Kyle Williams

Wide Receiver, New England Patriots · #18.

Player facts

Team: New England Patriots
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 18
Born: Nov 13, 2002 (age 23)
Birthplace: Inglewood, CA, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 190 lbs
College: Washington State
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	5	10	135	27.0	1	49	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	15	31	344	22.9	4	72	11	2	3	1.5	0	5	0	0

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	11 targets	+0.28	46%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs LV	W 45-17	3	3	91	30.3	1	49	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ BUF	W 29-26	0	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ JAX	L 35-6	1	3	34	34.0	0	34	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs PIT	W 20-3	1	2	10	10.0	0	10	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Kyle Trevon Williams (born November 13, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver and kickoff returner for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) He played college football for the Washington State Cougars and UNLV Rebels and he was selected by the Patriots in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kyle Williams (wide receiver, born 2002), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Williams was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in Inglewood, California. He attended Hawthorne High School, Narbonne High School and finally Saint Monica Preparatory. While in high school, he played football at various positions including quarterback, defensive back, wide receiver and return specialist. As a senior in 2019, he totaled 31 receptions for 763 yards and nine touchdowns, as his team compiled a record of 7–2. He signed to play college football for the UNLV Rebels.

UNLV

Williams became a starter at UNLV as a freshman in 2020, being the team's leading receiver with 35 catches for 426 yards and two touchdowns. He was named second-team freshman All-American by The Athletic and the Mountain West Conference (MW) Freshman of the Year, while appearing in six games during the COVID-19-shortened season. As a sophomore in 2021, he caught 42 passes for 601 yards, placing second on the team. The following season, he caught 40 passes for 541 yards and five touchdowns, with his five receiving touchdowns leading the team.

Washington State

Williams transferred to the Washington State Cougars after his third season at UNLV. He started all 12 games in 2023 for the Cougars and totaled 61 receptions for 843 yards and six touchdowns. He returned to the Cougars for the 2024 season. He was the team's top receiver, making 70 receptions for 1,198 yards and 14 touchdowns, with his 14 touchdown receptions setting the school record. He appeared in the team's 2024 Holiday Bowl game where he caught 10 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown, setting the Holiday Bowl record for receiving yards.

Williams concluded his collegiate career having totaled 248 receptions for 3,608 yards and 29 touchdowns. He was named a fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele after the season and finished having made at least one reception in all 50 college games he appeared in. Williams was invited to the 2025 Senior Bowl.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kyle Williams (wide receiver, born 2002), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