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Jersey Number 85
Austin Williams
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ocean Springs, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Ocean Springs HS
Bio
• SEC Graduate
• 2022 Campbell Trophy Finalist
• 2022 Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist
• 2022 SEC Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2022 SEC Community Service Team
• 2021 H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2021 Team Captain
• 2021 First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
• 2021 SEC Community Service Team
• 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 2021 Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist
• 2021 Jason Witten Man of the Year Semifinalist
• 2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 2019 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes & Record
Appeared in 62 career games with 38 starts ... Earned his undergraduate degree in finance in three years ... Carried a 4.0 GPA throughout his undergraduate program ... Five-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017-21).
2022 (Graduate Season)
Appeared and started in all 13 games ... Finished with 34 receptions for 291 yards and five touchdowns ... Memphis (9/3): Had one reception ... at Arizona (9/10): Caught all five of his targets for 31 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... at LSU (9/17): Broke the school-record for most games played by appearing in his 53rd game ... Bowling Green (9/24): Caught two passes for 19 yards ... Arkansas (10/8): Had three catches for 42 yards and a touchdown ... at Kentucky (10/15): Snagged three passes for 34 yards to go with a touchdown ... at Alabama (10/22): Caught three passes for 46 yards ... Auburn (11/5): Made a season-high six receptions for 37 yards ... Georgia (11/12): Hauled in a pair of passes for 10 yards ... ETSU (11/19): Caught five passes for 29 yards and a touchdown ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Had one reception for six yards ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Made a pair of catches for 22 total yards.
2021 (Senior Season)
Earned H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Was a first team CoSIDA Academic All-American selection ... Was named to the Fall Academic Honor Roll and SEC Community Service Team … Semifinalist for both the Wuerffel Trophy and Jason Witten Man of the Year awards … Voted team captain … Appeared in all 13 games and made 12 starts … Also served as the primary punt returner … Made a career-best 52 catches for 617 yards and four touchdowns … Finished with the highest hands grade (92.3) among Power 5 wide receivers and second in the FBS according to Pro Football Focus (PFF) … Returned six punts for 21 yards ... Louisiana Tech (9/4): Caught five passes for 57 yards … NC State (9/11): Hauled in three passes for 48 yards including a career-long 34-yard reception … at Memphis (9/18): Grabbed six balls for 44 yards … LSU (9/25): Snagged six passes for 62 yards including a 2-yard touchdown from Will Rogers with 6:48 remaining in the fourth quarter … at No. 15 Texas A&M (10/2): Made four receptions for 38 yards … No. 5 Alabama (10/16): Caught a pair of passes for 17 yards … at Vanderbilt (10/23): Hauled in three balls for 30 yards … No. 12 Kentucky (10/30): Gabbed four passes for 32 yards … at Arkansas (11/6): Snagged four receptions for 72 yards … All four catches moved the chains for first downs … at No. 17 Auburn (11/13): Made four grabs for 44 yards … Tennessee State (11/20): Caught four passes for 75 yards and tied a single-game school record with three touchdown receptions … Snagged first-half scoring strikes from Rogers on passes of 21, 5 and 30 yards … No. 9 Ole Miss (11/25): Made two grabs for 24 yards … vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Led the team with five catches for 74 yards.
2020 (Junior Season)
Earned SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in all 11 games with nine starts ... Saw time at wide receiver and as punt returner ... at LSU (9/26): Finished with career highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (57) to go along with one touchdown ... Four of his catches came in the fourth quarter ... Fourth-quarter touchdown catch gave State a 34-24 lead ... Two of his receptions went for first downs ... at Kentucky (10/10): Recorded five receptions for 39 yards ... Combined with State's receiving corp to haul in an MSU-record 45 completions ... Posted career highs for punt returns (5), punt return yardage (43) and long punt return (17) ... Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded three catches for 32 yards ... at Alabama (10/31): Totaled three receptions for 32 yards … Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with six catches for 33 yards ... at Georgia (11/21): Caught three passes for 32 yards ... at Ole Miss (11/28): Caught six passes for 31 yards and one score ... Collected one pass and went seven yards into the end zone for a fourth-quarter score that made it a three-point game ... Auburn (12/12): Totaled 33 yards on four receptions ... Hauled in an 8-yard scoring pass from Will Rogers in the fourth quarter to cut the Auburn lead to 16-10 with 8:24 to play in the game ... Missouri (12/19): Caught three passes for 41 yards ... All three grabs went for a first down ... Recovered one of the two onside kicks in the fourth quarter … vs. Tulsa (12/31): Caught three passes for 42 yards ... Returned one punt for five yards.
