Kyle Williams

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Kyle Williams was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (69th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS

Kyle Williams played in 50 career games – 25 for the University of Nevada (2020-22) and 25 for Washington State (2023-24). He totaled 248 receptions for 3,608 yards and 29 touchdowns. He added 17 rushing attempts for 87 yards.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• His 20 touchdown catches over two seasons at Washington State tied for sixth-most in school history.
• Had seven 100-yard games at Washington State, tied for 10th-most in Washington State history.
• Mountain West All-Academic Team (2021)
• Freshman All-America Second Team (The Athletic) (2020)
• Mountain West Freshman of the Year (2020)
• Mountain West All-Academic Team (2020)

SEASONAL REVIEWS

Senior Year (2024):

• Started all 13 games and led team with 70 catches for 1,198 yards and 14
• 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 Washington State single-season history.
• Second in Washington State single-season history with 14 receiving touchdowns.
• Fourth in Washington State single-season history with 1,198 receiving yards.
• First 1,000-yard season for Washington State since 2019.
• Had 4 catches for 141 yards and 2 touchdowns (58, 59) in season-opening win over Portland State and was named Washington State Offensive Player of the Week.
• Had 8 catches for 138 yards with 13-yard touchdown in double-overtime win over San Jose State.
• Had 9 catches for 142 yards with a 33-yard touchdown at No. 25 Boise State.
• Had 5 catches for 55 yards and 3 touchdowns (17,14,5) in win over Utah State, named Washington State Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
• Had 9 catches for career-high 181 yards and 3 touchdowns (20,29,37) at New Mexico, first Cougar in program history with back-to-back 3-receiving touchdown games.
• Had 5 catches for 95 yards and a 57-yard touchdown at Oregon State.
• Caught 10 passes for Holiday Bowl record 172 yards with a 66-yard touchdown against No. 21 Syracuse in the Holiday Bowl. His 172 receiving yards broke Dez Bryant's 2008 Holiday Bowl record, and his 10 catches and 172 receiving yards were second-most in Washington State bowl history.

Junior Year (2023)

• Started in all 12 games and was second on the team with 61 receptions for 843 yards and 6 touchdowns.
• Recorded touchdown receptions in each of his first four games and had at least 2 catches in all 12 games.
• In Cougar debut, had 4 catches for 31 yards and a score.
• In win over No. 19 Wisconsin, had 3 catches for 48 yards and a touchdown.
• Posted 7 receptions for season-high 174 yards and a score in win over No. 14 Oregon State and was named East-West Shrine Bowl Breakout Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
• At UCLA, had 8 receptions for 85 yards followed by a season-high 9 catches for 61 yards against Arizona.
• Had five catches for 102 yards at Oregon.

Sophomore Year (2022 - UNLV):

• Started nine of 12 games, missing New Mexico, San Jose State and Air Force.
• Totaled 40 catches for 541 yards (60.1 yards per game) with a career-best 5 touchdowns.
• Had 3-plus catches in all nine games played.
• Opened season with touchdown receptions in first four games.
• Had a season-best 8 receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown in 58-27 win over North Texas.
• Recorded 5 receptions for a season-best 111 yards at Hawaii.
• Concluded season with 4 catches for 76 yards, including season-long 49-yard reception that went for a touchdown in 27-22 win over Nevada.

Freshman Year (2021 – UNLV):

• Played in 10 games and recorded 42 catches for 601 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Opened his sophomore campaign with 6 catches for 87 yards vs. Eastern Washington.
• Turned in best performance of the season at New Mexico with 7 grabs for 137 yards in the win over the Lobos that included a season long 75-yard catch and run that gave his team a 21-14 lead.
• Missed the final game of the season because of injury.
• Named to 2021 Mountain West All-Academic team.

Freshman Year (2020 – UNLV):

• Earned his first letter as a Rebel by starting all 6 games at receiver, leading UNLV with 35 receptions for 426 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• 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 Conference Freshman of the Year.
• 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.
• Caught 9 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown playing at Mountain West champion San Jose State.
• Caught at least 3 passes in every game.
• Caught 3 passes for 33 yards in his collegiate debut at SDSU and never posted less than 4 grabs the rest of the season.
• Named to 2020 Mountain West All-Academic team.

Personal:

• A 2020 graduate of St. Monica Catholic High School in Santa Monica, Calif.
• Helped The Mariners to 7-2 record as a senior in 2019.
• Caught 31 passes for 763 yards and 9 touchdowns in final prep season.
• Averaged 24.6 yards per catch for St. Monica Catholic High School.
• Previously played quarterback at Hawthorne High School and then at Narbonne High School.
• Born in Baltimore, Md.
• Son of Stephen and Erin Williams.
• Has three siblings: Mychai, Amari and Nire.
• Business major.