Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2010Arkansas
D.J. Williams
TE • 6'2" • Little Rock, AR, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
D.J. Williams reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Arkansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
D.J. Williams built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a tight end from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 45, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of D.J. Williams' career was his receiving role: 149...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2011
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 10
- Overall
- No. 141
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
D.J. Williams, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Arkansas. D.J. Williams reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,831
- Receptions
- 149
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
D.J. Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,831
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Arkansas
- Top game
- South Carolina
- NFL Draft
- 2011 · Round 5 · Pick 10 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Class 2010
- 2010 Receiving yards rank
- 627 receiving yards · TE 5th (top 2%) · SEC 15th (top 9%) · National 124th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 94 | 0 | 51 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Arkansas | 10 | 58 | 699 | 3 | 77.5 |
| 2009 Postseason | Arkansas | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 58 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Arkansas | 9 | 31 | 399 | 3 | 58 |
| 2010 Postseason | Arkansas | 13 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 75.2 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Arkansas | 13 | 49 | 589 | 4 | 75.2 |
Related Context
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D.J. Williams played TE for Arkansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, D.J. Williams recorded 1,831 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Arkansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Arkansas paired 699 primary output with 70.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 73.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2010 Postseason · Arkansas
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
48.2
Efficiency
73.7
Usage
18.7
Consistency
75.1
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 38. Tennessee Tech: 68. UL Monroe: 44. Georgia: 61. Alabama: 63. Texas A&M: 23. Auburn: 20. Ole Miss: 55. Vanderbilt: 32. South Carolina: 67. UTEP: 58. Mississippi State: 70. LSU: 28
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 5 by 50.7. Tennessee Tech: 5 by 90.7. UL Monroe: 3 by 97.8. Georgia: 6 by 67.8. Alabama: 5 by 84. Texas A&M: 3 by 51.1. Auburn: 4 by 33.3. Ole Miss: 2 by 100. Vanderbilt: 4 by 53.3. South Carolina: 5 by 89.3. UTEP: 5 by 77.3. Mississippi State: 4 by 100. LSU: 3 by 62.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins50.6 · Games = 10 · +10.3 vs Losses
Losses40.3 · Games = 3 · -10.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/5 | vs Ohio State | L 26-31 | — | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 11/27 | vs LSU | W 31-23 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Mississippi State | W 38-31 | — | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 1 | 32 |
| Sun 11/14 | vs UTEP2+ TD | W 58-21 | — | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 2 | 32 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ South Carolina | W 41-20 | — | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Vanderbilt | W 49-14 | — | 4 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Ole Miss | W 38-24 | — | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 0 | 46 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Auburn | L 43-65 | — | 4 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Texas A&M | W 24-17 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Alabama | L 20-24 | — | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Georgia | W 31-24 | — | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ UL Monroe | W 31-7 | — | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 44-3 | — | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 0 | 19 |
Player Story
D.J. Williams story
D.J. Williams built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a tight end from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 45, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of D.J. Williams' career was his receiving role: 149 catches, 1,831 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Arkansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas.
The arc is straightforward: D.J. Williams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Arkansas
2007-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200720082009200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Arkansas | 94 | 94.7 | 7.5 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Arkansas | 699 | 70.2 | 26.3 | 605 |
| 2009 Postseason | Arkansas | 411 | 74.8 | 16.7 | -288 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Arkansas | 411 | 74.8 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Arkansas | 627 | 73.7 | 18.7 | 216 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Arkansas | 627 | 73.7 | 18.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Carolina
Week 10 · W 33-16 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
137
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
137 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Ole Miss
Week 9 · L 21-23 · Conference game
129
Receiving Yards
95.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
129 receiving yards with a 86 efficiency score.
#3
vs Tulsa
Week 10 · W 30-23
129
Receiving Yards
93.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Mississippi State
Week 12 · W 38-31 · Conference game
70
Receiving Yards
92.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
70 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ UL Monroe
Week 2 · W 28-27
124
Receiving Yards
90.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Arkansas
699 primary output · 70.2 efficiency · 26.3 usage
77.5
#2
2010 Postseason · Arkansas
75.2
627 primary · 73.7 efficiency · 18.7 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Arkansas
75.2
627 primary · 73.7 efficiency · 18.7 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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