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Troy Williamson (born April 30, 1983 in Aiken, South Carolina) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings seventh overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina.
[edit] Early years
Troy Williamson attended Silver Bluff High School in Aiken, South Carolina, and he was a letterman and excelled in both football and track. In track, he was a two-time 100 and 200-meter dash state champion. In football, as a senior, he rushed for 890 yards and caught 21 passes for 500 yards (23.8 yards per rec. avg.). He was an All-American, a consensus All-State selection, won Class-AA Player of the Year honors presented by the High School Sports Report, a Mr. Football finalist for the state of South Carolina, and helped lead his team to back-to-back state championships. After his senior season, he was rated the fifth-best wide receiver prospect in the Atlantic Region by PrepStar.
[edit] Professional career
(* represents NFL Combine)
[edit] Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings needed a receiver with deep speed after trading Randy Moss to Oakland, drafting Williamson with the 7th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. Williamson so far has been a "bust" in the NFL due to his penchant for dropping passes. In the 2006-2007 off-season he claimed his vision was bad and that was the reason for his 11 dropped balls, which tied for second in the NFL. However, he is still loved by many in Minnesota because of his constant entertainment he brought to Viking games. The Vikings 2007 season was equally difficult for Williamson, 240 yards and 1 touchdown. Most notably in the Vikings' finale, Williamson dropped two crucial passes. First, a wide-open Williamson dropped an almost-certain 72-yard touchdown pass from Tarvaris Jackson in the second quarter [3] and then another pass that would have yielded a critical first down later in the game.[4].
After the 2007 season Troy was traded for a 6th round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars. They ended up using that pick to select Jaymar Johnson.
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