2019 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in all 13 games … Tied for No. 3 on the team with two receiving touchdowns … Five of his 11 receptions accounted for either first downs or touchdowns ... vs. Louisiana (8/31): Made three receptions for 43 yards and one touchdown … Hauled in a 12-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Stevens following a turnover to account for the game-winning score ... Southern Miss (9/7): Had one reception for 13 yards ... Kentucky (9/21): Lone catch went for 20 yards ... at Texas A&M (10/26): Made two catches for 18 yards ... at Arkansas (11/2): Made two catches for 18 yards ... Abilene Christian (11/23): Totaled six yards on two grabs … Hauled in a fourth-quarter touchdown reception ... Ole Miss (11/28): Made one catch for nine yards.
2018 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in all 13 games with five starts … Eight receptions either converted first downs or went for touchdowns … Four catches gained 15 or more yards … Caught a pass in seven different games ... Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made two receptions for 30 yards ... Kansas State (9/8): Made one catch for 13 yards … Lone catch as a touchdown reception from Nick Fitzgerald in the third quarter ... Louisiana (9/15): Lone reception went for a 25-yard gain ... at Kentucky (9/22): Caught two passes for four yards ... Louisiana Tech (11/3): Tallied one catch for 13 yards ... Arkansas (11/17): Made two catches for 52 yards and two touchdowns … Accounted for the final two touchdowns of the game … Made a 19-yard touchdown grab from Nick Fitzgerald to start the fourth quarter … Hauled in a 33-yard scoring pass from Keytaon Thompson with 5:20 remaining in the game.
2017 (True Freshman Season)
Redshirted his initial year with the program … Enrolled early and took park in spring practice.
High School
Prepped at Ocean Springs High School under head coach Ryan Ross … Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247 Sports … Ranked No. 15 overall recruit in in Mississippi per 247 Sports … Named first-team Class 6A All-State as a senior … For his career, totaled 150 catches, 2,349 receiving yards and 28 touchdowns … As a senior, made 48 receptions for 697 yards and 13 touchdowns … As a junior, caught 56 passes for 928 yards and seven touchdowns … As a sophomore, amassed 618 receiving yards and six touchdowns … Played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game following his senior season … Committed to MSU on April 16, 2016.
Personal
Born Austin Craig Williams on Aug. 17, 1998 … Son of Carol and Craig Williams ... Grandfather Oliver Towns played basketball and football at Louisiana Tech … Owns undergraduate degree in finance … Pursing master’s degree in business administration … Lived in Germany for two years when he was in fifth grade … Twitter handle is @auss_10_.
• 2022 Campbell Trophy Finalist
• 2022 Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist
• 2022 SEC Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2022 SEC Community Service Team
• 2021 H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2021 Team Captain
• 2021 First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
• 2021 SEC Community Service Team
• 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 2021 Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist
• 2021 Jason Witten Man of the Year Semifinalist
• 2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 2019 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes & Record
Appeared in 62 career games with 38 starts ... Earned his undergraduate degree in finance in three years ... Carried a 4.0 GPA throughout his undergraduate program ... Five-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017-21).
2022 (Graduate Season)
Appeared and started in all 13 games ... Finished with 34 receptions for 291 yards and five touchdowns ... Memphis (9/3): Had one reception ... at Arizona (9/10): Caught all five of his targets for 31 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... at LSU (9/17): Broke the school-record for most games played by appearing in his 53rd game ... Bowling Green (9/24): Caught two passes for 19 yards ... Arkansas (10/8): Had three catches for 42 yards and a touchdown ... at Kentucky (10/15): Snagged three passes for 34 yards to go with a touchdown ... at Alabama (10/22): Caught three passes for 46 yards ... Auburn (11/5): Made a season-high six receptions for 37 yards ... Georgia (11/12): Hauled in a pair of passes for 10 yards ... ETSU (11/19): Caught five passes for 29 yards and a touchdown ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Had one reception for six yards ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Made a pair of catches for 22 total yards.
2021 (Senior Season)
Earned H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Was a first team CoSIDA Academic All-American selection ... Was named to the Fall Academic Honor Roll and SEC Community Service Team … Semifinalist for both the Wuerffel Trophy and Jason Witten Man of the Year awards … Voted team captain … Appeared in all 13 games and made 12 starts … Also served as the primary punt returner … Made a career-best 52 catches for 617 yards and four touchdowns … Finished with the highest hands grade (92.3) among Power 5 wide receivers and second in the FBS according to Pro Football Focus (PFF) … Returned six punts for 21 yards ... Louisiana Tech (9/4): Caught five passes for 57 yards … NC State (9/11): Hauled in three passes for 48 yards including a career-long 34-yard reception … at Memphis (9/18): Grabbed six balls for 44 yards … LSU (9/25): Snagged six passes for 62 yards including a 2-yard touchdown from Will Rogers with 6:48 remaining in the fourth quarter … at No. 15 Texas A&M (10/2): Made four receptions for 38 yards … No. 5 Alabama (10/16): Caught a pair of passes for 17 yards … at Vanderbilt (10/23): Hauled in three balls for 30 yards … No. 12 Kentucky (10/30): Gabbed four passes for 32 yards … at Arkansas (11/6): Snagged four receptions for 72 yards … All four catches moved the chains for first downs … at No. 17 Auburn (11/13): Made four grabs for 44 yards … Tennessee State (11/20): Caught four passes for 75 yards and tied a single-game school record with three touchdown receptions … Snagged first-half scoring strikes from Rogers on passes of 21, 5 and 30 yards … No. 9 Ole Miss (11/25): Made two grabs for 24 yards … vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Led the team with five catches for 74 yards.
