Byron Williams
Byron Keith Williams
Born: October 31, 1960
Texarkana, TX USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 182
College: Texas-Arlington
High School: Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana, TX)
Career: 1983-1995
Drafted: 1983 in Round 10, #253 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Byron Williams played from 1983 to 1995 during his career with the Baltimore CFLs, BC Lions, New York Giants, New York/New Jersey Knights, Orlando Thunder, Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Williams caught 300 passes for 5,079 yards and 27 receiving touchdowns in his career.
 New York Giants |
 BC Lions |
 Ottawa Rough Riders |
 Orlando Thunder |
 New York/New Jersey Knights |
 Saskatchewan Roughriders |
 Baltimore CFLs |
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | WLAF Orlando Thunder | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| CFL | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 32 | 0 | |
| WLAF | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 32 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 346 | 17.3 | 43 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL New York Giants | 24 | 471 | 19.6 | 65 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL New York Giants | 15 | 280 | 18.7 | 45 | 0 |
| 1987 | CFL BC Lions | 29 | 494 | 17.0 | 57 | 1 |
| 1988 | CFL BC Lions | 10 | 187 | 18.7 | 57 | 1 |
| 1989 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 37 | 666 | 18.0 | 64 | 2 |
| 1991 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 24 | 463 | 19.3 | 85 | 3 |
| 1991 | WLAF Orlando Thunder | 59 | 811 | 13.7 | 42t | 11 |
| 1992 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 32 | 596 | 18.6 | 83 | 4 |
| 1992 | WLAF New York/New Jersey Knights | 11 | 166 | 15.1 | 46t | 1 |
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 37 | 545 | 14.7 | 59 | 1 |
| 1995 | CFL Baltimore CFLs | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 38 | 0 |
| NFL | 59 | 1097 | 18.6 | 65 | 3 | |
| CFL | 171 | 3005 | 17.6 | 85 | 12 | |
| WLAF | 70 | 977 | 14.0 | 46 | 12 | |
| Totals | 300 | 5079 | 16.9 | 85 | 27 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 31 | 0 |
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFL | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 31 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1992 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | CFL Baltimore CFLs | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1987 | CFL BC Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1988 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1989 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1991 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1991 | WLAF Orlando Thunder | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1992 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | |||||||
| 1992 | WLAF New York/New Jersey Knights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| CFL | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | |
| WLAF | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
| Totals | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 164 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL | New York Giants | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 5 |
| 1987 | CFL | BC Lions | 9 | |
| 1988 | CFL | BC Lions | 4 | |
| 1989 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | |
| 1991 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7 | |
| 1991 | WLAF | Orlando Thunder | 10 | 10 |
| 1992 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 10 | |
| 1992 | WLAF | New York/New Jersey Knights | ||
| 1993 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 12 | |
| 1994 | CFL | Baltimore CFLs | 1 | |
| 1995 | CFL | Baltimore CFLs | 2 |
