Kerwynn Williams

Kerwynn Williams
No. 33 Arizona Cardinals
Position: Running Back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-06-09) June 9, 1991
Place of birth: Las Vegas, Nevada
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight: 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school: Valley High School
College: Utah State
NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 230
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-WAC (2012)
  • WAC all-time leader in kickoff return yards (3,408)
  • WAC all-time leader in all purpose yards (6,928)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2014
Rushing yards: 308
Rushing average: 5.1
Rushing TDs: 1
Receptions: 2
Receiving yards: 11
Receiving TDs: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Kerwynn Arthur Logan Williams (born June 9, 1991) is an American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Williams played college football at Utah State.

High School

Williams attended Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. He played wide receiver and running back as a junior before providing a serious triple threat element as a quarterback his senior season. He earned first-team All-state accolades as well as first-team All-region and first-team All-Northeast League honors, in addition to being selected as the school's MVP. As a senior, he had 188 rushes for 2,002 yards (10.7 ypc/182.0 ypg) with 31 touchdowns while throwing for 707 yards with three scores and adding 700 return yards. In his junior season of 2007, he had 108 rushes for 549 yards with six touchdowns as well as 18 receptions for 388 yards with five touchdowns, and also had one punt return for a touchdown in each season. He rushed for over 4,000 yards in his career as well as passing for 830 yards with 48 total touchdowns and 1,150 return yards. In addition to being a student athlete, he excelled in the classroom as an International Baccalaureate student and being involved in various extracurriculars. He also excelled in track & field competing in relays.

College career

Williams attended Utah State University between 2009 and 2012.[1] He spent most of his first three seasons and as a reserve and backup running back. Following the departure of Robert Turbin, he became the starting running back for his senior season. He rushed for 1,512 yards on 218 carries (6.9 ypc) and 15 touchdowns, and caught 45 passes for 697 yards and five touchdowns, earning him first team All-WAC honours.

For his career, he accumulated 2,505 rushing yards on 380 carries (6.6 ypc) and 22 touchdowns, and caught 64 passes for 870 yards and 5 touchdowns. He was an established kick returner early in his career, and, Williams would finish his career accumulating 3,408 kick return yards, which ranks first all time in school history, as well as WAC history. He also recorded 6,928 all purpose yards in his career, breaking the old record of 6,659 set by Terance Mathis of New Mexico (1985-1989).[2][3] Williams graduated from Utah State in December 2012, with a bachelor's degree in marketing from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.[1]

Professional career

2013 NFL Draft

Williams was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round, 230th overall, in the 2013 NFL Draft.[4]

Indianapolis Colts

During the 2013 preseason, Williams rushed for 169 yards in 41 attempts, and also had 3 receptions for 6 yards.[5] He survived the final cuts, making the 53 man roster.[6] Williams was waived on September 1, 2013, to make room for tight end Jack Doyle.[7] On September 2, 2013, he was signed to the Colts' practice squad.[8] On September 14, 2013, Williams was promoted to the active roster after a season-ending injury to Vick Ballard. On September 24, 2013, he was released, but was re-signed to their practice squad on September 26, 2013.

San Diego Chargers

On October 9, 2013, Williams was signed by the San Diego Chargers to their practice squad. The Chargers released Williams on August 25, 2014.[9]

Arizona Cardinals

Williams signed with the Arizona Cardinals practice squad on September 18, 2014. On December 7th, 2014, Williams rushed for his first career 100 yard game in a win against the Kansas City Chiefs. On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Cardinals.[10] On September 7, 2015, Williams was brought back to the team and was placed on the practice squad.[11] On September 19, 2015, he was promoted to the Cardinals' active roster.[12] On September 22, 2015, Williams was released by the Cardinals.[13] On September 23, 2015, he was re-signed to the Cardinals' practice squad.[14] On December 1, 2015, he was elevated to the active roster.

Career statistics

Source:[15]

Season Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
2013 IND 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 ARI 5 0 53 246 4.6 19 0 2 11 5.5 6 0 1 0
Total 6 0 53 246 4.6 19 0 2 11 5.5 6 0 1 0

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_kerwynn00.html
  2. ↑ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616209/Utah-State-football-Kerwynn-Williams-set-to-cap-his-amazing-Aggie-career.html?pg=all
  3. ↑ http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205927360
  4. ↑ Goon, Kyle (April 27, 2013). "NFL Draft: Utah State’s Kerwynn Williams goes to Colts". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  5. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/teams/statistics?team=IND
  6. ↑ http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/8/31/4680642/indianapolis-colts-cuts-roster-2013
  7. ↑ http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Colts-claim-tight-end-sign-6-to-practice-squad-04897899
  8. ↑ http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/colts_sign_kerwynn_williams_to_practice_squad/14442218
  9. ↑ Chargers Trim Roster; Waive 11 Players
  10. ↑ Urban, Darren (September 5, 2015). "Cardinals Make Final Roster Cuts". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ Urban, Darren (September 7, 2015). "Practice Squad Set For Cardinals". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ Florio, Mike (September 19, 2015). "Cardinals call up Kerwynn Williams, cut Joseph Fauria". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  13. ↑ Urban, Darren (September 22, 2015). "Kerwynn Williams cut as Massie returns". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (September 23, 2015). "Bobby Massie: "I Made The Wrong Decision"". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  15. ↑ Kerwynn Williams  . "Kerwynn Williams, RB for the Arizona Cardinals". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

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