2019 Football Roster
Roster
Darryl Williams
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bessemer, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Bessemer City HS
2020 East-West Shrine Bowl
2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 Team Captain
2019 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Southern Miss; vs. Ole Miss)
2019 Jason Witten Man of the Year Semifinalist
2019 Senior CLASS Award Candidate
2019 NCAA Elite Student-Athlete Symposium
2018 Fall SEC Academic Honor Rollย
2018 PFF National Team of the Week (vs. Louisiana)
2017 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. LSU)
2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
CAREER:ย An elite, versatile offensive lineman who was an unquestioned team leader during his career โฆ Three-year starter who played in 45 games with 38 starts (25 at left guard, 13 at center) โฆ Voted one of five team captains for the 2019 season โฆ Moved from left guard to center during spring ball prior to senior year, replacing second-round NFL Draft pick and All-American Elgton Jenkins โฆ In three seasons as a starter, played 2,246 snaps (1,449 at left guard, 797 at center) and allowed just two sacks across 1,031 snaps in pass protection, according to Pro Football Focus โฆ Helped the Bulldogs lead the SEC and finish tied for fourth among Power 5 programs with 16 200-yard rushing performances from 2018-19 โฆ Participated in the 2019 NCAA Elite Student-Athlete Symposium in Indianapolis, which consisted of some of the best rising juniors in the nation โฆ Graduated in December 2019 with a degree in human development and family sciences.
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2019 SENIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games at center โฆ Played 755 snaps from scrimmage, the second most on the team โฆ Surrendered just nine total pressures, including six hurries, two QB hits and one sack, across 365 pass-blocking snaps โฆ Anchored an offensive line that ranked third in the SEC in rushing yards per game at 220.6 a contest โฆ Blocked for the Bulldogs to rank second in the conference in average yards per rush (5.4) โฆ Cleared paths for MSU to rank fifth in the league in rushing touchdowns with 27 โฆ Paved the way for All-SEC first team running back Kylin Hill to lead the SEC in rushing yards during the regular season and finish the year with 1,350 and 10 rushing touchdowns โฆ Did not allow a sack through the first nine games of the season โฆ Helped MSU tie for the SEC lead in 200-plus yard rushing games (8) including each of the first four games โฆ Did not allow a single pressure in nine different games โฆ Named SEC offensive Lineman of the Week after helping State rush for 210 yards and three touchdowns in a win vs. Southern Miss (9/7) โฆ Registered an 83.3 offensive grade from PFFย at Arkansas (11/2), which was his best in a conference game โฆ Helped the Bulldogs finish with 640 total yards, their most ever in an SEC game and fourth most in any game in school history โฆ Cleared paths for State to log 460 rushing yards, a school record for an SEC game and fourth overallย โฆ Also had a season-best 82.1 pass-blocking grade against the Razorbacks โฆ Turned in a season-high 84.7 offensive grade in the Egg Bowl vs. Ole Miss (11/28) โฆ Also earned his top run-blocking grade of the year at 78.3 against the Rebels.
2018 JUNIOR SEASON:ย Started 12 games at left guard โฆ Played 676 snaps (333 PBLK; 343 RBLK) โฆ Missed the Auburn game due to a lower body injury โฆ No. 5 overall graded guard in the SEC (71.1) by Pro Football Focus and had the No. 5 best pass-blocking grade (82.9) โฆ His 71.7 run-blocking grade also ranked No. 5 in the league โฆ 42 snaps came at center โฆ Allowed only one sack, three quarterback hits, and five hurries for just nine total pressures โฆ Part of a line that helped the offense rank second in the SEC in both rushing yards per game (223.6) and yards per rush (5.7) โฆ Helped pave the way for the offense to rush for 300 or more yards in an SEC-best four games โฆ Cleared paths for the offense to rack up a season-high 384 yards on the groundย at Kansas State (9/8)ย โฆ Anchored a front that cleared paths for 331 yards rushingย vs.ย Louisiana (9/15)ย as the offense averaged 8.5 yards per play โฆ Finished with an 83.9 overall grade from PFF against the Ragin Cajuns with an 85.1 grade in the pass game and 83.2 grade in the run game โฆ Allowed his only sack on the yearย atย Kentucky (9/21)ย โฆ Produced a season-high 86.1 pass-blocking gradeย vs.ย No. 16 Texas A&M (10/27)ย and did not allow a single pressure ... Turned in a season-high 84.0 overall grade from PFFย vs.ย Louisiana Tech (11/3)ย โฆย Blocked for a rushing attack that pounded out 309 yards in the Egg Bowlย at Ole Miss (11/22)ย โฆ Helped the offense finish with 420 yards of total offense, its highest output in a conference game on the year โฆ Named to the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2017 SOPHOMORE SEASON:ย Arguably graded out higher than any offensive lineman on the roster in 2017 โฆ Started all 13 games at left guard โฆ Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after huge 37-7 winย vs. No. 11 LSUย (9/16) โฆ Graded out at 99 percent with three knockdowns in just his third career start in that contest โฆ Became the first MSU offensive lineman to earn the SEC honor since Nov. 2016 โฆ Paved the way for a Bulldog offense that rushed for 285 yards, the most allowed by LSU since 2015 โฆ Part of an MSU offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks in the SEC and fifth-fewest nationally (13).
2016 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:ย Played in the first seven games of the year โฆ Saw most of his action on PAT and field goal units โฆ Was in on 32 snaps during the year, including a season-high seven at UMass (9/24) โฆ Suffered a neck injury in the third quarter of the Kentucky game and missed the final six games of the year.
2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON:ย Redshirted as a true freshman โฆ Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:ย Versatile offensive lineman from the state of Alabama โฆ Played all five positions on the line during his career at Bessemer City โฆ One of several MSU players ranked in the ESPN300 (No. 245) โฆ A four-star prospect ranked the 10th-highest in the state of Alabama by ESPN.com โฆ Considered the 13th-best prospect in the state of Alabama by 247Sports, No. 14 by Scout.com and No. 21 by Rivals.com โฆ Played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic in December 2014 โฆ Coached by Martez Edwards โฆ Committed to Mississippi State in October 2014.
PERSONAL:ย Born Darryl Williams Jr. on June 10, 1997 ... Son of Satonya Parker and Darryl Williams โฆ Has two siblings โ Jamal and Maitrell โฆ Majored in human development and family sciences โฆ Twitter handle is @73_Darryl โฆ Nicknamed โBig Generalโ.