2020 (Junior Season)
Earned SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in all 11 games with nine starts ... Saw time at wide receiver and as punt returner ... at LSU (9/26): Finished with career highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (57) to go along with one touchdown ... Four of his catches came in the fourth quarter ... Fourth-quarter touchdown catch gave State a 34-24 lead ... Two of his receptions went for first downs ... at Kentucky (10/10): Recorded five receptions for 39 yards ... Combined with State's receiving corp to haul in an MSU-record 45 completions ... Posted career highs for punt returns (5), punt return yardage (43) and long punt return (17) ... Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded three catches for 32 yards ... at Alabama (10/31): Totaled three receptions for 32 yards … Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with six catches for 33 yards ... at Georgia (11/21): Caught three passes for 32 yards ... at Ole Miss (11/28): Caught six passes for 31 yards and one score ... Collected one pass and went seven yards into the end zone for a fourth-quarter score that made it a three-point game ... Auburn (12/12): Totaled 33 yards on four receptions ... Hauled in an 8-yard scoring pass from Will Rogers in the fourth quarter to cut the Auburn lead to 16-10 with 8:24 to play in the game ... Missouri (12/19): Caught three passes for 41 yards ... All three grabs went for a first down ... Recovered one of the two onside kicks in the fourth quarter … vs. Tulsa (12/31): Caught three passes for 42 yards ... Returned one punt for five yards.
2019 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in all 13 games … Tied for No. 3 on the team with two receiving touchdowns … Five of his 11 receptions accounted for either first downs or touchdowns ... vs. Louisiana (8/31): Made three receptions for 43 yards and one touchdown … Hauled in a 12-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Stevens following a turnover to account for the game-winning score ... Southern Miss (9/7): Had one reception for 13 yards ... Kentucky (9/21): Lone catch went for 20 yards ... at Texas A&M (10/26): Made two catches for 18 yards ... at Arkansas (11/2): Made two catches for 18 yards ... Abilene Christian (11/23): Totaled six yards on two grabs … Hauled in a fourth-quarter touchdown reception ... Ole Miss (11/28): Made one catch for nine yards.
2018 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in all 13 games with five starts … Eight receptions either converted first downs or went for touchdowns … Four catches gained 15 or more yards … Caught a pass in seven different games ... Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made two receptions for 30 yards ... Kansas State (9/8): Made one catch for 13 yards … Lone catch as a touchdown reception from Nick Fitzgerald in the third quarter ... Louisiana (9/15): Lone reception went for a 25-yard gain ... at Kentucky (9/22): Caught two passes for four yards ... Louisiana Tech (11/3): Tallied one catch for 13 yards ... Arkansas (11/17): Made two catches for 52 yards and two touchdowns … Accounted for the final two touchdowns of the game … Made a 19-yard touchdown grab from Nick Fitzgerald to start the fourth quarter … Hauled in a 33-yard scoring pass from Keytaon Thompson with 5:20 remaining in the game.
2017 (True Freshman Season)
Redshirted his initial year with the program … Enrolled early and took park in spring practice.
High School
Prepped at Ocean Springs High School under head coach Ryan Ross … Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247 Sports … Ranked No. 15 overall recruit in in Mississippi per 247 Sports … Named first-team Class 6A All-State as a senior … For his career, totaled 150 catches, 2,349 receiving yards and 28 touchdowns … As a senior, made 48 receptions for 697 yards and 13 touchdowns … As a junior, caught 56 passes for 928 yards and seven touchdowns … As a sophomore, amassed 618 receiving yards and six touchdowns … Played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game following his senior season … Committed to MSU on April 16, 2016.
Personal
Born Austin Craig Williams on Aug. 17, 1998 … Son of Carol and Craig Williams ... Grandfather Oliver Towns played basketball and football at Louisiana Tech … Owns undergraduate degree in finance … Pursing master’s degree in business administration … Lived in Germany for two years when he was in fifth grade … Twitter handle is @auss_10_.
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Postgame vs. Southern Miss
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Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell TD
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Ferrie 55-yard FG
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