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Avery Williams, CB, Boise State
Selected: Round 5, Pick 39, Overall Pick 183 by Falcons
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Name: Avery Williams
College: Boise State
Number: 26
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-08 Weight: 187
Position: Pos2: RB/KR
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2021
40 Low: 4.38 40 Time: 4.43 40 High: 4.50
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Data Scout Notes: HPFA/Shot at 5-7/Great KR Value Too **2020: AFCA1st-AP/WCamp1st-KR/STPOYC/1stC-DB/KR&PR......PHornung...2019: STPOYC/1stC-PR/HMC-CB...PHornung...HM All-Mountain West RS/CB w/49 TT, TFL, 2 INT, 9 PBU, FR, 3 FF, BLK, 18-126-7.0-0 PR, 2-78-39.0-1 KR in 13 gms in '18. HM All-Mountain West KR/P R
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Weight: 187
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Dates: 03/31/21
Hand: 09 Arm: 28 3/4
Wingspan: 70 1/8
Height: 5083
Weight: 187
40 Yrd Dash: 4.43
20 Yrd Dash: 2.57
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225 Lb. Bench Reps: 19
Vertical Jump: 33 1/2
Broad Jump: 10'01"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.00
3-Cone Drill: 6.88
40 Time Range: 4.40-4.46/Projected 4.48
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Avery Williams, Boise State, Player News
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Former Boise State football standout Avery Williams was named the 2020-21 Mountain West Male Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Tuesday. Williams was the conference's lone Consensus All-American for the 2020 college football season, and he swept his all-conference nominations, garnering first-team All-MW honors at defensive back, punt returner and kick returner, in addition to being named MW Special Teams Player of the Year for the second-straight season and the 2020 Jet Award winner, give n annually to the nation's top return specialist. With Williams' selection as MW Athlete of the Year, Boise State has now claimed seven such awards - among male and female honorees - since joining the conference for the 2011-12 season, more than any othe r school during that time and nearly double that of second-place New Mexico (four). - Lewiston Tribune
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021  CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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Boise State special teams ace Avery Williams is heading to Atlanta. Williams was selected with the pick No. 39 in the fifth round (No. 183 overall) Saturday during the third day of the 2021 NFL Draft. Most experts projected Williams to come off the board in the seventh round, so getting picked in the fifth even caught him a little off guard. "It was unreal to actually realize I was getting the call and to see the Atlanta area code," Williams told the Statesman on Saturday afternoon. "I couldn't be more excited to be part of a high culture organization and to be able to add my energy to it."This year marks the first time since 2018 that Boise State didn't have a player picked in the first three rounds, but the Broncos have had a player drafted fo r 12 straight years, dating back to 2010. Williams was the second Boise State player selected this year, following tight end John Bates, who went to Washington in the fourth round. He spent the third day of the draft with a small group of family and frie nds at the home of local Pastor Mark Thornton, and Williams said he'll head to Atlanta sometime in the next week. - Idaho Statesman
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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Former Boise State cornerback Avery Williams could be destined for a position change in the NFL. Williams was one of three Broncos who took full part in the school's pro day Wednesday in Boise State's indoor facility, and he showed what he can do in dril ls specific to defensive backs, running backs and slot receivers. The two-time Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year, who made highlight reels with his kickoff and punt returns, said several NFL teams have mentioned to him the possibility of bec oming a third-down running back. He started every game the past two seasons at defensive back, but he's fine with showing what else he can do. "I want to be the most versatile player in this draft," Williams told reporters on Wednesday. "I can do it all and I'm willing to do it all." - Idaho Statesman
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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Two-time Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year Avery Williams was honored again Wednesday, winning the Jet Award, which goes to the top return specialist in the country. The award is named after 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny "The Jet" Rodger s, of Nebraska fame. Williams earned consensus All-American and first-team All-Mountain West honors this year after leading the nation in 2020 with four special teams touchdowns. The native of Pasadena, California, was also named first-team all-conferenc e as a cornerback, kick returner and punt returner. - Idaho Statesman
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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2020 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB - Avery Williams, Sr., Boise State,...Williams, a cornerback and return specialist, swept his nominations, earning first-team all-league accolades at defensive back, punt returner and kick returner , in addition to his player of the year award. Prior to the 2019 season, Boise State had never had a student-athlete earn a conference special teams player of the year award, and Williams has now done it in back-to-back seasons. - Boise State Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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2020 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): KR & PR - Avery Williams, Sr., Boise State,...Williams' accolade at punt returner is also his second-straight, the only Bronco to earn first-team all-conference honors as a return specialist in the MW . - Boise State Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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2020 MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): AVERY WILLIAMS, SENIOR, RETURN SPECIALIST, BOISE STATE,...Earned Special Teams Player of the Year in back-to-back years...Fourth player in league history to earn this honor in consecutive yea rs, joining San Diego State's Rashaad Penny (2015-17), TCU's Jeremy Kerley (2009-10) and Utah's Louie Sakoda (2006-08)...As the Broncos' primary punt returner, leads the Mountain West with 11.4 yards per return, a figure which ranks ninth nationally...Th ird in the MW and ninth nationally with a 29.6-yard kickoff return average...Nation's only player to rank in the top 10 in both punt returns and kickoff returns...Ranks fifth nationally with 575 combined kickoff and punt return yards...Leads the MW and t ied for fifth nationally with a pair of blocked kicks, one of which he returned for a touchdown...Only player in the Mountain West with multiple special teams touchdowns...Named Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 2 and Nov. 16. - Moun tain West Conference Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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Boise State senior Avery Williams was announced as one of 67 nominees for the Burlsworth Trophy, the university announced Tuesday. The Burlsworth Trophy is given annually to the best college football player in the country who began his career as a walk-o n. A virtual ceremony will be held Jan. 4 to announce three finalists and the winner. Williams has already earned two Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week honors this fall after returning a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown at Air Force and bloc king a punt and a field-goal attempt two weeks later against Colorado State.Williams is one of three players in the country with two kickoff returns for touchdowns this fall. His second of the season covered 99 yards on Nov. 21 at Hawaii. He also ranks No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 8 nationally this fall with 29.6 yards per kickoff return, and his 13.3 yards per punt return leads the conference and ranks No. 4 nationally. Williams has also started every game this season at cornerback and rac ked up 15 tackles. - Idaho Statesman
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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Avery Williams had 192 all-purpose yards - including a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown - Khalil Shakir caught two touchdowns passes, and Boise State beat Hawaii 40-32 on Saturday night. Andrew Van Buren had a career-highs of 27 carries and 113 yar ds rushing for Boise State (4-1, 4-0 Mountain West Conference). Shakir finished with a career-best 11 receptions for 130 yards. Williams, the 2019 conference special teams player of the the year, had a 34-yard punt return to the Hawaii 44 and two plays l ater Hank Bachmeier hit Khalil Shakir for a 38-yard touchdown.The Rainbow Warriors then went three-and-out - for the fourth time in their first six possessions - and Shakir caught a 3-yard TD pass from wide receiver CT Thomas on a jet-sweep pass t o make it 19-3 just before halftime. Chevan Cordeiro was 25-of-48 passing for 253 yards and three TDs - including two to Calvin Turner - and added 90 yards rushing on 18 carries for Hawaii (2-3, 2-3). Turner had scoring catches of 36 and 15 yards and sco red on a 1-yard run. Boise State has won nine in a row against the Rainbow Warriors, including a 31-10 victory in the 2019 conference championship game. - Boise State/AP College Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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NOV 16 MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: AVERY WILLIAMS, BOISE STATE, Senior, Punt Returner, Pasadena, California/JSerra Catholic HS,...Blocked two punts in Boise State's victory over Colorado State, improving the Broncos to 3-1 on the year ...Both blocked punts resulted in Boise State touchdowns, with Williams recovering the first one in the end zone for the game's opening score and the second was scooped by DJ Schramm and returned 20 yards for a touchdown...Averaged 12.1 yards per punt re turn, with a long of 33. - Mountain West Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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Avery Williams blocked two punts that were returned for touchdowns in the first half, Boise State had three special teams touchdowns off blocked kicks, and the Broncos routed Colorado State 52-21 on Thursday night. Williams recovered his own blocked punt for a touchdown 52 seconds into the game. Late in the first half, Williams came off the edge and blocked his second punt, this one picked up by DJ Schramm and returned 20 yards for a TD that made it 42-7.Williams was the Mountain West special tea ms player of the year a season ago. He has seven career special teams touchdowns, the first six coming on kickoff or punt returns, including an 88-yard kickoff return fort a TD this season at Air Force. Kekaula Kaniho also returned a blocked field goal 9 1 yards for a score late in the first quarter. It was the first time Boise State had multiple blocked kicks returned for touchdowns in a game since moving to the FBS in 1996. The Broncos (3-1, 3-0 Mountain West) rebounded from last week’s 51-17 drubbin g by No. 8 BYU, the worst home loss for Boise State since 1996. - AP College Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: AVERY WILLIAMS, BOISE STATE, Senior, Kickoff Returner, Pasadena, California/JSerra Catholic HS,...Returned a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of Boise State's 49-30 victory over Air Force...Averaged 44.3 yards on three kickoff returns...Now has six career return touchdowns (four punt, two kickoff). - Mountain West Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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The Mountain West Conference Board of Directors met last night and approved plans to resume football competition following the Aug. 10 indefinite postponement of fall sports due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Conference’s amended regular-season schedule will begin on Saturday, Oct. 24, with the intent to play eight games. The MW Football Championship Game is slated for Saturday, Dec. 19. Any return to competition