HOUSTON – Elusive, fast and productive, Washington State wide receiver Kyle Williams displayed an ability to finish plays and get into the end zone.
Now, Williams is headed to the NFL after excelling last season and participating in the Senior Bowl all-star game.
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Williams is set to visit the Texans, according to a league source.
At the NFL scouting combine, Williams ran the 40-yard dash in 4.40 seconds with a 10-yard split of 1.55 seconds. He had a 36 1/2 inch vertical leap and a 9-11 broad jump.
He’s a proven deep threat.
He caught a career-high 70 passes for 1,198 yards and 14 touchdowns last season with his touchdown catches setting a single-season school record.
In the Holiday Bowl, he caught 10 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown to set the bowl game record for receiving yards.
In his first season at Washington State, he caught 61 passes for 843 yards and six touchdowns.
He finished his career with 248 catches for 3,608 yards and 29 touchdowns.
The UNLV transfer and Inglewood, California native played receiver, quarterback, defensive back and returned kicks in high school.
He started immediately as a freshman at UNLV and led the team with 35 catches for 426 yards and two touchdowns and was named the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year. He caught 42 passes for 601 yards as a sophomore and 40 passes for 541 yards and five touchdowns before transferring to Washington State.
Williams was named a freshman All-American at UNLV.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.
