[2] Williams redshirted as a freshman during Georgia's National Championship season in 1980 as he moved from halfback to wide receiver and then eventually to the tight end position.
Williams was moved back to tight end before his redshirt senior season and led the Bulldogs with 19 receptions and 204 receiving yards with one touchdown reception and scored a second touchdown as a rusher.
[3][4][2] Williams was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth round of the 1985 NFL draft,[5] but was released during the preseason.
He spent three years with the team, playing in 32 games and scoring four total touchdowns.
His career was cut short due to a shoulder injury that he suffered against the Denver Broncos in 1988.