Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Mississippi 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.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 7 | 10 | 137 | 3 | 42.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 7 | 11 | 119 | 2 | 43.6 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 62.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 40 | 330 | 3 | 62.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 70.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 47 | 543 | 4 | 70.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 32 | 269 | 5 | 49.4 |
Related Context
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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
2020 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 63 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: Tulsa
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
33.8
Efficiency
63
Usage
13.2
Consistency
83.4
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 42. LSU: 57. Arkansas: 0. Kentucky: 39. Texas A&M: 32. Alabama: 32. Vanderbilt: 33. Georgia: 32. Ole Miss: 31. Auburn: 33. Missouri: 41
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. Tulsa: 3 by 93.3. LSU: 7 by 54.3. Kentucky: 5 by 52. Texas A&M: 3 by 71.1. Alabama: 3 by 71.1. Vanderbilt: 6 by 36.7. Georgia: 3 by 71.1. Ole Miss: 6 by 34.4. Auburn: 4 by 55. Missouri: 3 by 91.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins43.3 · Games = 4 · +14.8 vs Losses
Losses28.4 · Games = 7 · -14.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
93.3 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | vs Tulsa | W 28-26 | — | 3 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 12/19 | vs Missouri | W 51-32 | — | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Sun 12/13 | vs Auburn | L 10-24 | — | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Ole Miss | L 24-31 | — | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 1 | 12 |
| Sun 11/22 | @ Georgia | L 24-31 | — | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Vanderbilt | W 24-17 | — | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Alabama | L 0-41 | — | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Texas A&M | L 14-28 | — | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Kentucky | L 2-24 | — | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Arkansas | L 14-21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ LSU | W 44-34 | — | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 1 | 14 |
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
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Mississippi State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 137 | 69.5 | 10.6 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 119 | 69.9 | 10.4 | -18 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 372 | 63 | 13.2 | 253 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 372 | 63 | 13.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Mississippi State | 617 | 75.8 | 10.1 | 245 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 617 | 75.8 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Mississippi State | 291 | 58.3 | 8.3 | -326 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 291 | 58.3 | 8.3 | 0 |
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
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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