Mario Williams

Mario Williams (born January 21, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, USC Trojans, and Tulane Green Wave.

Early life Williams grew up in Tampa, Florida, and attended Plant City High School. As a senior, he caught 40 passes for 743 yards with 8 touchdowns in nine games played and was named a second team All-American by Sports Illustrated. Williams was considered a consensus top-50 recruit in his class nationally. He committed to play college football at Oklahoma over offers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and LSU. Williams finished his high school career with 160 receptions for 3,191 yards and 45 touchdowns.

College career Oklahoma Williams joined the Oklahoma Sooners as an early enrollee. Williams was named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week after catching 5 passes for 100 yards and one touchdown in a 52-21 win over Texas Tech. He finished the season with 35 receptions for 380 yards and four touchdowns. Shortly after the end of the season and the departure of Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley for USC, Williams entered the transfer portal.

USC Williams ultimately transferred to USC. He caught 40 passes for 631 yards and five touchdowns in his first season with the Trojans. On December 15, 2023, Williams announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the second time.

Tulane On January 15, 2024, he announced that he would transfer to Tulane. Starting 10 of 14 games, Williams caught 60 passes for 1,031 yards and six touchdowns and was named second team All-AAC. On December 28, 2024, Williams declared for the 2025 NFL draft.

Statistics + Season Team Games Receiving Returning GP GS Rec Yards Avg TD Att Yards Avg TD 2021 Oklahoma 12 1 35 380 10.9 4 5 108 21.6 0 2022 USC 12 9 40 631 15.8 5 2 7 3.5 0 2023 USC 12 5 29 305 10.5 2 0 0 0.0 0 2024 Tulane 14 10 60 1,031 17.2 6 0 0 0.0 0Career 50 25 164 2,347 14.3 17 7 115 16.4 0

Professional career

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Williams signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2025. On August 19, he was waived by Los Angeles with an injury designation. He signed a reserve/future contract with Los Angeles on January 15, 2026.

On August 18, 2026, Williams was waived by the Rams with an injury designation.