Williams attended Minden High School, where his father was an assistant football coach.
As a freshman he played behind Vincent Brisby, making 5 receptions for 86 yards and one touchdown in 5 games.
In the Division I-AA playoffs, he made 86 (second longest in school history) and 32-yard touchdown receptions against Alcorn State University.
[1] As a rookie, he was on the inactive list for six weeks and both playoff games, registering only one reception for 36 yards.
In his third season, the Cowboys changed head coaches, and after the team was forced to re-sign Sherman Williams because of an injury to backup running back Chris Warren, the team released Williams because of performance issues and to remain under the salary cap.
The XFL folded at the end of its debut season, after Williams was its leading receiver with 51 catches for 828 yards (league leader) and 2 touchdowns.