Troy Williamson
Troy Williamson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons in the National Football League. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings seventh overall in the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Early life
Troy Williamson attended Silver Bluff High School in Aiken, South Carolina, and he was a letterman and excelled in both football and track. His mother had 11 kids. In football, as a senior, he rushed for 890 yards and caught 21 passes for 500 yards. He was an All-American, a consensus All-State selection, won Class-AA Player of the Year honors presented by the High School Sports Report, a Mr. Football finalist for the state of South Carolina, and helped lead his team to back-to-back state championships. After his senior season, he was rated the fifth-best wide receiver prospect in the Atlantic Region by PrepStar.Track and field
In track, Williamson was a two-time 100 meters and 200 meters state champion, with personal bests of 10.35 and 20.79 seconds.;Personal bests
| Event | Time | Venue | Date |
| 55 meters | 6.32 | Columbia, New York | February 21, 2004 |
| 60 meters | 6.77 | Lexington, Kentucky | February 28, 2004 |
| 100 meters | 10.35 | Spring Valley, New York | April 20, 2002 |
| 200 meters | 20.79 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | January 14, 2006 |
Professional career
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings needed a receiver with deep speed after trading Randy Moss to Oakland, drafting Williamson with the seventh overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, using the pick acquired from trading Moss to Oakland. In the 2006−2007 off-season he claimed his hand-eye coordination was bad due to his depth perception and that was the reason for his 11 dropped balls, which tied for second in the NFL.The Vikings 2007 season was equally difficult for Williamson, who finished with 240 yards and 1 touchdown. Most notably in the Vikings' finale, Williamson dropped two crucial passes. First, a wide-open Williamson dropped an almost-certain 72-yard touchdown pass from Tarvaris Jackson in the second quarter and then another pass that would have yielded a critical first down later in the game.