is subject to state, county and local approvals.The Mountain West has partnered wit h Quest Diagnostics to implement testing protocols across all member institutions. The agreement with Quest delivers frequent testing with rapid results, providing a major step forward for sport competition to resume. The Mountain West will require all f ootball student-athletes, coaches, trainers and other individuals that are on the field to undergo testing three times per week. - Mountain West Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Avery Williams, Boise State,...Williams, the reigning Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year, and a 2019 All-Mountain West first-team selection at punt returner, led the Mountain West in punt-return average (13.2 yard s per return) for the second time in three years in 2019, and ranked seventh in the country. His two punt-return scores tied for the most in the country, and he even chipped in two blocked kicks on special teams. - Boise State Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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2020 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Avery Williams, Boise State,...The Pasadena, Calif., native led the Mountain West in punt-return average (13.2 yards per return) for the second time in three years in 2019, and ranked seventh in the country. His two punt-return scores tied for the most in the country, and he even chipped in two blocked kicks on special teams. - Boise State Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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The Mountain West announced its 28-member 2020 football preseason all-conference team on Wednesday afternoon, featuring 20 student-athletes who earned postseason all-conference honors last year. Boise State, which was predicted to win the Mountain Divisi on according to the preseason predicted order of finish announced on Tuesday, leads the league with eight honorees, including senior Avery Williams, who was selected to the all-MW team as a defensive back and punt returner. San Diego State, which was sel ected to win the West Division, and Colorado State each had four student-athletes on the preseason all-conference team. - Mountain West Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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Boise State had 12 players earn a total of 13 selections to the Phil Steele Preseason All-Mountain West Teams. Earning spots on the First Team were sophomore quarterback Hank Bachmeier, senior nickel Kekaula Kaniho, redshirt senior cornerback Jalen Walke r, senior linebacker Riley Whimpey, and redshirt senior Avery Williams (at punt returner). Williams, the reigning Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year, was twice honored on the list, also being named to the Fourth Team as a defensive back. - Id aho Statesman
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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2019 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Avery Williams, Jr., DB,...Williams is not only the first Bronco to claim Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year, but the first in program history to win the honor in any conference in which Boi se State has competed. Williams claimed a second All-Mountain West nod, being voted honorable mention in his cornerback role. - Boise State Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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2019 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FIRST TEAM (COACHES): PR - Avery Williams, Jr., Boise State,...The special teams honor cements Williams' reputation as an explosive difference maker. He returned two punts for touchdowns in his first active season in 2017, and so f ar in 2019 has matched that feat, being one of just two FBS players with two punt-return scores (TCU's Jalen Reagor is the other). Williams' first housed punt came Nov. 2 at San Jose State, a 66-yard return, followed by a 74-yard return in the Broncos' 5 6-21 win at Utah State on Nov. 23. - Boise State Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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2019 MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): AVERY WILLIAMS, JUNIOR, RETURN SPECIALIST, BOISE STATE,..Becomes the first Boise State player in MW history to garner Special Teams Player of the Year accolades...Is the ninth return speciali st to earn the honor...As the Broncos' primary punt returner, leads the Mountain West with 12.8 yards per return...Is one of just two FBS players with multiple punt return touchdowns in 2019, recording a 66-yard score at San Jose State on Nov. 2 and a 74 -yard touchdown at Utah State on Nov. 23...At UNLV on Oct. 5, returned an onside kick 39 yards for a touchdown...Has blocked two kicks on the year (a PAT and a punt), tied for the most in the nation...Named Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 4. - Mountain West Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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NOV 4 MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: AVERY WILLIAMS, BOISE STATE, Junior, Punt Returner, Pasadena, California/JSerra Catholic HS...Opened the scoring for Boise State with a 66-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Broncos 10-point win at San José State...Touchdown helped kickstart the Broncos' 14-point comeback. - Mountain West Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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2019 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Avery Williams, Boise State,...Williams, named to the All-Mountain West Team following each of the past two seasons, was named honorable mention last year for both his defensive and special-teams performances . On defense, he paced the Bronco secondary in pass breakups (nine) while ranking second in interceptions (two) and tackles (49). On special teams, he continued to be a dangerous return man, ranking fourth in the Mountain West in punt-return average (7.0 ypr), and, against Colorado State on Oct. 19, returning an onside-kick attempt 44 yards for a touchdown. - Boise State Football
(DS#23 CB) rSr/2021 CB Avery Williams, Boise State
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