Aeris Williams

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

Aeris Williams
Mississippi State Bulldogs – No. 26
PositionRunning Back
ClassSenior
MajorIndustrial Technology
Career history
Bowl gamesBelk Bowl

St. Petersburg Bowl

TaxSlayer Bowl
High schoolWest Point (West Point, MS)
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995
Racine, Wisconsin
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)

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.[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 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.[2]

References
  1. "Aeris Williams - Football". Mississippi State. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  2. "2019 CGS College Gridiron Showcase Rosters". College Gridiron Showcase. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
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