Overview
Patrick Darnell Williams (born January 19, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Colorado.
Williams has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens.
Early years
Born in Dallas, Williams was an option quarterback as a prep and a three-year letterman at DeSoto High School (DeSoto, Texas) outside of Dallas. A two-time All-District 4-5A selection and his team’s back-to-back offensive most valuable player who was also a captain for both his junior and senior seasons. He led his team to an 8-3 record his senior year when he amassed 506 yards rushing on 123 attempts, while passing for 215 yards and also returning eight punts for 108 yards and accounting for eight total touchdowns. He played six different positions during his high school career and was named the team’s most valuable player following his junior season. He also participated in track, where he lettered three times, competing in the 4 x 100-meter relay, the 4 x 200-meter relay (winning the state championship in 2004), 110-meter hurdles, long jump, triple jump, and the high jump.
College career
Williams was a four-year letter winner who appeared in 50 games during his collegiate career at Colorado. He started 20 games over the course of his four years and was voted a team captain by his teammates prior to his senior season in 2008. He finished his college career tied for eighth all-time in school history with former CU and current Denver Broncos tight end Daniel Graham in receptions with 106 and 17th in receiving yards with 1,099. He became one of only nine players to have ever totaled both 100 catches
and 1,000 receiving yards for the Buffaloes.
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