Damien Williams

Damien Williams (born April 3, 1992) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

Not to be confused with Damian Williams or Damion Williams.

Damien Williams
Williams with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019
Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1992-04-03) April 3, 1992
San Diego, California
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Mira Mesa
(San Diego, California)
College:Oklahoma
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Rushing yards:1,231
Rushing average:4.2
Receptions:138
Receiving yards:1,106
Return yards:584
Total touchdowns:22
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Williams attended his freshman year and played varsity at El Cajon Valley High School.[1] Over the next three years, he played high school football at Mira Mesa Senior High School.[2]

College career

Williams was originally expected to play college football at Arizona State but did not meet the ACT test score requirement. So he played at Arizona Western College before transferring to the University of Oklahoma in 2012.[3] In November 2013, he was dismissed from Oklahoma after violating team rules.[4] In two seasons with the Sooners, he rushed for 1,499 yards with 18 touchdowns, including a 95-yard touchdown run against Texas in 2012.[5][6]

Collegiate statistics
Damien Williams Rushing Receiving
Year School Pos G Rush Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2012 Oklahoma RB 13 176 946 5.4 11 34 320 9.4 1
2013 Oklahoma RB 9 114 553 4.9 7 9 90 10.0 0

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 11 1⁄4 in
(1.81 m)		 222 lb
(101 kg)		 30 5⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		 9 1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.45 s4.25 s7.37 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		16 reps
All values from NFL Combine[7]

2014 season

Williams was signed by the Miami Dolphins after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.[8]

Williams in 2014

Williams made his NFL debut in the 2014 season opener against the New England Patriots. He had one kick return for 19 yards in the 33–20 victory.[9] In the next game, a 29–10 loss to the Buffalo Bills, he had five carries for 19 yards.[10] In Week 16, against the Minnesota Vikings, he had six receptions for 50 yards and his first professional touchdown.[11] Overall, he finished the 2014 season with 36 carries for 122 yards and 21 receptions for 187 yards and a touchdown.[12]

2015 season

During Week 2, in a 23–20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Williams had a receiving touchdown.[13] He finished the 2015 season with 21 receptions for 142 yards and a touchdown.[14]

2016 season

In 2016, Williams played in 15 games, rushing for 115 yards and three touchdowns while recording 23 receptions for 249 yards and three touchdowns.[15] The Dolphins made the playoffs and faced off against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card Round. In the 30–12 defeat, he had a four-yard receiving touchdown.[16]

2017 season

Set to be a restricted free agent in 2017, the Dolphins tendered Williams at the lowest level. After reportedly wanting a larger contract than the $1.797 million tender for 2017, he officially signed the tender on May 11, 2017.[17]

Williams entered the 2017 season second on the Dolphins running back depth chart behind Jay Ajayi. After Ajayi was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, he was named the starting running back ahead of Kenyan Drake.[18] Williams started four games before suffering a shoulder injury in Week 12. He was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder and was expected to be out for two to three weeks.[19] He ended up missing the rest of the season as Kenyan Drake emerged as a key contributor for the Dolphins, starting the final six games with two 100 rushing-yard games.

Williams finished the season with 46 carries for 181 rushing yards along with 20 receptions for 155 yards and a receiving touchdown.[20]

2018 season

Williams signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 22, 2018.[21]

Williams's role increased after the release of former starter, Kareem Hunt. On December 27, 2018, the Chiefs signed Williams to a two-year, $8.1 million contract extension.[22]

Williams finished the 2018 season with 256 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 23 receptions, 160 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.[23] He was called upon in the playoffs as the Chiefs' feature back. In the Divisional Round victory over the Indianapolis Colts, he had 129 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown to go along with five receptions for 25 receiving yards.[24] In the AFC Championship against the New England Patriots, he had 30 rushing yards, a rushing touchdown, five receptions, 66 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns in the 37–31 overtime loss.[25]

2019 season

During Week 9 against the Minnesota Vikings, Williams rushed 12 times for 125 yards and a 91-yard touchdown in the 26–23 win. This was his first game with at least 100 rushing yards of the season.[26] The 91-yard run tied Jamaal Charles for the longest touchdown run in franchise history.[27] In the regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Chargers, Williams rushed 12 times for 124 yards and two touchdowns, including an 84-yard touchdown, and caught four passes for 30 yards during the 31–21 win.[28]

Williams finished the 2019 season with 498 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns to go along with 30 receptions for 213 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.[29] In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the Houston Texans, he rushed 12 times for 47 yards and two touchdowns and caught two passes for 21 yards and a touchdown during the 51–31 win.[30] In the AFC Championship Game against the Tennessee Titans, Williams rushed 17 times for 45 yards and a touchdown and caught 5 passes for 44 yards during the 35–24 win.[31] In Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers, Williams rushed 17 times for 104 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown, and caught four passes for 29 yards and a touchdown during the 31–20 win. He scored a receiving touchdown with 2:44 left in the game that gave the Chiefs the lead. He then scored the game clinching rushing touchdown that gave the Chiefs a 10 point lead with 1:12 left in the game. He is the first player in Super Bowl history with at least 100 rushing yards while recording a rushing and receiving touchdown.[32]

2020 season

On July 29, 2020, the Chiefs announced that Williams would opt-out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33] The following day, he announced on Sirius XM NFL radio that the reason he opted-out was because his mother had recently been diagnosed with Stage IV cancer.[34]

NFL career statistics
Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high
Regular season statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Returning Fumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDRetYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2014MIA 160361223.4190211878.9321510220.426000
2015MIA 16016593.7190211426.82312145721.837021
2016MIA 150351153.32332324910.858333210.717011
2017MIA 114461813.9690201557.82411-7-7.0-7000
2018KC 163502565.1254231607.0322000.00011
2019KC 1161114984.591T5302137.1322000.00011
Career85132941,2314.291T121381,1068.058103058419.537054
Postseason statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Returning Fumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDRetYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2016MIA 103144.7150144.04T1000.00000
2018KC 22351594.524210919.1332000.00000
2019KC 33461964.338T411948.5172000.00010
Career65843694.438T6221898.6335000.00010

References
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