Cadillac Williams

Position	Running Back
Team	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Number	24
Height	5' 11"
Weight	217 lbs
Age	23
College	Auburn University
Drafted	1st Round, 5th Pick (2005)
Running Style	Speed
Favorite NFL player	Walter Payton

Carnell "Cadillac" Williams (born April 21, 1982 in Attalla, Alabama) is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1458x1236, 169 KB) Summary Description: American football running back Carnell Williams evades a would-be tackler at a home game at Auburn University. ... High school running back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ... Year Founded 1976 Conference NFC Division South Home Field Raymond James Stadium City Tampa, Florida Team Colors Buccaneer Red, Pewter, Black, and Orange Head Coach Jon Gruden League Titles League Championships (1) Super Bowl: 2002 (XXXVII) Conference Championships (1) NFC: 2002 Division Championships (4) NFC Central: 1979, 1981, 1999 NFC... Auburn University (AU) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama in the United States. ... Walter Jerry Payton (born July 25, 1954 in Columbia, Mississippi - died November 1, 1999 in Barrington, Illinois) was an American football running back and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Attalla is a city located in Etowah County, Alabama. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... High school running back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ... Year Founded 1976 Conference NFC Division South Home Field Raymond James Stadium City Tampa, Florida Team Colors Buccaneer Red, Pewter, Black, and Orange Head Coach Jon Gruden League Titles League Championships (1) Super Bowl: 2002 (XXXVII) Conference Championships (1) NFC: 2002 Division Championships (4) NFC Central: 1979, 1981, 1999 NFC... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ...

High school career

Williams started all four years while playing for Etowah High School (Etowah County, Alabama), rushing for 1,729 yards with 23 touchdowns as a junior and 2,612 yards and 38 touchdowns as a senior. He was named USA Today Alabama Player of the Year in 2000 and earned high school All-American honors while also being nominated for ESPN.com Offensive Player of the Year. He played defense as well and recorded six interceptions and 78 tackles his senior year. Etowah County is a county of the State of Alabama. ... USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ... State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie¹, Yellowhammer State Official languages English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Bob Riley (R) Senators Richard Shelby (R) Jeff Sessions (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 30th 52,423 mi²/135,775 km² 3. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... ESPN, formerly an abbreviation of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ...

Quoting Carnell, "The nickname Cadillac came from this guy named Mike Riata." (Raita is a Birmingham sportscaster.) "He gave it to me my junior year in high school. He just said I ran smooth like a Cadillac. Every time he would see me running he would say “there goes the Cadillac.” It just stuck..." Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County. ...

Collegiate career

Williams moved on to Auburn University to play NCAA football and major in Sociology. He teamed up with power running back Ronnie Brown to make a premier running threat of speed and power. However, his first two seasons were marred by injuries. In 2001, he played in nine games before breaking his collarbone and finished the season with 614 yards on 120 carries (5.1 avg.) and six touchdowns. The 2002 season also ended prematurely for Williams as he broke his left fibula against Florida and missed the last six games of the season. He was able to amass 745 yards on 141 attempts (5.3 avg.) and 10 touchdowns in only seven games prior to the injury. In 2003, he stayed healthy and set an Auburn single-season record with 17 touchdowns and gained 1,307 yards on 241 attempts (5.4 avg.). Auburn University (AU) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama in the United States. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... Ronnie Brown (born December 12, 1981 in Rome, Georgia) is an American football running back who plays for the Miami Dolphins. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... University of Florida State University System of Florida FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF The University of Florida is a public university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Auburn University (AU) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama in the United States. ...

In 2004, he earned All-American honors and was named to the All-SEC first team as both a running back and return specialist. He led the team in rushing for the third time with 1,165 yards on 239 carries (4.9 avg.) and scored 12 touchdowns. He also finished the season with 1,718 all-purpose yards, the third highest single-season output in Auburn school history. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1084x1344, 87 KB) Summary Description: American football running back Carnell Williams on the sidelines at a home game at Auburn University. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective position. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the southeastern United States. ... Auburn University (AU) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama in the United States. ...

Williams finished his collegiate career with 3,831 yards on 741 attempts (5.2 avg.) and 45 touchdowns, breaking the all-time Auburn career records of 657 rushing attempts by Joe Cribbs and 43 touchdowns by Bo Jackson while finishing second in total rushing yardage. His career total of 5,033 all-purpose yards also ranks second in school history behind James Brooks. Auburn University (AU) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama in the United States. ... Joe Cribbs (born 5 January 1958 in Sulligent, Alabama) is a retired NFL and USFL football running back. ... Bo Knows Sports Illustrated Vincent Edward Bo Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former multi-sport athlete who played professional football in the NFL and Major League Baseball simultaneously, and was the first athlete named an All-Star in both sports. ...

He has the distinction of earning nine SEC Player of the Week honors in his career, the most in conference history. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the southeastern United States. ...

Collegiate statistics

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Note: Bold indicates Auburn University school record. Auburn University (AU) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama in the United States. ...

