Aeris Williams

Aeris Williams
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PositionRunning back
Personal information
Born (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 30)
Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Point (West Point, Mississippi)
College
Stats at ESPN

Aeris Williams (born August 9, 1995) is an American former football running back for Mississippi State.

Early life

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Williams was a 4-star recruit out of West Point High School after being named the Mississippi Association of Coaches 5A Offensive Player of the Year and WCBI-TV Offensive Player of the Year following a 1,697 rushing yards, 21 touchdown campaign his senior year. He was named to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic and was a 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl nominee.

College career

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During his junior season, Williams was the Bulldogs' first running back 1,000-yard rusher since 2014, when he put up 1,107 on 236 attempts. He finished his MSU career with 2,557 yards and a 5.1 yards/carry average.[1]

STATS ATT YDS AVG TD LNG REC YDS AVG TD LNG FUM LST
2018 85 524 6.2 3 29 9 100 11.1 1 27 0 0
2017 236 1,107 4.7 6 59 16 142 8.9 0 28 0 0
2016 137 720 5.3 4 36 7 45 6.4 0 24 0 0
2015 40 206 5.2 3 33 6 18 3 0 9 0 0
TOTAL 498 2,557 5.1 16 157 38 305 29.4 1 88 0 0

Williams was invited to and participated in the 2019 College Gridiron Showcase college football all-star event.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Aeris Williams - Football". Mississippi State. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 CGS College Gridiron Showcase Rosters". College Gridiron Showcase. January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
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