Player Dossier

2018-2022

Mississippi State

Austin Williams

WR • 6'3" • 205 lbs • Ocean Springs, MS, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Austin Williams reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

25

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

22

Sporadic game-to-game production

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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: 2021 Postseason · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Player Story

Austin Williams built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Ocean Springs, MS wearing No. 85, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Austin Williams' career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8558

Ocean Springs · Ocean Springs, MS

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Austin Williams, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Mississippi State. Austin Williams reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,536
Receptions
150
Touchdowns
17

Quick Answers

Austin Williams quick answers

Latest team and position
Mississippi State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,536
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 51 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Mississippi State
Top game
Arkansas
Recruit profile
3-star · Ocean Springs · Mississippi State
High school pipeline
Ocean Springs · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 85 · Senior
2022 Receiving yards rank
291 receiving yards · WR 392nd (top 38%) · SEC 56th (top 24%) · National 471st (top 23%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State710137342.2
2019 Regular SeasonMississippi State711119243.6
2020 PostseasonMississippi State11342062.7
2020 Regular SeasonMississippi State1140330362.7
2021 PostseasonMississippi State13574070.9
2021 Regular SeasonMississippi State1347543470.9
2022 PostseasonMississippi State13222049.4
2022 Regular SeasonMississippi State1332269549.4

Related Context

Austin Williams played WR for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Austin Williams recorded 1,536 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 17 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Mississippi State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Mississippi State paired 617 primary output with 75.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 69.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

17

Efficiency

69.9

Usage

10.4

Consistency

50.4

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 43. Southern Miss: 13. Kentucky: 20. Texas A&M: 10. Arkansas: 18. Abilene Christian: 6. Ole Miss: 9

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. Louisiana: 3 by 95.6. Southern Miss: 1 by 86.7. Kentucky: 1 by 100. Texas A&M: 1 by 66.7. Arkansas: 2 by 60. Abilene Christian: 2 by 20. Ole Miss: 1 by 60

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins18.2 · Games = 6 · +8.2 vs Losses
Losses10 · Games = 1 · -8.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana

Best efficiency game

100 vs Kentucky

Result
Fri 11/29vs Ole MissW 21-20199909
Sun 11/24vs Abilene ChristianW 45-7263316
Sat 11/2@ ArkansasW 54-2421899011
Sat 10/26@ Texas A&ML 30-491101010010
Sat 9/21vs KentuckyW 28-131202020020
Sat 9/7vs Southern MissW 38-151131313013
Sat 8/31@ LouisianaW 38-2834314.314.30128

Player Story

Austin Williams story

Austin Williams built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Ocean Springs, MS wearing No. 85, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Austin Williams' career was his receiving role: 150 catches, 1,536 receiving yards, and 17 touchdowns across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle and 73 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Austin Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Mississippi State

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20182019202020202021202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State13769.510.6
2019 Regular SeasonMississippi State11969.910.4-18
2020 PostseasonMississippi State3726313.2253
2020 Regular SeasonMississippi State3726313.20
2021 PostseasonMississippi State61775.810.1245
2021 Regular SeasonMississippi State61775.810.10
2022 PostseasonMississippi State29158.38.3-326
2022 Regular SeasonMississippi State29158.38.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arkansas

Week 12 · W 52-6 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

52

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

52 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Texas Tech

Week 1 · L 7-34 · Postseason

74

Receiving Yards

83.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

74 receiving yards with a 98.7 efficiency score.

#3

@ Louisiana

Week 1 · W 38-28

43

Receiving Yards

81.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

43 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.

#4

vs Tennessee State

Week 12 · W 55-10

75

Receiving Yards

79 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Alabama

Week 8 · L 6-30 · Conference game

46

Receiving Yards

77.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Mississippi State

617 primary output · 75.8 efficiency · 10.1 usage

70.9

#2

2021 Regular Season · Mississippi State

70.9

617 primary · 75.8 efficiency · 10.1 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · Mississippi State

62.7

372 primary · 63 efficiency · 13.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games