Any time we start talking about the legends of Washington Husky football and all of the incredible things they’ve accomplished, Reggis Williams should absolutely come up at some point in the discussion. The man was magnificent and we’ve got to always consider just how impressive all of his accomplishments for UW actually were.
To be completely fair, we’ve already discussed Williams at another point in all of this. He was a record-setting wide receiver that dominated opposing defenses and certainly drove some defensive coordinators somewhere just a little crazy.
Like Rome Odunze, Williams was so good and so consistent and so talented that he wound up recording over 1000 receiving yards in a single season on multiple occasions. And that’s why we are once again bringing up Williams’ name. Because he was just that dang fantastic.
During the 2003 Washington Husky football season, Williams managed to grab 89 receptions (which is a lot, folks) for 1109 yards (that’s a lot of yards, friends), which averages out to 12.5 yards per reception.
Washington Husky football history: Reggie Williams had a really strong season in 2003
Now, something I do want to take a moment to note here is that that average isn’t exactly the most impressive ever, but it does also help indicate that opposing defenses knew Williams was going to get targeted and he very clearly still got the ball on a very regular basis. I mean, we’re talking about a guy who got over seven receptions a game in 2003. That’s a lot.
Williams also had eight touchdown receptions and managed to record six games where he had 100 or more receiving yards. That includes 138 yards against the Stanford Cardinal, 130 yards against the Oregon Ducks, and 121 yards against the Arizona Wildcats.
And this was such a magnificent way for Williams to close out his career. He was very clearly one of the best to ever play for the Huskies and definitely the most dominant wide receiver in UW history up to this point in time. There’s still a strong argument to be made that he should continue to own that title. Largely because we’re going to talk about him and 1000 or more receiving yards again soon.