Rawleigh Williams III (born August 28, 1996) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

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. He played college football at the

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Early years

Williams III attended

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. During his career he rushed for 5,023 yards and 71 touchdowns, including 2,814 yards and 37 touchdowns his senior year. He originally committed to the

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to play college football, but changed to the

College career

As a true freshman at Arkansas in 2015, Williams rushed for 254 yards on 56 carries over seven games. He missed the final six games of the season after suffering a neck injury. Williams returned from the injury in 2016 and took over as the starting running back. He ended the regular season with an SEC leading 1,326 yards with 12 touchdowns. On May 8, 2017, Williams announced that he was stepping down from football due to an injury he suffered during spring activities.

Work

In 2021, Williams was named a partner at the sports division of management company Milk & Honey.

References

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Arkansas Razorbacks bio
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