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David Williams was a sixth round draft pick of the Chicago Bears. He signed with the BC Lions prior to the 1988 season and had an outstanding first season in the CFL. Williams caught 83 passes for 1468 yards, both numbers leading the CFL, was named to the West and CFL All-Star teams, and capped the season by winning the Oustanding Player in the CFL. 1989 was almost identical statistically as Williams had 79 catches for 1446 yards to win West All-Star honours. Williams became a free agent after the 1989 season and signed with the Ottawa Roughriders where he had 61 catches for 895 yards in 1990. Williams was traded to Edmonton for the 1991 season in a trade that brought LB Jeff Braswell to Ottawa. 11 games and 37 catches into the 1991 season, Williams was traded to Toronto for a first round draft pick and OL Chris Morris. Williams caught 29 passes in his 7 games with the Argos in 1991 and won East All-Star honours. Williams played 9 games and had 30 catches for Toronto in 1992 before being released Winnipeg signed Williams in May of 1993 and he responded with a career high 84 catches for 1144 yards to win an East All-Star award. Injuries limited Williams to a total of just six games in the next two seasons.
Games Played and Receiving
| Team |
Year |
GP |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| BC |
1988 |
18 |
83 |
1468 |
17.7 |
77 |
18 |
| BC |
1989 |
17 |
79 |
1446 |
18.3 |
71 |
14 |
| OTT |
1990 |
17 |
61 |
895 |
14.7 |
55 |
12 |
| TOR |
1991 |
7 |
29 |
552 |
19 |
68 |
6 |
| EDM |
1991 |
11 |
37 |
597 |
16.1 |
46 |
9 |
| TOR |
1992 |
9 |
30 |
444 |
14.8 |
39 |
1 |
| WPG |
1993 |
16 |
84 |
1144 |
13.6 |
44 |
15 |
| WPG |
1994 |
4 |
30 |
565 |
18.8 |
64 |
3 |
| WPG |
1995 |
2 |
6 |
86 |
14.3 |
32 |
0 |
Rushing
| Year |
Team |
TC |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
| 1988 |
BC |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 1989 |
BC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1990 |
OTT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
EDM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1993 |
WPG |
1 |
-14 |
-14 |
0 |
-14 |
| 1994 |
WPG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1995 |
WPG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kickoff Returns
| Year |
Team |
KOR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
| 1988 |
BC |
1 |
20 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
| 1989 |
BC |
1 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
| 1990 |
OTT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
EDM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1993 |
WPG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1994 |
WPG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1995 |
WPG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tackles
| Year |
Team |
T |
ST |
Total |
| 1988 |
BC |
3 |
|
|
| 1989 |
BC |
1 |
|
|
| 1990 |
OTT |
3 |
|
|
| 1991 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
EDM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
TOR |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 1993 |
WPG |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| 1994 |
WPG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1995 |
WPG |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Fumbles
| Year |
Team |
F |
FL |
OFR |
| 1988 |
BC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 1989 |
BC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1990 |
OTT |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1991 |
TOR |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 1991 |
EDM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
TOR |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 1993 |
WPG |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| 1994 |
WPG |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1995 |
WPG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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