NFL career

Williams entered the 2005 NFL Draft and was drafted with the 5th pick of the 1st round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He quickly signed a six year contract with the Bucs worth $14,000,000 while fellow running backs who were drafted ahead of him, including former teammate Ronnie Brown, who was drafted 2nd by the Miami Dolphins, and Cedric Benson, drafted 4th by the Chicago Bears, held out of training camp seeking much more lucrative deals. The 2005 NFL Draft took place on April 23-24 of 2005. ... Year Founded 1976 Conference NFC Division South Home Field Raymond James Stadium City Tampa, Florida Team Colors Buccaneer Red, Pewter, Black, and Orange Head Coach Jon Gruden League Titles League Championships (1) Super Bowl: 2002 (XXXVII) Conference Championships (1) NFC: 2002 Division Championships (4) NFC Central: 1979, 1981, 1999 NFC... Year Founded 1976 Conference NFC Division South Home Field Raymond James Stadium City Tampa, Florida Team Colors Buccaneer Red, Pewter, Black, and Orange Head Coach Jon Gruden League Titles League Championships (1) Super Bowl: 2002 (XXXVII) Conference Championships (1) NFC: 2002 Division Championships (4) NFC Central: 1979, 1981, 1999 NFC... Ronnie Brown (born December 12, 1981 in Rome, Georgia) is an American football running back who plays for the Miami Dolphins. ... City Miami, Florida Team Colors Aqua Green, Coral Orange, Blue, and White Head Coach Nick Saban Fight song {{{song}}} Mascot T D League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1966-1969) Eastern Division (1966-1969) National Football League (1970-present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC East (1970-present) Team history... Benson is in upper right of photo, in the blue jersey Cedric Myron Benson (born December 28, 1982 in Midland, Texas) is a running back in the game of American football. ... Year Founded 1919 Conference NFC Division North Home Field Soldier Field City Chicago, Illinois Team Colors Navy Blue, Orange, and White Head Coach Lovie Smith League Titles League Championships (9) NFL Champions: 1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963 Super Bowl: 1985 (XX) Conference Championships (3) NFL Western: 1956...

Jeff Reynolds of Pro Football Weekly predicted Williams as the rookie most likely to have the greatest impact in the 2005 NFL season writing that "At the Senior Bowl, Jon Gruden was salivating over this kid. He pulled him out real early. Don't think that was a coincidence. He's the offense. Gruden has set it up, Cadillac or bust". The 2005 National Football League regular season began on Thursday, September 8, 2005 and is scheduled to end on Sunday, January 1, 2006, New Years Day. ... The Senior Bowl is an all-star college football exhibition game usually played either at or towards the end of the college football season in January. ... Jon Gruden (born August 17, 1963 in Sandusky, Ohio) is an American football coach in the NFL. Gruden attende college in his native Ohio, going to the University of Dayton. ...

The first half of the season for Williams was an up and down affair. Williams rushed for 434 yards in his first three weeks, setting records as the first rookie running back to ever have three consecutive 100 yard games, and rushing for the most yards in the first three weeks of a career, a record previously held by Alan Ameche of the 1955 Baltimore Colts. Williams was also named rookie of the week for the first three weeks of the season and rookie of the month for September. His shoes and gloves from week three were subsequently retired to the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. In week four however, Williams came down with injuries to his ankle and arch in his right foot, causing him to miss two weeks. In the four games he played since, including the game in which he acquired his injury, Williams only managed to rush for a combined 82 yards on limited carries. However, in his next four games, he averaged over 100 yards per game (408). As of week 16 of his rookie season, Carnell has 6 100 yard games (in 13 starts) and leads all rookies in total rushing yards (1,097), rookie of the week honors (3), and is tied with Brandon Jacobs (another former Auburn football player) for rushing touchdowns (6). Lino Dante Alan Ameche (March 1, 1933 - August 8, 1988), nicknamed The Iron Horse, was a U.S. football player. ... There have been two unrelated American football teams called the Baltimore Colts based in Baltimore, Maryland. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame is actually the National Football Leagues Hall of Fame. ... A canton is: a territorial subdivision of a country (especially cantons of Switzerland, Costa Rica and France, see canton (subnational entity), and of vingtaines in Jersey. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Official languages None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Governor Bob Taft (R) Senators Mike DeWine (R) George V. Voinovich (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 8. ... Brandon Jacobs is a running back for the New York Giants. ... Auburn Tigers football represents Auburn University in NCAA Division I-A college football. ...

While Williams is proving the season opening was no fluke, the primary concern scouts had was his durability in the NFL, considering he was injured several times while playing at Auburn. He has shown so far in his rookie NFL season that those concerns are warranted, and only time will tell if he will be able to perform to the standard shown at times during his career. Auburn University (AU) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama in the United States. ...

NFL statistics

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• Sat out two games due to injury

NFL awards

2005 - Rookie of the Week (Weeks 1-3) The 2005 National Football League regular season began on Thursday, September 8, 2005 and is scheduled to end on Sunday, January 1, 2006, New Years Day. ...

External links

• CadillacWilliams.com
• Carnell Williams at ESPN.com
• NFL.com Player Page
• Pro-Football-Reference.com - Current Stats