Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (38th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft. Placed on injured reserve (knee) on 8/29/11, forcing him to sit out his rookie season.
Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (38th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft. Placed on injured reserve (knee) on 8/29/11, forcing him to sit out his rookie season.
2011: Suffered a right knee injury during the preseason matchup at Green Bay (8/19) and sat out the remainder of his rookie season after being placed on IR.
College:
Started 18 of 23 games in two seasons at Virginia Tech, totaling 2,132 yards and 30 TDs on 403 carries (5.2 yard avg.) … added 26 receptions for 289 yards (11.1 yard avg.) and two TDs … scored 192 points in his career, ranking 10th in Virginia Tech history … his 32 total TDs rank as the fourth-best career total in school history, behind Lee Suggs (56; 1999-2002), Kevin Jones (35; 2001-03) and Branden Ore (33; 2005-07) … preseason All-American and All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a sophomore in ‘10, appeared in ten games with five starts … missed three games due to ankle injuries … totaled 477 yards and nine TDs on 110 carries (4.3 yard avg.) and caught 10 passes for 109 yards (10.9 yard avg.) and one TD … finished with 60 points and 586 all-purpose yards … All-ACC first-team selection by the league’s media as a freshman in ’09 and was named the conference’s Offensive Rookie of the Year … semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award (nation’s top RB) after starting all 13 games and leading the Hokies with 293 carries for 1,655 yards (5.6 yard avg.) and 21 TDs … average of 127.3 yards per game on the ground led the ACC and ranked fifth nationally … added 16 receptions for 180 yards (11.2 yard avg.) and one TD … accumulated 1,835 all-purpose yards and led the ACC and ranked fourth nationally in scoring, averaging 10.1 points per game … established an ACC single-season record with 132 points scored … his 1,655 rushing yards rank third all-time in ACC season history, surpassed only by Thomas Jones of Virginia (1,798; 1999) and Don McCauley of North Carolina (1,720; 1970) … rushed for 100+ yards 10 times on the season, tying Don McCauley’s 39-year old ACC season-record (1970) … tied Marshall Faulk’s (1991) NCAA freshman record with 21 rushing TDs, while also breaking the ACC’s single-season record, surpassing the previous high of 19 reached by Don McCauley of North Carolina (1970) and Robert Lavette of Georgia Tech (1982) … established an ACC record with 22 total TDs, breaking the previous mark of 21 held by Don McCauley of North Carolina (1970) and C.J. Spiller of Clemson (2009) … broke T.A. McLendon’s (North Carolina State) ACC freshman record of 18 total TDs with 22 total TDs … established an ACC freshman record with 1,835 all-purpose yards … redshirted in ’08 after becoming one of two winners of the Torgersen Award for the top newcomers of the spring.
Personal:
Attended Stonewall Jackson (Manassas, VA) High School where he became one of the nation’s most sought-after RB recruits … a four-year starter, totaled more than 3,000 yards rushing in his career … as a junior in 2006, earned All-American, All-State and All-Cedar Run Class AAA honors, as he exploded for 1,572 yards and 21 TDs on 167 carries, averaging 9.4 yards per attempt … also scored twice on receptions while returning one kickoff and one punt for TDs … as a senior, rushed for 640 yards and seven TDs while earning Super Prep All-American honors, despite missing three games due to ankle injuries … earned an invitation to the prestigious U.S. Army All-American Bowl, where he beat out some of the nation’s elite prep runners for a starting job on the East squad … graduated with a 3.3 grade point average … Business major.
2009: All-ACC first-team selection by the league’s media, was named the conference’s Offensive Rookie of the Year … semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award (nation’s top RB) after starting all 13 games and leading the Hokies with 293 carries for 1,655 yards (5.6 yard avg.) and 21 TDs … average of 127.3 yards per game on the ground led the ACC and ranked fifth nationally … added 16 receptions for 180 yards (11.2 yard avg.) and one TD … accumulated 1,835 all-purpose yards and led the ACC and ranked fourth nationally in scoring, averaging 10.1 points per game … established an ACC single-season record with 132 points scored … his 1,655 rushing yards rank third all-time in ACC season history, surpassed only by Thomas Jones of Virginia (1,798; 1999) and Don McCauley of North Carolina (1,720; 1970) … rushed for 100+ yards 10 times on the season, tying Don McCauley’s 39-year old ACC season-record (1970) … tied Marshall Faulk’s (1991) NCAA freshman record with 21 rushing TDs, while also breaking the ACC’s single-season record, surpassing the previous high of 19 reached by Don McCauley of North Carolina (1970) and Robert Lavette of Georgia Tech (1982) … established an ACC record with 22 total TDs, breaking the previous mark of 21 held by Don McCauley of North Carolina (1970) and C.J. Spiller of Clemson (2009) … broke T.A. McLendon’s (North Carolina State) ACC freshman record of 18 total TDs with 22 total TDs … established an ACC freshman record with 1,835 all-purpose yards … earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors vs. Alabama, Nebraska, Miami, Boston College, Georgia Tech, East Carolina and Virginia … named the Chick-fil-A Bowl’s Offensive Most Valuable Player after rushing for 117 yards and two TDs on 25 carries.
2008: Redshirted as a freshman after becoming one of two winners of the Torgersen Award for the top newcomers of the spring.
Personal:
Full name Ryan NAME Williams … attended Stonewall Jackson (Manassas, VA) High School where he became one of the nation’s most sought-after RB recruits … a four-year starter, totaled more than 3,000 yards rushing in his career … as a junior in 2006, earned All-American, All-State and All-Cedar Run Class AAA honors, as he exploded for 1,572 yards and 21 TDs on 167 carries, averaging 9.4 yards per attempt … also scored twice on receptions while returning one kickoff and one punt for TDs … as a senior, rushed for 640 yards and seven TDs while earning Super Prep All-American honors, despite missing three games due to ankle injuries … earned an invitation to the prestigious U.S. Army All-American Bowl, where he beat out some of the nation’s elite prep runners for a starting job on the East squad … graduated with a 3.3 grade point average … Business major at Virginia Tech.
