American football player (born 1995)
| Mississippi State Bulldogs – No. 26 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Industrial Technology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 29) Racine, Wisconsin |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | West Point (West Point, Mississippi) |
Aeris Williams (born August 9, 1995) is a former American football running back for Mississippi State.
Early years
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
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.
| 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 | 2557 | 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.
References
- "Aeris Williams - Football". Mississippi State. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- "2019 CGS College Gridiron Showcase Rosters". College Gridiron Showcase. January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
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