2024 Football Roster

2 Kyle Williams

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 186
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Inglewood, Calif.
  • High School St. Monica Catholic HS
  • Prev School UNLV

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE
WSU CAREER: Appeared in 25 games after transferring from UNLV prior to 2023 season…caught 131 passes for 2,041 yards…his 20 touchdown catches tied for sixth-most in WSU history…seven 100-yard games at WSU, tied for 10th-most in WSU history.
 
SENIOR (2024): Named to Biletnikoff Award Watch List…named to Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List…started all 13 games…led team with 70 catches for 1,198 yards and 14 touchdowns…averaged 17.1 yards-per-catch…had five 100-yard games (Portland State, San Jose State, Boise State, New Mexico, Syracuse), tied for 10th-most 100-yard games in WSU single-season history…second in WSU single-season history with 14 receiving touchdowns…fourth in WSU single-season history with 1,198 receiving yards…first 1,000-yard season for WSU since 2019…had four taches for 141 yards and two touchdowns (58,59) in season-opening win over Portland State, named WSU Offensive Player of the Week…only catch in win over Texas Tech was 21-yard touchdown…had three catches in Apple Cup win over Washington…had eight catches for 138 yards with 13-yard touchdown in double-overtime win over San Jose State…had nine catches for 142 yards with a 33-yard touchdown at No. 25 Boise State…had 11-yard carry and three catches in win at Fresno State…had four catches in win over Hawaii…had five catches for 74 yards and a 22-yard carry in win at San Diego State…had five catches for 55 yards and three touchdowns (17,14,5) in win over Utah State, named WSU Co-Offensive Player of the Week…had nine catches for career-high 181 yards and three touchdowns (20,29,37) at New Mexico, first Cougar in program history with back-to-back 3-rec TD games…had five catches for 95 yards and a 57-yard touchdown at Oregon State…had 37-yard touchdown catch against Wyoming…caught 10 passes for Holiday Bowl record 172 yards with a 66-yard touchdown against No. 21 Syracuse in Holiday Bowl, his 172 receiving yards broke Dez Bryant’s 2008 Holiday Bowl record, his 10 catches and 172 receiving yards were second-most in WSU bowl history.

JUNIOR (2023): Signed with WSU and enrolled for Spring 2023 semester...appeared in all 12 games, all in a starting role…second on the team with 61 receptions for 843 yards and six touchdowns…recorded touchdown receptions in each of his first four games and had at least two catches in all 12 games…in Cougar debut, had four catches for 31 yards and a score…in win over No. 19 Wisconsin, had three catches for 48 yards and a touchdown…had two receptions for 49 yards and a score against Northern Colorado…posted seven receptions for season-high 174 yards and a score in win over No. 14 Oregon State…after that performance, named East-West Shrine Bowl Breakout Co-Offensive Player of the Week…at UCLA, had eight receptions for 85 yards followed by a season-high nine catches for 61 yards against Arizona…had five catches for 102 yards at Oregon then posted eight receptions for 77 yards at ASU…recorded five catches for 57 yards at California before his three catches for 46 yards and a touchdown in win over Colorado…ended season with 5 receptions for 85 yards and touchdown in Apple Cup at Washington.
 
UNLV
SOPHOMORE (2022): Started nine of 12 games, missing New Mexico, San Jose State and Air Force…totaled 40 catches for 541 yards (60.1 ypg) with career-best five touchdowns…had three-plus catches in all nine games played…opened season with touchdown receptions in first four games, starting with four catches for 68 yards and a score in win over Idaho State…had three receptions for 52 yards and a score in loss at California…season-best eight receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown in 58-27 win over North Texas following by three catches for 46 yards and a touchdown in win at Utah State.…recorded five receptions for season-best 111 yards at Hawaii…concluded season with four catches for 76 yards, including season-long 49 yard reception that went for a TD in 27-22 win over Nevada.

FRESHMAN (2021): Named 2021 Second Team Preseason All-MW by Phil Steele’s and Mountain West Wire and third team by Athlon…finished second on the team with 42 receptions for 601 yards…opened his sophomore campaign with six catches for 87 yards vs. Eastern Washington…caught seven passes for 117 yards vs. San Jose State in Game Seven…added five receptions for 60 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown thrown by Cam Friel, at UNR in Game Eight…one week later at New Mexico, turned in best performance of the season with seven grabs for 137 yards in the win over the Lobos that included a season-long 75-yard catch and run of a Friel pass that gave his team a 21-14 lead…added 73 yards on just three catches in final appearance of the year vs. Hawai’i…missed the final game of the season because of injury…named to 2021 Mountain West All-Academic team.

FRESHMAN (2020): Earned his first letter as a Rebel by starting all six games at receiver…named a member of The Athletic's Freshman All-America Second Team to become the fourth Rebel to earn Freshman All-America honors since the formation of the Mountain West, joining Devonte Boyd (2014), offensive lineman Matt Murphy (2007) and receiver Ryan Wolfe (2006), who were all honored by the Football Writers Association of America…the seventh Rebel overall and third receiver to be voted a conference Freshman of the Year…with just six games played, Williams led the Rebels with 35 receptions for 426 yards and two touchdowns…in the season finale at Hawai'i, he became the 21st Rebel to reach double-digits for receptions in a game -- and the first since Boyd in 2016 -- with a total of 10 for a career-high 144 yards…also caught nine passes for 110 yards and a touchdown playing at Mountain West champion San Jose State…caught at least three passes in every game…caught three for 33 yards in his collegiate debut at SDSU and never posted less than four grabs the rest of the season…named to 2020 Mountain West All-Academic team.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of St. Monica Catholic HS in Santa Monica, Calif…helped The Mariners to 7-2 record as a senior in 2019…caught 31 passes for 763 yards and nine touchdowns in final prep season…averaged 24.6 yards per catch for SMCHS…previously played quarterback at Hawthorne HS and then at Narbonne HS. 

PERSONAL: Kyle Trevon Williams was born Baltimore, Md.…son of Stephen and Erin Williams…has three siblings: Mychai, Amari and Nire…business major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 185 lbs
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    2023Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 187 lbs
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    2024Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 186 lbs
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