Shaud Rashae Williams (born October 2, 1980) is an American

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coach and former

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. He is the head strength and conditioning coach for

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, Un ...

, a position he has held since 2024. Originally from

Andrews, Texas Andrews is the county seat of Andrews County, Texas, Andrews County in the Permian Basin of West Texas. Andrews sits to the far southwest within the Texas Panhandle's plains, about 30 miles east of New Mexico. Andrews was incorporated on Februar ...

, Williams played

and baseball at

Texas Tech Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship institution of the five- ...

and

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2004 and played three seasons with the Bills. From 2009 to 2011, Williams played in the UFL, first for the

Florida Tuskers Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

in 2009 and

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in 2010 and 2011. After his playing career, Williams became a strength and conditioning coach, first at his high school in Andrews, then at the college level at

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in 2017 before joining

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in 2018.

Early life

Born in

, Williams graduated from Andrews High School in 1999. During his career at Andrews, he rushed for 7,712 yards, and is 11th all time in career carries with 1006 in Texas High School Football. In his senior season, he rushed for 2,121 yards and 27 touchdowns, leading all rushers in class 4A. In 2009, Williams was inducted in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.

College football career

Williams first attended

Texas Tech University Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public university, public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship instit ...

. He played at running back for

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in 1999 and 2000 under head coaches Spike Dykes and Mike Leach. Williams rushed for 658 yards and seven touchdowns as a freshman, for which he earned the

Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year Coaches of the Big 12 Conference bestow the following individual awards at the end of each football season. Offensive Player of the Year * 1996: Troy Davis, RB, Iowa State * 1997: Ricky Williams, RB, Texas * 1998: Ricky Williams, RB, Texas * ...

award in 1999. In 2000, Williams played in 12 games after missing most of spring camp due to a hamstring injury. He had 226 rushing and 299 receiving yards. In 2001, Williams transferred to the

University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, the Capstone, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of ...

. Redshirting the 2001 season due to

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transfer rules, Williams played at running back for

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from 2002 to 2003 under

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. Due to an early season-ending injury to Ahmaad Galloway, Williams immediately became starting running back at Alabama. In his debut with Alabama, Williams had an 80-yard touchdown run on the opening play from scrimmage against

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. Sharing the halfback spot with Santonio Beard, Williams led Alabama in rushing with 921 yards and five touchdowns on 130 carries, for an average of 7.1 yards per carry on a team that finished 10–3 and no. 11. In his first full year as a starter in 2003, Williams was the best rusher in the

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(SEC) with 1,367 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was named to the All-SEC second-team. Williams graduated from Alabama in December 2003 with a

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in marketing. While playing running back at University of Alabama, Shaud was interviewed by

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, a character portrayed by

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College baseball career

After graduating from high school, Williams was selected in the 13th round of the

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by the

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, but Williams chose college instead; he would never play professionally. In the spring of 2001, he played nine games and batted .200 with three hits and two RBI for

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. At

, Williams played 10 games and batted .286. Williams played at

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for both schools.

Professional football career

Buffalo Bills

Following the

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, Williams signed with the

as an

. In three seasons with the Bills from 2004 to 2006, Williams played in 25 games, with 330 yards and two touchdowns on 89 carries. Williams was fourth on the

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behind

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, Fred Jackson, and Dwayne Wright. He re-signed with the Bills on December 6, 2007, after being released in training camp.

Later career

Williams was signed by the

of the United Football League on September 9, 2009. Williams rushed for 152 yards, received for seven yards, and returned two kickoffs for 33 yards in six games with the Tuskers in 2009. He was selected by the

in the 2010 UFL expansion draft. Williams played in eight games with one start with the Nighthawks in 2010, with 106 rushing, 20 receiving, 137 punt return, and 295 kick return yards. In 2011, Williams played in four games for the Nighthawks, with 32 carries for 172 yards and two touchdowns and three catches for 19 yards. In 2014, Williams returned to playing football, with the West Texas Drillers of the semi-pro Southwest American Football League.

Coaching career

Williams returned to Andrews, Texas after his football career to start a strength and conditioning program for child and teenage athletes. Starting in 2014, Williams was the strength and conditioning coach for the Andrews High School athletics program. He left that job in 2017 to become an assistant strength coach at the University of Wisconsin. After one year at Wisconsin, Williams took the same position at

under

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References

External links

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NFL.com profile
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