 Williams with theBC Lions in 2024 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Wide receiver Kick returner |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1996-04-08)April 8, 1996 (age 29) Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Southaven(Southaven, Mississippi) |
| College | Itawamba CC Tennessee-Martin |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2022 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| 2022–2024 | BC Lions |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Terry Williams (born April 8, 1996) is an American professionalfootballwide receiver andkick returner. He previously played in theCanadian Football League (CFL). He playedcollege football for theUT Martin Skyhawks.
Williams first playedcollege football for theItawamba Community College Indians from 2016 to 2017.[1] In 2017, he recorded 1,095 receiving yards and became the program's all-time leading receiver.[2]
On December 20, 2017, it was announced that Williams had signed a National Letter of Intent to play for theUT Martin Skyhawks in 2018.[2][3] He played in 23 games in two seasons for the program where he had 125 catches for 1,317 yards and six touchdowns.[3] He also had 40 punt returns for 608 yards and two touchdowns.[3][4]
On January 18, 2021, it was announced that Williams had signed with theOttawa Redblacks.[5] He was released following training camp on July 29, 2021, but re-signed with the team on September 12, 2021, and was placed on the practice roster.[6] He later played in his first professional game on October 23, 2021, against theHamilton Tiger-Cats, where he had seven punt returns for 62 yards and four kickoff returns for 66 yards.[4][7] He played in two regular season games before returning to the practice roster.[6] He re-signed with the team for the2022 season on November 20, 2021.[6]
In 2022, Williams opened the season as the team's primary punt and kick returner and played in the first nine games where he led the league with 36 kickoff returns for 914 yards and also had 31 punt returns for 306 yards.[4] Following the signing ofDeVonte Dedmon, Williams was placed on the injured list on August 26, 2022, as a healthy scratch.[6][8]
On September 4, 2022, it was announced that Williams had been traded to theBC Lions in exchange for a third-round selection in the2023 CFL draft and a conditional selection in the 2024 CFL Draft.[9] He played in eight games with the Lions where he had 36 punt returns for 336 yards, 25 kickoff returns for 612 yards, and six missed field goal returns for 216 yards.[10]
In2023, Williams played in 18 regular season games where he had 74 punt returns for 878 yards, 57 kickoff returns for 1,315 yards, and six missed field goal returns for 239 yards and one touchdown.[10] In the2024 season, he again played in 18 regular season games where he recorded 65 punt returns for 746 yards and 57 kickoff returns for 1,335 yards.[4] He was released in the following off-season on December 23, 2024.[11]
Williams was born to parents Angular Williams and Torris Robinson.[3] He has four siblings, Tia, Tamare, Montez, and Lashanda.[3]
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