#80

Jalen Williams

Wide receiver for Massachusetts. 2016: 27 catches, 520 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Massachusetts · #80

6′3″ · Atlanta, GA

Massachusetts 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 wide receiver for Massachusetts. 2016: 27 catches, 520 receiving yards, 6 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Massachusetts, 827 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 133 yds at Hawai'i.Hawai'i · L 40-462016

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Massachusetts

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mark Whipple, all pass-leaning offenses — 5-19 over that span.

2014Massachusetts3-9HC: Mark Whipple · Pass-leaning

2016Massachusetts2-10HC: Mark Whipple · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (95th percentile). Strength: long catch (84th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Yards / catch#26 / 524 · 95th pct

19.3

Long catch#81 / 524 · 84th pct

Rec TDs#82 / 524 · 82nd pct

Rec yards#191 / 524 · 64th pct

520

Receptions#298 / 524 · 42nd pct

Fumbles lost#80 / 216 · 40th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.6	26.2	16.4	0.6
Road5g	3.8	77.8	30.5	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.6	27.4	17.6	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	76.6	29.3	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Harasymiak

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Massachusetts	27	520	19.3	6	--
2014	Massachusetts	20	307	15.3	4	--
Career		47	827	17.6	10	--

Season	Team
2016	Massachusetts	--	--	--	--	--
2014	Massachusetts	3	20	--	--	--
Career		3	20	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2016

W 34–10

vs Wagner

1 rec · 18 yds

Dominant 24-point win at home against Wagner.

With A. Ford — 355 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 93.6 · 12 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · L. Laurent — 33 LONG · 100 PCT · 6 PTS

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-24@ Florida	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 3	W 21-13vs Florida International	1	26	26.0	1	26
Wk 4	L 35-47vs Mississippi State	3	64	21.3	2	31	2 TD catches
Wk 5	L 24-31vs Tulane	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 7	L 28-56vs Louisiana Tech	2	13	6.5	0	10
Wk 8	L 28-34@ South Carolina	1	74	74.0	1	74
Wk 9	W 34-10vs Wagner	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 10	L 31-52@ Troy	4	108	27.0	1	48
Wk 12	L 9-51@ BYU	6	50	8.3	0	11
Wk 13	L 40-46@ Hawai'i	7	133	19.0	1	34	Season-high 133 yds
Total		27	520	23.4	6	74

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology