Tyler Williams

Height:
5-7
Weight:
155
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Colerain HS

As a Senior (2014): Recipient of the John W. Heisman Award (offense) ... appeared in all 12 games with three starts at wide receiver ... finished with 22 receptions for 228 yards ... averaged 10.4 yards per catch ... had four receptions for 19 yards against Massachusetts ... had four receptions for 37 yards at Buffalo ... made four catches for 46 yards against Bowling Green ... had three receptions for 44 yard at Ball State ...had an 18-yard catch in the win over Howard.

As a Junior (2013): Appeared in all 12 games, earning the starting spot against Louisiana ... finished the season with six catches for 17 yards ... also had one rush for two yards ... returned 11 punts for 21 yards and one kickoff for 13 yards ... added four special teams tackles, including three solo stops ... caught at least one pass in four games, including a pair of grabs against Louisiana and Massachusetts.

As a Sophomore (2012): Played in 11 games ... was not in the lineup versus UMass ... posted 12 catches for 116 yards and one touchdown ... lone TD came at Ohio ... also returned kickoffs, doing so 12 times for 179 yards ... posted a season-long KOR of 30 yards at Tennessee ... had three kick returns for a total of 48 yards at Central Michigan.

As a Freshman (2011): Played in the final 10 games of the season, including one start at Eastern Michigan ... finished the year listed second on the team in all-purpose yardage, with 734 ... as the squad's primary kickoff returner, tallied 694 yards off a school single-season record 39 attempts ... posted a season-long KOR of 29 yards versus FIU ... returned one punt for 12 yards against Central Michigan ... also lined up as a receiver and had one catch for two yards in the season finale at Western Michigan ... rushed the ball seven times for a total of 26 yards, including four carries for 16 yards at WMU.

High School: Named Greater Miami Conference MVP, All-Southwest District Second Team, and Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Player of the Year as a senior at Colerain HS ... played in the North-South All Star Game and the Big 33 Game ... named MVP of the 2011 North-South All-Star Game ... three-time first-team all-city selection, and was twice selected all-league ... rushed for 3,815 yards and 48 touchdowns in his career, both numbers set a school record ... also threw 11 TD passes ... helped the program win three conference titles ... regional finalist on his track relay team.

Personal: Born July 31, 1992 ... son of Terrell and LaShawn Williams.