Players

• In 2010, became the first Arkansas TE to win the John Mackey Award, an honor given to the nation’s top tight end.
• Received the 2010 Disney Spirit Award, which is given to the most inspirational figure in college football.
• Finished his Arkansas career with 152 receptions, the second-highest total in school history and the most by a non-wide receiver.
• Set the single-season school record for catches by a tight end with 61 as a sophomore in 2008.
• Earned  Arkansas Super Team honors from The Associated Press as a linebacker at Central Arkansas Christian School in North Little Rock.

CAREER: The most productive tight end in Arkansas history; was also recognized as the top player in the nation at his position in 2010…Talented pass-catcher became the first Razorbacks tight end to win the John Mackey Award, an honor given to the country’s top tight end…Finished his career with 152 receptions, the second-highest total in school history and the most by a non-wide receiver, and 1,855 receiving yards, eighth on the Razorbacks’ all-time list…Played in 51 games with 32 starts during his career…Caught 54 passes, the fourth-highest single-season total in UA history, for 627 yards (11.6 avg.) and a career-best four TDs as a senior…Earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors from The Associated Press and the conference’s coaches as he helped Arkansas to its first BCS bowl bid in school history with an appearance in the Sugar Bowl vs. Ohio State…Earned second-team All-SEC honors as a junior when he posted 32 catches for 411 yards (12.8 avg.) and three TDs…Had his most productive season as a sophomore in ’08 when he set the school record for most receptions by a tight end with 61…Also led the team in receiving yards (723) and TDs (three)…Was a first-team All-SEC selection that season by AP and became the first Mackey Award semifinalist in school history…Named to the SEC’s All-Freshman Team as a true freshman in 2007…His 18.8-yards-per-catch average, on five receptions, ranked third on the squad…Earned Arkansas Super Team honors from AP as a linebacker at Central Arkansas Christian High School…Recorded 103 tackles, eight sacks and two forced fumbles as a senior despite playing in only eight games due to an injury…As a junior, caught 51 passes for 688 yards and eight TDs…Was ranked the No. 9 tight end prospect in the nation by Rivals.com…Moved to Arkansas with his mother, Vicky, and sisters, Vanessa and Valerie, as they left the family’s home in Dallas to escape an abusive father…Spent time living with his mom and sisters at a battered women’s shelter when they first moved to Arkansas…The adversity he had overcome was recognized when he received the 2010 Disney Spirit Award, which is given to the most inspirational figure in college football…Was selected by the Packers in the fifth round with the No. 141 overall choice…The pick was obtained from Denver, along with a seventh-round choice (No. 204), for one of Green Bay’s fourth-round picks (No. 129) and one of their seventh-round choices (No. 204)…His fifth-round selection marked the earliest an Arkansas TE had ever been drafted, besting the seventh-round selection of Jim Collier in 1961 by the N.Y. Giants…Earned a degree in communications.

2010: Started all 13 contests and led the team with 54 receptions, the fourth-highest single-season total in school history…Posted 627 yards receiving and a career-best four TDs…Earned first-team All-SEC recognition from the AP and the conference’s coaches…Added first-team All-American accolades from The NFL Draft Report and third-team recognition from the AP…His average of 4.2 receptions per game ranked seventh in the SEC…Helped Arkansas to its first BCS bowl bid in school history with an appearance in the Sugar Bowl vs. Ohio State…Vs. Tennessee Tech (Sept. 4): Caught five passes for 68 yards (13.6 avg.)…At Georgia (Sept. 18): Posted season-high six receptions for 61 yards (10.2 avg.). Two of those catches came on the Razorbacks’ three-play, game-winning drive that started with 47 seconds left in the 31-24 victory…At South Carolina (Nov. 6): Hauled in five passes for 67 yards (13.4 avg.)…Vs. Texas-El Paso (Nov. 13): Matched his career high with two TD catches on five receptions for 58 yards (11.6 avg.)…At Mississippi State (Nov. 20): Racked up a season-high 70 yards receiving and a TD on four grabs (17.5 avg.).

