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Heisman / Players / Antonio Williams /Clemson

Antonio Williams

WR · Clemson · Jr

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

604 REC YDS · 55 REC · 4 REC TD

2026 NFL DRAFTDrafted by Washington — Rd 3, Pick 7, #71 overall

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Washington2026 NFL rookie season

#71Rd 3 · Pick 7
Washington2026 NFL rookie season

WR · CLEMSON · ACC

Antonio Williams

  • 3
  • 5-11 | 190 lb
  • Irmo, SC

CFB Zeitgeist Score

69

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 73rd percentile.

Heisman Heat

#137

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

4 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2025

2022

Clemson · WR

2023

Clemson · WR

2024

Clemson · WR

2025

Clemson · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

NFL Draft 2026 · Rd 3, Pick 7 · #71 overall · Washington

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
5982022
2082023
9022024
6042025

+1%

Modest growth (1%) across the multi-season window.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#61 national
CFB
College
Clemson
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 &middot; #71
Washington &middot; 2026

Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds

#21 in market ▼ from #18 · 6 books

+35002.8% implied▼ lengthened from +3000

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionWR
Class3
Jersey--
Measurements5-11 | 190 lb
HometownIrmo, SC
Primary teamClemson

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 4-star No. 61 recruit
Composite rating 0.9731 HighSchool
Signed with Clemson 2022
Origin Dutch Fork Irmo, SC, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 4-star | 0.9731 No. 61 recruit | HighSchool | Clemson

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#137Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#169Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★★☆

to Clemson

Composite

0.9731

#61 national

NFL Draft

2026 · Rd 3, Pick 7

#71 overall · Washington

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Antonio Williams

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

50

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 1 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 1 mentions · belief +0 · "Penn State and Clemson gear up for a Pinstripe Bowl showdown with depleted roste"Own fansNational: 4 mentions · belief +50 · "I missed you so much Antonio Williams"National
  • Own fans · n=1
  • National · n=4

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Antonio Williams

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Receiving yards (total)

604

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #144 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 73rd

Why it matters

#144 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 604 yards on 55 receptions.

Vs cohort

This player 604 (73th)

HIGH · n=55 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving TDs#161 / 531
  • Yards per reception#360 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 10 vs Duke — 142 receiving_yards_total

Result L 45-46

The week the volume broke through — put up 142 yds vs Duke.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 9g
604Rec yards
55Receptions
4Rec TDs
Per game
67.1Rec yards
6Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
872.4Rec yards
79Receptions
6Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 604): needs 24/game over remaining 4.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 604): needs 99/game over remaining 4.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 55): needs 1.2/game over remaining 4.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 55): needs 6.2/game over remaining 4.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 1/game over remaining 4.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 1.5/game over remaining 4.

Why the honors trail matters

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Antonio Williams already has 2 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #137 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 12.7% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 61 recruit

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 55 4 rec TD | #88/1110 (92nd pct)
Receiving yards 604 11.0 per catch | #149/1107 (87th pct)
Scrimmage yards 682 Total offensive yardage | #149/1107 (87th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnet

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
55 92nd
YDS
604 87th
YPR
11.0 42nd
TD
4 86th

Rushing

CAR
13 93rd
YDS
78 92nd
YPC
6.0 69th
TD
1 96th

Returns

PR YDS
44 49th
PR AVG
8.8 59th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 4L 21-34vs Syracuse5499.8015
Wk 6W 38-10@ North Carolina5377.4016
Wk 7W 41-10@ Boston College78512.1025
Wk 8L 24-35vs SMU6549.0018
Wk 10L 45-46vs Duke1014214.2164Season-high 142 yds
Wk 11W 24-10vs Florida State66210.3134
Wk 12W 20-19@ Louisville7527.4021
Wk 13W 45-10vs Furman25728.52352 TD catches
Wk 14W 28-14@ South Carolina7669.4026
Total5560412.0464
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning
2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Clemson5560411.04--
2024Clemson7490212.211--
2023Clemson212089.92--
2022Clemson5559810.94--
Career4 loaded seasons2052,31211.321--
SeasonTeam
2025Clemson1378--44--
2024Clemson7101--164--
2023Clemson------14--
2022Clemson61426128--
Career4 loaded seasons2619326350--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Usage 12.7% 19.9% pass-game share | #90/1137 (92nd pct)
Return yards 44 0 return TD
Touchdowns 5 Across offense and returns | #152/1111 (86th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 55 #88/1110 92nd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 604 #149/1107 87th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 4 #152/1111 86th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 11.0 #648/1106 42nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return yards 44 #115/224 49th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 19.9% #90/1137 92nd pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 78 #34/397 92nd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 24 #52/346 85th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 13 #30/407 93rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 6.0 #124/393 69th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 1 #19/411 96th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 64 #136/1105 88th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return avg 8.8 #93/222 59th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt returns 5 #122/237 49th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 16.0% #31/1137 97th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 14.9% #49/1137 96th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 12.7% #29/1137 98th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 12.2% #38/1137 97th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 11.8% #28/1137 98th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 11.6% #68/1137 94th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 4.5% #23/1137 98th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

ALL-CONF HM

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16

Why he’s here

All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.

