, in the 38–10 victory. For his performance in the Tulane game, Williams received the Conference USA Player of the Week. While playing Louisville, he suffered a knee sprain and was forced to sit out the next week's contest against Mississippi State. Williams had a career-high two rushing touchdowns against Army, as well as 10 carries and 110 rushing yards, in the 38–10 victory. He led the team with 684 rushing yards, 103 carries and five rushing touchdowns.
In the 2003 regular season opener against Tennessee Tech, Williams had 61 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 40–10 victory. He had career highs of 135 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns playing against the Golden Eagles. The following week against Mississippi, Williams recorded 131 rushing yards, 36 receiving yards, and two rushing touchdowns in the 44–34 victory. He gained over 100 yards the following week against Southern Mississippi, finishing the game with 158 rushing yards, in the 23–6 loss. After a 108-yard game in a 38–16 victory over Arkansas State and another 107-yard game in a 24–10 loss to UAB the following week, Williams tied the school record with four consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards. The game after, he broke the record after posting 119 rushing yards against Mississippi State in a 35–27 loss. Williams continued the streak against the Houston Cougars with 120 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a 45–14 victory. The next week, he had a career-high 195 rushing yards and two touchdowns, in the 41–9 victory against Tulane. Playing East Carolina, Williams made the record eight consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards in the 41–24 victory. With the 137 yards rushing, he broke the school record for single season rushing yards. Williams continued to break records the next week, when he broke the school record for attempts in a single season. Williams had 154 rushing yard and one rushing touchdown on 27 attempts in the 37–7 victory over Louisville. The next week, in a win over Cincinnati, he posted 136 rushing yards but tore his MCL during the 21–16 victory, ending his record-breaking season. Williams ended the season with over 1,400 rushing yards, the most in school history, and leading the nation in all-purpose yards. He was named as the 2003 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year.
After missing the last two regular season games and the New Orleans Bowl, Williams returned in the 2004 season opener against Mississippi. With 118 rushing yards in the 20–13 victory, he made it 11 consecutive games with over 100 rushing yards, continuing the streak he began the previous season, and having a career-high 37 attempts. While playing against Chattanooga, Williams gained 136 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 87 receiving yards, and a touchdown reception in the 52–21 victory. His four touchdowns marked a career-high for a single game. His streak ended a few weeks later, at 13 when UAB held Williams to 92 rushing yards in the 35–28 loss. In the next game, against Houston, he had 33 carries for 262 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in the 41–14 victory. Williams' 262 rushing yards was the most by a Tiger for a home game in school history. Two weeks later against Tulane, he had 19 carries for 132 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 49–24 victory. After the Tulane game, Williams had 57 yards in a 49–10 loss against Cincinnati before going on a massively productive run for the Tigers. On November 4 against Louisville, he had 26 carries for 200 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in the 56–49 loss. In the Tigers' next game, Williams recorded 27 carries for 199 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 30–26 victory over Southern Miss. He followed that up with 32 carries for 225 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns against East Carolina in the 38–35 victory. In the Tigers' regular season finale against South Florida on the road, Williams had 28 carries for a school-record 263 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 31–15 victory. His junior season ended when he broke his leg while playing Bowling Green in the GMAC Bowl on December 22. Williams finished his junior year leading the nation with 22 rushing touchdowns and second with 1,948 rushing yards to go along with 18 receptions for 210 yards and a touchdown. For the second straight year, he was named as the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year. Williams scored a total of 138 points, which broke the previous record set by Stephen Gostkowski in 2003, and 23 total touchdowns, breaking the previous mark of 14 by Dave Casinelli in 1963. Williams would hold these records until 2018, when Darrell Henderson broke them. In three separate games, Williams scored 24 total points, which remains a school record to this day albeit tied with four other players. Williams was named to the 2004 Pro Football Weekly All-America Team. He earned the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Year Award.
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DeAngelo Williams
DeAngelo Chondon Williams (born April 25, 1983) is an American professional wrestler and former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the Memphis Tigers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2005. Williams was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft. He starred in a dual role in Carolina alongside Jonathan Stewart until being released in the 2014 offseason. Williams then played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2015 to 2016.
Williams was considered the top running back in the state of Arkansas in 2001, having played for the Yellowjackets football team at Wynne High School in Wynne, Arkansas. He missed most of his sophomore season with a broken bone in his foot. As a junior, Williams gained 1,044 yards rushing and scored 14 touchdowns, leading him to be named to the Arkansas All-State team in 2000. As a senior, he rushed for a single-season record 2,204 yards and 34 touchdowns, averaging 10.4 yards per carry while leading his squad to the state 4A championship. Williams had 939 yards rushing in four playoff games, including 26 carries for 302 yards and six touchdowns against Greenwood; in the state championship game against Stuttgart, he rushed for 194 yards on 24 attempts, scoring two rushing touchdowns, one receiving touchdown and one return touchdown. Williams was named the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 2001 Offensive Player of the Year and was selected to the Associated Press Arkansas Super Team in 2001.