2009: Appeared in 13 games and started nine…Earned second-team All-SEC honors from the conference’s coaches and was named to the Lombardi and Mackey Award watch lists…Ranked third on the team in catches (32) and fourth in receiving yards (411), and added three TD receptions…Vs. Georgia (Sept. 19): Posted 58 yards receiving and a TD on four receptions (14.5 avg.), highlighted by a 40-yard grab…Vs. Auburn (Oct. 10): Caught six passes for 57 yards (9.5 avg.) and a TD…Vs. South Carolina (Nov. 7): Had a career-high 137 yards receiving on seven receptions (19.6 avg.), earning National Tight End of the Week honors from the College Football Performance Awards. Had a 69-yard catch, the second-longest reception of his career, at the end of the first half to set up a field goal…Vs. Troy (Nov. 14): Caught four passes for 62 yards (15.5 avg.) and a TD.

2008: Played in 12 contests with eight starts, earning first-team All-SEC honors from AP and second-team honors from the conference’s coaches…Became the first Mackey Award semifinalist in school history…Earned honorable mention All-America recognition from SI.com…Posted career highs in receptions (61) and receiving yards (723), leading the team in each of those categories as well as touchdowns (three)…The 61 receptions set a single-season school record for TEs…Ranked sixth nationally among TEs in receptions and receiving yards…Nearly half of his catches (29-of-61, 47.5 percent) resulted in a first down…Named the team MVP by the Little Rock Touchdown Club…Vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Sept. 6): Posted 124 yards receiving and a career-high two TD catches on five receptions (24.8 avg.). Caught a game-winning 8-yard TD pass with 1:22 remaining, and also posted a career-long 76-yard reception in the game…Vs. Mississippi (Oct. 25): Set a school record for TEs with 10 receptions against the Rebels for a season-high 129 yards (12.9 avg.)…Vs. Tulsa (Nov. 1): Matched his season high with 129 yards receiving on six grabs (21.5 avg.)…Vs. LSU (Nov. 28): Caught eight passes for 51 yards (6.4 avg.).

2007: Played in 13 games with two starts as a true freshman, appearing in every game but the Cotton Bowl…Was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team…Ranked third on the team with an average of 18.8 yards per catch on five receptions…Helped block for a pair of 1,000-yard rushers in future pros Darren McFadden (1,830) and Felix Jones (1,162)…Vs. Troy (Sept. 1): Had a 16-yard grab in his first collegiate game…Vs. Kentucky (Sept. 22): Started, and had a 24-yard reception…Vs. North Texas (Sept. 29): Had a season-long 28-yard catch.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Arkansas Super Team honors from AP as a linebacker at Central Arkansas Christian School in North Little Rock…Also selected to the All-Arkansas squad by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette…Ranked the No. 9 tight end in the nation and the No. 4 player in Arkansas by Rivals.com…Limited to only eight games as a senior due to an injury, but still recorded 103 tackles, eight sacks and two forced fumbles…Caught 51 passes for 688 yards (13.5 avg.) and eight TDs as a junior…Also recorded 132 tackles and had 82 yards on 19 carries (4.3 avg.) that season…Posted 80 tackles, seven sacks and a fumble recovery as a sophomore as his team won the state championship...Lettered four years in basketball and two years in track.

PERSONAL: Given name David Edward Williams Jr. …Goes by D.J. …Born in Fort Worth, Texas …Single…Named to the SEC’s Football Community Service Team in 2010…One of 106 student-athletes nominated for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team in 2009, which honors college football players who make outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteerism and civic involvement…Spent time volunteering with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, local Boys & Girls Clubs and children’s hospitals…Was active in Razorback Relief: Operation Haiti, in which the Northwest Arkansas community packaged more than 1.4 million meals for the starving population of Haiti still suffering from the earthquake…Spoke to 1,200 elementary school children as part of drug-awareness week...Is a big music fan and enjoys playing the piano and making beats...Lists Celine Dion and 2Pac as his favorite musical acts...Names Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant as his favorite athletes...Lists House as his favorite TV show, Blink as his favorite book and The Shawshank Redemption as his favorite movie...Residence: Little Rock, Ark.