Jaison Williams
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Jaison Williams (born Jaison Tyrell Williams on April 14, 1986 in West Los Angeles, Calif.) is a wide receiver for the University of Oregon Ducks in the NCAA college football tournament. Williams started his career at Oregon as a mere back-up before making his way unto the top of the depth chart and emerging as one of the leaders on the Duck offense. Williams length is an obvious asset which makes him a very good red zone threat. He also is a very smart player with his size allowing him to become a very effective football player. Although scouts has placed a question mark on his ability to haul in some catchable passes, Williams consistency in leading Oregon in the receiving department is undeniably one of his greatest pluses.
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[edit] Personal Life
Jaison is one of Theresa Adams' four children. He has one brother and two sisters. He majored in art at the University of Oregon. Growing up, Jaison was a fan of basketball teams L.A. Lakers and Chicago Bulls while rooting for the San Diego Chargers in the NFL. Among his favorite athletes were Magic Johnson, Shaq, and Michael Jordan. [1]
In one of his games during the 2007 season, Williams apparently wrote something "explicit" on his receiver's gloves which was caught in photo by a newspaper. Williams and coach Mike Bellotti later on apologized for the act.
[edit] High School
Williams went to Culver City Senior High School where he played football under head coach Tom Faulter and was teammates with then future Washington State standout Michael Bumpus. As a junior, Williams suited up as a tight end and was able to catch 18 passes for 229 yards and one TD. In his senior stint with the Centaurs, Williams turned out fine performances against St. Bernard (five receptions for 35 yards) and South Torrance (two catches for 105 yards) enroute to posting single season numbers of 22 receptions (4th in the Pioneer League), 488 receiving yards and four touchdowns with an average of 22.2 yards per catch all the while helping Culver City post a 9-2-1 standing in 2003. He also had his fair share of carries (12) and rushes (211 yards) while chipping in 34 tackles with a team-high seven quarterback sacks on defense. His efforts landed him a spot at the All-CIF Division X team and the Tacoma News Tribune Western One Hundred while earning votes in the Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West. A SuperPrep All-American, Williams got listed in the publication's list of the 30-best receivers in the nation and was also considered as the top 22 prep prospect in the state.
The versatile athlete from Culver City, Calif. also did his thing on the track, winning the Pioneer League 100 (10.65) and 200-meter title while placing third in the 2003 CIF meet 100 while running on the CIF’s second-place 400-meter relay.
[edit] College
Prior to his senior year, Williams showcased his talent at the Nike 7 on 7 Passing Championships held in Long Beach City College where he caught some of the scouts' attention with some nice catches. His school Culver City however bowed to eventual champs Mission Viejo before getting beaten by South Hills in the consolation game. [2] Recruiting-wise, the first two schools that offered Williams scholarships were Washington and Michigan and at one point, the two schools along with Florida, Notre Dame, and Texas were his top five teams of interest. The three star rated prospect made his official visit to Oregon by November of 2003, eventually choosing to play for the Ducks over the likes of Arizona, Arizona State, and USC.
[edit] 2004
Redshirted. Williams was named as the scout team offensive player of the week twice, for his efforts during the team's preparations for the Idaho and California games.
[edit] 2005
Entering his redshirt freshman season, Williams showed tremendous improvement and was quite promising during the spring camp, highlighting it with an over-the-shoulder 43-yard catch before finishing the spring game with a team-leading 79 receiving yard output on 5 catches for the winning Oregon Green team.
Williams made his collegiate debut as a reserve in the win at Houston but had his first career catch the following week at home against Montana, for minus five yards. His first gains and touchdown of the year came at Stanford where he caught a 19-yard scoring strike from Kellen Clemens in the second quarter of the 24-point blowout before finishing the game with three catches for 57 yards. A couple of weeks later, he caught five passes for 55 yards and 1 TD in another 24-point blowout against Washington then recorded an 11-yard catch in the 7-point victory over California. In his lone start of the season, Williams hauled in three passes for 52 yards in the victory over Washington State then ended his regular season with a season best 75 receiving yards on two catches, including a 66-yard reception in the 56-14 win over Oregon State. He made his postseason debut at the 2005 Holiday Bowl but did not contribute in the three-point loss to Oklahoma. He finished the season sixth in the team in receptions (15), 5th in receiving yards (245), and tied for third in TDs (3).
[edit] 2006
In his sophomore season, Williams was listed behind Cameron Colvin on the spring depth chart. In the annual spring game, Williams opened the ball game with a score on a 33-yard grab from Brady Leaf, finishing the game with 4 receptions for 62 yards for the losing White squad.
