Aeris Williams

Aeris Williams (born August 9, 1995) is an American former football running back for Mississippi State.

Early life Williams was a 4-star recruit out of West Point High School after being named the Mississippi Association of Coaches 5A Offensive Player of the Year and WCBI-TV Offensive Player of the Year following a 1,697 rushing yards, 21 touchdown campaign his senior year. He was named to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic and was a 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl nominee.

College career During his junior season, Williams was the Bulldogs' first running back 1,000-yard rusher since 2014, when he put up 1,107 on 236 attempts. He finished his MSU career with 2,557 yards and a 5.1 yards/carry average. STATSATTYDSAVGTDLNGRECYDSAVGTDLNGFUMLST2018855246.2329910011.11270020172361,1074.7659161428.90280020161377205.34367456.4024002015402065.233361830900TOTAL4982,5575.1161573830529.418800 Williams was invited to and participated in the 2019 College Gridiron Showcase college football all-star event.