Michael K. Williams was born on October 4, 1994. He is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
Williams was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit during his high school days.
Where did Mike Williams go to college?
Williams attended Lake Marion High School & Technology Center in Santee, South Carolina, where he played on the football team.
He had 66 receptions for 1,296 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior, and he had 60 receptions for 1,395 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior.
He committed to Clemson University to play college football and completed his bachelor’s degree in sociology in December 2016.
Did Mike Williams play college football?
Williams played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2013, making three starts. He finished with 20 receptions for 316 yards and three touchdowns.
Williams returned as a starter in his sophomore year in 2014. He finished the year with 57 receptions for 1,030 yards and six touchdowns.
In 2015, in the first game of the season against the Wofford Terriers, Williams fractured a bone in his neck after colliding with the goalpost just as he was catching a touchdown pass from quarterback Deshaun Watson on his team’s first offensive series of the game.
He sat out the rest of the season and received redshirt status.
In 2016 as a redshirt junior, Williams returned to his starting role and started all 15 games for Clemson, recording team highs in receptions (98), yards (1,361), and touchdowns (11).
He caught touchdown passes in 9 games (including 3 against rival South Carolina) and had over 100 yards receiving in 5 games. In the National Championship Game against Alabama, Williams caught eight passes for 94 yards and one touchdown.
On January 10, 2017, hours after Clemson defeated Alabama 35–31 for the national championship, Williams announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.