During the season opener, Williams caught a 15-yard TD from Dennis Dixon and finished the game with 3 receptions for 42 yards in the 48-10 win over Stanford. At Fresno State, he collected his first of five 100-yard games for the season when he led the team with 106 yards on six catches in Oregon's 31-24 victory. He hit the 100-yard mark for the second straight game when he recorded a season high 177 receiving yards on 9 catches with 1 TD on his first start of the year in the slim one-point win over Oklahoma. For his performance, Williams was named as one of four nominees for the Cingular All-America Player of the Week award. At Arizona State he hauled in his third consecutive 100-yard game, catching 137 yards on a season best 10 receptions while scoring two touchdowns of 13 and 33 yards in the first 12 minutes of the impressive 48-13 triumph at ASU. At Cal, the Ducks suffered their first loss of the season with Williams recording five receptions for 66 yards and 1 TD. After being only limited to 3 catches for 18 yards in the home win over UCLA, Williams bounced back with 163 catching yards on nine receptions although Oregon fell short at Washington State, 23-34.
Against Portland State, Williams reached the century mark for the fifth time, catching 8 passes for 112 yards and 1 TD in the 43-point blow-out of the Vikings. During the week, Williams was named as a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist despite not making into the watch list early in the season. Against Washington, Williams chipped in only 37 receiving yards on three catches in the Ducks last win of the season. In the first of Oregon's four straight defeats to end the season, Williams caught six passes for 71 yards while rushing twice for five yards in the 25-point defeat at USC. He missed the Arizona game but returned in time for the season finale at OSU where he caught six passes for 55 yards in the two-point defeat. Named into the All-Pac-10 team as an honorable mention, Williams started the Las Vegas Bowl but did not tally a stat in the 30-point loss. Inspite of a weak finish, Williams still emerged as the Ducks leading receiver after the season with 68 receptions for 984 yards and 6 TDs.
[edit] 2007
Williams returned for his senior year as Oregon's leading returning receiver after matching the school record of five 100-yard receiving games. He began the year by catching two passes for 31 yards and 1 TD in the win against Houston then caught another score and 73 yards more on 4 catches in the 32-point dumping of Michigan. Then after chipping in 50 yards on 5 catches in the win over FSU, Williams once again eclipsed the 100-yard mark after catching 7 passes for 113 yards and 2 scores in the win at Stanford. Oregon suffered its first defeat of the season at the hands of Cal with Williams posting 70 yards on four catches. The team managed to bounce back by downing WSU by 46 points, with Williams accounting for four receptions and 108 yards with 1 TD in the 53-7 win. At Washington, Williams contributed 60 yards on five catches in the three TD victory before being limited to only a 13-yard catch in the 1-TD victory over USC. Against the undefeated Arizona State, he produced his third 100-yard output with 106 yards on five catches with 2 TDs in the 35-23 win to put the Ducks at No.2 on the national polls. Unfortunately, it was as high as the Ducks would go as they would go on to lose the following game to Arizona sans Heisman candidate Dixon. Ironically, he still managed to finish the game with season highs of 8 receptions and 120 receiving yards. At UCLA, Williams had a "drop-filled" game, catching only four passes for 44 yards in the ugly shut-out loss to the Bruins. He was also limited to a pair of catches for 16 yards in the regular season-ending defeat to Oregon State before capping his junior campaign with four receptions for 40 yards and 1 TD in the Sun Bowl win against South Florida.
Although it was a lackluster year for Williams, he was once again the Ducks' main target with 55 receptions for 844 yards and 8 TDs. He made it to the All-Pac-10 for the second straight year with another honorable mention accolade.
[edit] 2008
In the spring game, Williams caught five passes for 35 yards and 1 TD to help lead White team's 33-point win.
[edit] Career Stats
| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
| Year | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lst |
| 2005 | 15 | 245 | 16.3 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 68 | 984 | 14.5 | 67 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 55 | 844 | 15.3 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Highlights
| Jaison Williams' long touchdown reception against Oregon State (2005). |
[edit] Achievements
[edit] 2008
- Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All-Pac-10
- Phil Steele Preseason Second-Team All-Pac-10
- Phil Steele Preseason Third-Team All-American
[edit] 2007
- All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention
- Phil Steele All-Pac-10 Second Team
- Rivals.com All-Pac-10 Second Team
[edit] 2006
- All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention
- Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist
- Collegefootballnews.com's #3 WR in the Pac-10
- Collegefootballnews.com's #13 Player in the Pac-10
[edit] 2004
- Scout team’s offensive player of the week (vs. Idaho, vs. California)
