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Williams Named To SEC Community Service Team
November 30, 2022 | Football
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State wide receiver Austin Williams has been named to the SEC's Football Community Service Team, it was announced by the league on Wednesday (Nov. 30).
The SEC names a Community Service Team for each of its 21-league sponsored sports, looking to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to his community through superior service efforts.
Williams is a two-time first-team Academic All-American and has posted a 4.0 cumulative GPA during his time at Mississippi State. He is currently working on his third degree.
Williams was selected as a member of the 2022 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments, and a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is college football's premier scholar-athlete award. He has also been named a semifinalist for the Witten Man of the Year Award and the Wuerffel Trophy.
The senior receiver was chosen as the 2021-22 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the highest honor an SEC athlete can earn in any sport. Williams is a member of the M-Club, the community service club for scholar-athletes. He is also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which represents and provides a voice for all student-athletes at Mississippi State University.
He served on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic through Pinelake Church and visited the Batson Children's Hospital & Palmer Home for Children to spend time with the children. Williams went to the Emerson Family School to read books and short stories to the children and served as a volunteer through Faithworks for Vacation Bible School with local elementary children.
Williams is in his final campaign with the Bulldogs and has excelled in every facet during his time at Mississippi State. Of his 148 career receptions, 64.9 percent have led to a touchdown or first down. He is currently tied for fourth in MSU career history with 17 receiving touchdowns. Williams is also ranked second for the lowest drop rate of any active SEC wide receiver with a minimum of 100 targets since 2019 (2.0 percent).
For more information on the Bulldog football program, visit HailState.com, or search for "HailStateFB" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The SEC names a Community Service Team for each of its 21-league sponsored sports, looking to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to his community through superior service efforts.
Williams is a two-time first-team Academic All-American and has posted a 4.0 cumulative GPA during his time at Mississippi State. He is currently working on his third degree.
Williams was selected as a member of the 2022 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments, and a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is college football's premier scholar-athlete award. He has also been named a semifinalist for the Witten Man of the Year Award and the Wuerffel Trophy.
The senior receiver was chosen as the 2021-22 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the highest honor an SEC athlete can earn in any sport. Williams is a member of the M-Club, the community service club for scholar-athletes. He is also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which represents and provides a voice for all student-athletes at Mississippi State University.
He served on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic through Pinelake Church and visited the Batson Children's Hospital & Palmer Home for Children to spend time with the children. Williams went to the Emerson Family School to read books and short stories to the children and served as a volunteer through Faithworks for Vacation Bible School with local elementary children.
Williams is in his final campaign with the Bulldogs and has excelled in every facet during his time at Mississippi State. Of his 148 career receptions, 64.9 percent have led to a touchdown or first down. He is currently tied for fourth in MSU career history with 17 receiving touchdowns. Williams is also ranked second for the lowest drop rate of any active SEC wide receiver with a minimum of 100 targets since 2019 (2.0 percent).
For more information on the Bulldog football program, visit HailState.com, or search for "HailStateFB" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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