What moves him up

A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.

What moves him down

A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home5g5.872.814.40.8
Road4g6.560.09.10.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins6g5.759.812.50.5
Losses3g7.081.711.00.3

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-73g5.757.09.80.0
Weeks 8+6g6.372.213.10.7

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

69Solid starter
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (89th). Strength: rush tds (85th). Concern: yards / catch (26th).

Rush yards#31 / 287 · 89th pct
78rush
Rush TDs#19 / 287 · 85th pct
1rush
Receptions#88 / 558 · 84th pct
55rece
Long catch#124 / 558 · 77th pct
64rece
Rec yards#149 / 558 · 73rd pct
604rece
Rec TDs#152 / 558 · 68th pct
4rece
Yards / catch#408 / 558 · 26th pct
11.0rece

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · WR · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 7 metrics
Antonio WilliamsClemsonRyan DavisUtah· 92% simDevin VoisinSouth Alabama· 91% simK.D. HutchinsonWestern Kentucky· 89% sim
Rush yards
89
Williams
91
Hutchinson
Rush TDs
85
Williams
96
Hutchinson
Receptions
84
Williams
91
Davis
95
Voisin
94
Hutchinson
Long catch
77
Williams
67
Davis
78
Voisin
94
Hutchinson
Rec yards
73
Williams
83
Davis
87
Voisin
75
Hutchinson
Rec TDs
68
Williams
68
Davis
68
Voisin
57
Hutchinson
Yards / catch
26
Williams
36
Davis
35
Voisin
12
Hutchinson

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyler Page’s 2020 season.

Tyler Page

79%match

SMU · 2020

#2

Jordan Moore

Duke · 2022

82%
#3

Logan Loya

UCLA · 2023

82%
#4

Jarrin Pierce

Middle Tennessee · 2020

77%
#5

DeAree Rogers

Northern Illinois · 2025

81%

Matches Tyler on

Height
Class year
TD rate

Differs from Tyler on

Reception volume (higher)
Weight (lower)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jacquon Gibson’s path through Massachusetts.

Jacquon Gibson

96%match

Massachusetts · 2025

All-MAC
#2

Tyler Brown

Clemson · 2025

95%
#3

Elijah Steward

Lafayette · 2025

94%
#4

Derick Eugene

Long Island University · 2021

94%
#5

Landon Ruggieri

Bryant · 2023

93%

Matches Jacquon on

Height
Yards per reception
Weight

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to A.J. Henning's senior season at Northwestern (2023).

A.J. Henning

70%match

Northwestern · 2023

#2

Dominic Lovett

Georgia · 2024

NFL Rd 7
68%
#3

Jordan Dwyer

TCU · 2025

68%
#4

Gavin Sawchuk

Florida State · 2025

67%
#5

Jaelen Gill

Fresno State · 2023

67%

Matches A.J. on

TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Height

Differs from A.J. on

Class year (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Pass share

53.8%

474 pass / 407 run

Plays / game

67.8

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

4.5%

337 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
2023
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
2024
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
2025
Dabo Swinney
Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownIrmo, SC
Height5'11"
Weight190 lb
Class3
PositionWR

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries
🥈

ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM

All-Conf 1st team (2025)

All-ACC

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

2 all-conference honors

Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
2025 All-ACC all_conference Clemson | ACC WR
2025 All-ACC all_conference Clemson | ACC WIDE

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Clemson WR3 #137 #169 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC
2023 Clemson WR3 #961 #908 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | ACC
2022 Clemson WR3 #335 #294 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | ACC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Clemson ACC WR 3 5-11 | 190 lb | Irmo, SC
2024 Clemson ACC WR 3 5-11 | 190 lb | Irmo, SC
2023 Clemson ACC WR 3 5-11 | 190 lb | Irmo, SC
2022 Clemson ACC WR 3 5-11 | 190 lb | Irmo, SC