Williams was a letterman in track & field. He still holds the state 4A record in the 100-meter dash with an electronically timed 10.81 seconds. Williams helped lead Wynne to a second-place finish in the 2001 state track championships.
Williams was rated as the 25th best running back prospect in the nation, the number two overall prospect in the state of Arkansas and was named to the All-America and All-Region Team by SuperPrep. He was recruited by Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Iowa before deciding on Memphis.
Williams attended the University of Memphis, where he played for the Memphis Tigers football team.
Entering Memphis, Williams was a highly touted signee. He played in 10 games as a true freshman. In his first career game, a 52–6 victory over Murray State, Williams racked up 129 rushing yards, on 12 rushes, and a touchdown, marking the second most rushing yards in school history by a true freshman. Against Tulane, he gained 166 rushing yards, including an 86-yard touchdown, in the 38–10 victory. For his performance in the Tulane game, Williams received the Conference USA Player of the Week. While playing Louisville, he suffered a knee sprain and was forced to sit out the next week's contest against Mississippi State. Williams had a career-high two rushing touchdowns against Army, as well as 10 carries and 110 rushing yards, in the 38–10 victory. He led the team with 684 rushing yards, 103 carries and five rushing touchdowns.
In the 2003 regular season opener against Tennessee Tech, Williams had 61 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 40–10 victory. He had career highs of 135 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns playing against the Golden Eagles. The following week against Mississippi, Williams recorded 131 rushing yards, 36 receiving yards, and two rushing touchdowns in the 44–34 victory. He gained over 100 yards the following week against Southern Mississippi, finishing the game with 158 rushing yards, in the 23–6 loss. After a 108-yard game in a 38–16 victory over Arkansas State and another 107-yard game in a 24–10 loss to UAB the following week, Williams tied the school record with four consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards. The game after, he broke the record after posting 119 rushing yards against Mississippi State in a 35–27 loss. Williams continued the streak against the Houston Cougars with 120 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a 45–14 victory. The next week, he had a career-high 195 rushing yards and two touchdowns, in the 41–9 victory against Tulane. Playing East Carolina, Williams made the record eight consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards in the 41–24 victory. With the 137 yards rushing, he broke the school record for single season rushing yards. Williams continued to break records the next week, when he broke the school record for attempts in a single season. Williams had 154 rushing yard and one rushing touchdown on 27 attempts in the 37–7 victory over Louisville. The next week, in a win over Cincinnati, he posted 136 rushing yards but tore his MCL during the 21–16 victory, ending his record-breaking season. Williams ended the season with over 1,400 rushing yards, the most in school history, and leading the nation in all-purpose yards. He was named as the 2003 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year.
After missing the last two regular season games and the New Orleans Bowl, Williams returned in the 2004 season opener against Mississippi. With 118 rushing yards in the 20–13 victory, he made it 11 consecutive games with over 100 rushing yards, continuing the streak he began the previous season, and having a career-high 37 attempts. While playing against Chattanooga, Williams gained 136 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 87 receiving yards, and a touchdown reception in the 52–21 victory. His four touchdowns marked a career-high for a single game. His streak ended a few weeks later, at 13 when UAB held Williams to 92 rushing yards in the 35–28 loss. In the next game, against Houston, he had 33 carries for 262 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in the 41–14 victory. Williams' 262 rushing yards was the most by a Tiger for a home game in school history. Two weeks later against Tulane, he had 19 carries for 132 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 49–24 victory. After the Tulane game, Williams had 57 yards in a 49–10 loss against Cincinnati before going on a massively productive run for the Tigers. On November 4 against Louisville, he had 26 carries for 200 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in the 56–49 loss. In the Tigers' next game, Williams recorded 27 carries for 199 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 30–26 victory over Southern Miss. He followed that up with 32 carries for 225 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns against East Carolina in the 38–35 victory. In the Tigers' regular season finale against South Florida on the road, Williams had 28 carries for a school-record 263 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 31–15 victory. His junior season ended when he broke his leg while playing Bowling Green in the GMAC Bowl on December 22. Williams finished his junior year leading the nation with 22 rushing touchdowns and second with 1,948 rushing yards to go along with 18 receptions for 210 yards and a touchdown. For the second straight year, he was named as the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year. Williams scored a total of 138 points, which broke the previous record set by Stephen Gostkowski in 2003, and 23 total touchdowns, breaking the previous mark of 14 by Dave Casinelli in 1963. Williams would hold these records until 2018, when Darrell Henderson broke them. In three separate games, Williams scored 24 total points, which remains a school record to this day albeit tied with four other players. Williams was named to the 2004 Pro Football Weekly All-America Team. He earned the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Year Award.