Originally selected by Baltimore in the second round (55th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on 5/3/19 and signed a two-year extension on 11/16/19 that has kept him with the Cardinals through the 2021 season. Re-signed a one-year contract with Arizona on 3/16/22.
2021: Started all five games he was active for and recorded 16 receptions for 193 yards and one TD before being placed on injured reserve (knee) in Week 6 ... started for an offense that gained 416 total yards, converted 22 first downs and scored five TDs in the season opener @ Ten (9/12) ... recorded career highs in receptions (seven) and receiving yards (94) vs. Min (9/19); his 94 receiving yards were the most by a Cardinals TE since Rob Awalt (105) vs. Dal (11/12/89) ... hauled in three receptions for 19 yards (6.3 avg.) including a first down conversion on a Cardinals scoring drive @ Jax (9/26) ... caught five passes for 66 yards (13.2 avg.) and a TD @ LAR (10/3); in Weeks 2-4, posted receiving yardage totals (94 yards in Week 2 and 66 yards in Week 4) that exceed his career high from his first 68 games (53 yards @ Cin on 1/3/16 with Bal) ... notched a 14-yard reception late in the first half to bring the Cardinals offense into 49er territory vs. SF (10/10); was injured on the play (knee) and did not return ... placed on injured reserve (knee) on 10/13.
2020: Played nine games (eight starts) for the NFL's sixth-ranked offense and seventh-ranked rushing attack, helping Arizona gain the third-most total net yards (6,153) and score the fifth-most points (410) in franchise history ... totaled eight receptions for 102 yards and a TD while missing seven games due to injury (ankle) ... placed on injured reserve on 9/21, designated to return on 11/2 and activated on 11/7 ... started and capped a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive with a four-yard TD reception in his return from injury vs. Mia (11/8) ... had two receptions for 29 yards, including a 25-yard, over-the-shoulder grab to the Seahawks two-yard line to setup a TD on Thursday Night Football @ Sea (11/19) ... had a 42-yard catch to set up a Cardinals TD vs. Phi (12/20); helped the Cardinals gain a season-high 526 total net yards against the Eagles.
2019: Played all 16 games (10 starts) for the first time in his career and caught 15 passes for 202 yards and one TD ... blocked for the NFL's 10th-ranked rushing offense (1,990 yards) that averaged a single-season franchise-record 5.03 yards per carry (second in the NFL) ... had a 15-yard reception on the OT scoring drive in his Cardinals debut vs. Det (9/8) ... posted a 21-yard catch on the Cardinals third-quarter scoring drive against his former team @ Bal (9/15) ... started and secured a 21-yard reception to the Seahawks 48-yard line on the Cardinals fourth-quarter scoring drive vs. Sea (9/29) ... had a seven-yard catch to the Bengals two-yard line setting up a Kyler Murray TD run on fourth-and-two the following play @ Cin (10/6); blocked for a unit that gained 266 yards on 38 carries (7.0-yard avg.) @ Cin (10/6), marking the most rushing yards by the Cardnials since totaling 268 @ StL (11/27/11) ... had a season-high three receptions for 34 yards and a TD vs. Atl (10/13), helping the offense gain 442 total yards including 340 passing yards against the Falcons ... converted a first down with a five-yard reception on third-and-two in the fourth quarter @ NYG (10/20); helped a Cardinals rushing attack gain 156 yards and score three TDs on 38 carries against the Giants ... caught a 12-yard pass at the 49ers seven-yard line for a first down on AZ's first-quarter TD drive on Thursday Night Football vs. SF (10/31) ... had a four-yard catch and blocked for a unit that gained 226 rushing yards and converted a season-high 14 rushing first downs on 35 carries (6.5-yard avg.) vs. Cle (12/15) ... had two receptions for 36 tackles for an offense that gained 412 total net yards and 253 rushing yards @ Sea (12/22); caught a 28-yard pass to midfield on AZ's fourth-quarter TD drive against the Seahawks.
2018: Played 13 regular season games (six starts) and started the Ravens Wild Card contest … had 16 receptions for 143 yards and a TD, helping Baltimore win the AFC North and produce 5,999 net yards of offense … standout run blocker who helped the Ravens finish second in the NFL with 2,441 rushing yards (152.6 ypg), the second-highest single-season total in team history … started the season opener and caught three passes in a 47-3 victory vs. Buf (9/9) … had a key block on Alex Collins first quarter TD run vs. Den (9/23) … posted five catches for 51 yards @ Pit (9/30); Ravens totaled 451 net yards, its most ever in a road game at Pittsburgh … inactive in games 8-10 … connected with rookie Lamar Jackson for a 10-yard TD catch @ Kansas City (12/9) … started in his postseason debut and had one reception for eight yards in the Wild Card matchup vs. LAC (1/6/19).
2017: Appeared in 11 games and made a career-high eight starts, hauling in 15 receptions for 86 yards and a TD … helped Ravens finish the season with the NFL's #9 ranked scoring offense (24.7 ppg) … inactive (ankle) for games 3-5 and 7-8 … had four receptions for 21 yards and his first career rushing attempt (two yards) vs. Cle (9/17) … caught the second TD of his career on a four-yard reception vs. Ind (12/23).
2016: Played on offense and special teams in each of the first four games of the season before being placed on injured reserve (knee) on 10/7.
2015: Appeared in 14 games (seven starts) and set franchise records for a rookie TE with 32 receptions and 268 receiving yards … helped the Ravens finish with the NFL's #8 ranked passing attack … had four receptions for 40 yards, including a 21-yard TD reception vs. Jax (11/15); marked his first career TD catch … set career highs in receptions (six) and receiving yards (53) in the regular season finale @ Cin (1/3/16) … totaled 13 receptions (for 100 yards) over his final three games, which were more than he had in the previous eight games (12 receptions) combined.
Played 25 games (17 starts) in two seasons (2013-14), posting 61 receptions for 986 yards and 13 TDs (10th in school history) ... earned multiple first-team and second-team All-American, first-team All-Big Ten and Kwalick Clark Big Ten TE of the Year honors in 2014 … received the College Football Performance Awards Tight End Trophy and was tabbed a John Mackey Award finalist after posting team highs in catches (36), receiving yards (569) and receiving TDs (eight) as a senior ... his 569 receiving yards and eight TDs that season set single-season school records by a TE … declared for the NFL Draft following his redshirt sophomore season … led the Gophers in receiving yards (417) and tied for the team lead in receptions (25) and receiving TDs (five) as a freshman in 2013 … redshirted in 2012.
Attended Waconia (MN) High School where he threw for 784 yards and eight TDs and rushed for 902 yards and 13 TDs on 120 carries as a senior QB in 2011 … also had 80 tackles and two INTs on defense that year … played in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl as a punter following his senior year, but also saw action at tight end, catching a TD pass in the game … earned All-State honors from the AP and Minnesota Vikings … father, Brian, lettered at Minnesota from 1986-88 and was then drafted by and played for the New York Giants (O-line) from 1989-99 … grandfather, Bob, was an All-American QB at Notre Dame who was selected #2 overall by the Bears in the 1951 draft and played three seasons (1951-52 and 1955) for Chicago; Bob was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 … mother, Rochelle, played volleyball at Minnesota from 1984-87 and received the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1988 ... uncle, Ron, played football for the Gophers and played two seasons of professional football for Barcelona in the World League of American Football … welcomed his first child, son Maxx Robert Williams, Jr., in March of 2022.
