D'haquille Williams

D'haquille Williams
Position Wide receiver
Career history
College
High school Reserve (LA) East St. John
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993
Place of birth LaPlace, Louisiana
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 224 lb (102 kg)

D'haquille "Duke" Williams (born May 13, 1993) was an American football wide receiver for the Auburn Tigers.

High school career

Williams attended East St. John High School in Reserve, Louisiana. As a senior he had 1,495 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns.

College career

Williams attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College from 2012 to 2013. In two years he had 118 receptions for 2,028 yards and 26 touchdowns.[1]

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com,[2] Williams was listed as the No. 1 junior college prospect in 2014.[3] He originally committed to Louisiana State University but changed to Auburn University.[4][5]

In his first game at Auburn, Williams had nine receptions for 154 yards and a touchdown.[6] He was dismissed from Auburn on October 6th 2015 for a unidentified violation of team rules, later AL.com reported that Williams punched four people at a bar. It was also noted that he would no longer attend Auburn for academics. Williams in 2015 finished with 12 catches for 147 yards and 1 touchdown.

References

  1. ↑ Auburn football: Dynamic WR D'haquille Williams earning high marks this spring
  2. ↑ D'haquille Williams Recruiting Profile
  3. ↑ Rivals.com junior college prospects 2014
  4. ↑ D'haquille Williams chose future over dark past when he picked Auburn over LSU
  5. ↑ Recruiting: No. 1 JuCo prospect D'haquille Williams has signed with Auburn
  6. ↑ D'haquille Williams shines in record-breaking debut, but Auburn teammates knew it was coming

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