Ryan Williams (running back)
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Cold Spring, New York, U.S.
 Williams with the Arizona Cardinals in 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born | April 9, 1990 Cold Spring, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Manassas (VA) Jackson | ||||||||||
| College | Virginia Tech | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: 2nd round, 38th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Ryan Gene Williams (born April 9, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies.
Williams attended Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas, Virginia. He was the starting tailback all four years. He finished with over 2,000 rushing yards, including 1,574 yards as a junior.
College career
As a freshman at Virginia Tech in 2008, Williams was redshirted. As a redshirt freshman in 2009, Williams took over as starting running back after starter Darren Evans suffered a season-ending ACL injury.[1] Through thirteen games he rushed for 1,655 yards on 293 carries, scored 21 touchdowns, and broke multiple Virginia Tech and ACC rushing records in the process - including Virginia Tech's single season rushing yards record and the ACC single season touchdown record with 22 touchdowns.[2] He began the 2010 season as a starter but injured his right hamstring in a game against East Carolina University and was out for three games before coming back against Duke.
On January 9, 2011, it was announced that Williams will give up his final 2 years of NCAA eligibility to make himself available for the 2011 NFL Draft.[3]
College statistics
| Season | Team | Rushing | Receiving | |||||
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| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | ||
| 2008 | Virginia Tech | Redshirted | ||||||
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 293 | 1,655 | 5.6 | 22 | 16 | 180 | 1 |
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | 110 | 477 | 4.3 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 1 |
| Totals | 403 | 2,132 | 4.9 | 32 | 26 | 289 | 2 | |