Games Played/Started: (2006, 16/1); (2007 9/4) Total 25/5
Playoffs: (2006, 1/0) Total 1/0
Physically gifted, speedy wide receiver, who can stretch the field with his skills
Has seen action in 25 games, including 9 starts in his young career (missed a good portion of the 2007 season with a high ankle sprain)
Enters 2008 with 42 career receptions for 686 yards (16.3 avg.) with 2 TDs through his1st 2 seasons
Demetrius Williams was the 111th selection (4th round) of the 2006 NFL Draft
Williams was the 2nd player drafted out of Oregon by Baltimore in 2006 (DT Haloti Ngata – 1st round, 12th overall) and 3rd Raven overall to be selected from the university (WR Patrick Johnson – 2nd round in 1998)
2007: Saw action in 9 games, starting 4 before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with a high ankle sprain
Finished the season with 20 receptions for 290 yards, with a long of 34 before the injury
Converted 16 of his 20 receptions (80%) for 1st downs
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Posted 2 receptions for 45 yards (1 good for a 1st down, on 3rd-and-6) in game 6 vs. STL (10/14)
Saw action off the bench and pulled in 4 receptions for 39 yards (2 good for 1st downs) in game 5 at SF (10/7)
Started and pulled in a career-high 5 receptions for 63 yards (all good for 1st downs, including 1 on 3rd down) in game 4 at Cle. (9/30)
Started (Ravens began game in 3-WR set) and pulled in 3 receptions for 52 yards (17.3 avg.), including a long of 26, with 2 good for 1st downs (both on 3rd down) in the 26-23 win in game 3 vs. Ari. (9/23)
Pulled in 3 receptions for 55 yards for a team-leading 18.3 yards per catch average, including a spectacular circus catch (21 yards) for the Ravens’ 1st 1st down of the game on 3rd-and-10 in game 1 at Cin. (9/10)
2006: Saw action in all 16 games, starting 1, pulling in 22 receptions for 396 yards, for a team-leading 18.0 yards per catch average and 2 TDs
Williams converted 18 catches into 1st downs, including 11 on 3rd down
2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action off the bench and netted 2 receptions for 15 yards, both good for 1st downs in the 19-7 win in the season finale vs. Buf. (12/31)
Started his 1st-career game and posted 2 receptions for 45 yards, including a 25-yard TD in the 31-7 win in game 15 at Pit. (12/24)
Saw action off the bench and had 2 receptions for a career-high 100 yards, marking his 1st-career 100-yard receiving game, including his 1st-career TD, a career-long 77-yarder in the 27-17 win in game 14 vs. Cle. (12/17)
Subbed and pulled in 1 reception for 33 yards, good for a 1st down on 3rd-and-6 in the 20-10 victory in game 13 at KC (12/10)
Subbed and pulled in a career-high 4 receptions for a then-career-high 75 yards, including a 4th quarter 34-yard catch, which set up the game-winning TD pass 2 plays later in the 27-26 victory in game 9 at Ten. (11/12)
Saw action in his 1st NFL game and recorded his 1st NFL reception (9 yards) in the 27-0 victory in the season opener at TB (9/10)
Playing in 45 career games with 28 starts, Williams is one of the most accomplished WRs in Oregon history
He was a 2nd-team All-Pac 10 selection (NFL Draft Report) as a senior
He also stands among the elite on the school’s all-time receiving charts - his 162 career receptions tied for 3rd in school annals, and his 2,660 yards are 4th all time
Williams’ 11 games with 100 or more yards receiving is an Oregon record
He posted 20 career TD catches, good for 4th all time
All-Pac 10 Conference 2nd-team selection by The NFL Draft Report his senior season in 2005
His 10 scoring grabs as a senior tied Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad) and Tony Hartley’s school record from 1969 and 1999, respectively
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2001
Majored in sociology
Attended football powerhouse De La Salle (Concord, CA) HS, where he was a 2-year starter at WR and CB
Was a SuperPrep All-American pick his senior season
Also named one of the top 4 seniors in the Bay Area by the Contra Costa Times and one of the top 22 prospects in the West by the Las Vegas Sun
As a senior, he reeled in 34 catches for 829 yards and 15 TDs and added 1 punt return for a TD
Demetrius was a personal shopper at the 2nd Annual Holiday Helpers event where teammates Derrick Mason, Samari Rolle and Kyle Boller provided $150 gift certificates to underprivileged children in the Baltimore area
Williams helped children buy gifts for themselves and their families in Dec. 2006
He also joined teammates at the Goodwill Gridiron Halloween Party, with all proceeds benefiting Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake in Oct. 2006
Williams joined teammates at An Evening Ringside, a charity boxing event benefiting the Jonathan Ogden Foundation in Nov. 2007
