The Los Angeles Chargers today agreed to terms with wide receiver Mike Williams.
Williams returns to the City of Angels, where he played seven seasons for the Bolts (2017-23) after being selected by the Chargers with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. One of the NFL’s best deep threats over his time in Los Angeles, Williams has started 67-of-106 career games played and totaled 330 receptions for 5,104 yards (15.5 avg.) and 32 touchdowns. His 15.5-yard receiving average is the second-highest by any player with at least 250 catches since he entered the NFL in 2017.
A Clemson product, Williams broke out in 2018, when he scored 11 touchdowns (10 receiving, one rushing) and earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after a three-touchdown performance to lead the Chargers to victory in Kansas City on Thursday Night Football. Williams posted his first 1,000-yard season a year later and led the NFL by averaging 20.4 yards per reception, the best by any NFL player in a single season in five years (min. 40 rec.). Since entering the NFL, Williams has scored seven go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter or overtime, including five in 2021 to set the all-time single-season record.
