David Williams (running back)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
{{for|the Chicago Bears player born in 1954|Dave Williams (running back)}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = David Williams
| image =
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| number = 33
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|17}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 229
| high_school = Imhotep Institute Charter
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
| college = Arkansas
| draftyear = 2018
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 226
| pastteams =
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2018}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
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| statleague = NFL
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| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts
| statvalue1 = 8
| statlabel2 = Rushing yards
| statvalue2 = 36
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 0
| statlabel4 = Receptions
| statvalue4 =
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
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| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
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| pfr = W/WillDa01
}}
David Williams (born June 17, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and Arkansas Razorbacks.{{Cite web |last=McLemore |first=Dwayne |date=June 16, 2017 |title=Former Gamecock David Williams staying in the SEC after all |url=https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article156701774.html |access-date=March 13, 2019 |website=The State |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Arkansas Pro Day report: David Williams looks for right situation |url=http://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2018/mar/26/pro-day-notebook-williams-hoping-find-right-situat/ |access-date=March 13, 2019 |website=wholehogsports.com |language=en}}
Early years
Williams attended and played high school football at Imhotep Institute Charter High School.{{Cite web |title=David Williams, Imhotep Institute , All Purpose Back |url=https://247sports.com/Player/David-Williams-11159/high-school-32862/ |access-date=March 13, 2019 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}}
College career
Williams played college football for South Carolina from 2014 to 2016. He transferred to Arkansas for the 2017 season.{{Cite web |date=June 16, 2017 |title=Former South Carolina RB David Williams announces transfer to SEC school |url=https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/south-carolina-football/david-williams-commits-arkansas/ |access-date=March 13, 2019 |website=Saturday Down South |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=David Williams College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/david-williams-5.html |access-date=March 13, 2019 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Collegiate statistics=
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! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| School ! rowspan="2"| Conf ! rowspan="2"| Class ! rowspan="2"| Pos ! rowspan="2"| G ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | Rushing ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | Receiving |
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Att
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Yds | style="font-weight:bold;" | Avg | style="font-weight:bold;" | TD | style="font-weight:bold;" | Rec | style="font-weight:bold;" | Yds | style="font-weight:bold;" | Avg | style="font-weight:bold;" | TD |
| 2014
| SEC | FR | RB | 8 | 45 | 256 | 5.7 | 2 | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 2015
| SEC | SO | RB | 12 | 86 | 299 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2016
| SEC | JR | RB | 9 | 56 | 239 | 4.3 | 3 | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 2017
| Arkansas | SEC | SR | RB | 12 | 117 | 656 | 5.6 | 8 | 10 | 171 | 17.1 | 2 |
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Career
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Overall | colspan="3" style="font-weight:bold;" | | style="font-weight:bold;" | 41 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 304 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 1,450 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 4.8 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 13 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 37 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 435 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 11.8 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 2 |
Professional career
=Denver Broncos (first stint)=
Williams was selected by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round (226th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2018 |title=Broncos select running back, David Williams in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft |url=https://www.milehighreport.com/2018/4/28/17296892/broncos-select-running-back-david-williams-in-the-seventh-round-of-the-2018-nfl-draft |website=MileHighReport.com |accessdate=June 2, 2018}} He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |last=DiLalla, Aric |date=September 1, 2018 |title=Broncos trim roster to 53 players |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-trim-roster-to-53-players |website=DenverBroncos.com}}{{Cite web |last=DiLalla, Aric |date=September 2, 2018 |title=Broncos sign nine players to practice squad |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-nine-players-to-practice-squad |website=DenverBroncos.com}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Williams off Denver's practice squad on October 9, 2018.{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2018 |title=Jaguars sign running backs Jamaal Charles and Dave Williams, promote tight end David Grinnage to active roster |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-sign-running-backs-jamaal-charles-and-dave-williams-promote-tight-end-da |website=Jaguars.com}}
As a rookie, he appeared in six games and had eight carries for 36 rushing yards.{{Cite web |title=David Williams 2018 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillDa011/gamelog/2018/ |access-date=March 13, 2019 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} On May 9, 2019, the Jaguars waived Williams.{{Cite web |last=Bouda, Nate |date=May 9, 2019 |title=Jaguars Waiving RB David Williams |url=https://nfltraderumors.co/jaguars-waiving-rb-david-williams/}}
=Denver Broncos (second stint)=
On July 19, 2019, Williams re-signed with the Broncos.{{Cite web |last=DiLalla, Aric |date=July 19, 2019 |title=Broncos sign RB Dave Williams |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-rb-dave-williams |website=DenverBroncos.com |access-date=July 19, 2019 |archive-date=July 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719171142/https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-rb-dave-williams |url-status=dead }} He was waived on August 31, 2019.{{Cite web |last=DiLalla, Aric |date=August 31, 2019 |title=Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-man limit |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-make-series-of-roster-moves-to-reach-53-man-limit |website=DenverBroncos.com}}
=Detroit Lions=
On September 11, 2019, Williams was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad, but was released the next day.{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2019 |title=Lions sign free agent RB David Williams to practice squad |url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-sign-free-agent-rb-david-williams-to-practice-squad |website=DetroitLions.com |access-date=September 12, 2019 |archive-date=September 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912220002/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-sign-free-agent-rb-david-williams-to-practice-squad |url-status=dead }}
=Indianapolis Colts=
On September 18, 2019, Williams was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad, but was released two days later.{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2019 |title=Colts Sign RB David Williams To Practice Squad |url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-sign-rb-david-williams-to-practice-squad |website=Colts.com}}{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2019 |title=Colts Sign RB Darius Jackson To Practice Squad |url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-sign-rb-darius-jackson-to-practice-squad |website=Colts.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/david-williams/ Arkansas Razorbacks bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Philadelphia
Category:American football running backs
Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football players
Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football players
Category:Denver Broncos players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players