Troy Williamson

Troy Williamson (born April 30, 1983 in Aiken, South Carolina) is an American football player, a wide receiver, drafted with the seventh overall selection by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of South Carolina.

High School Career

Troy Williamson attended Silver Bluff High School in Jackson, South Carolina. While there, he excelled in both football and track. In football, as a senior, he rushed for 890 yards and caught 21 passes for 500 yards (23.8 yards per rec. avg.). He was an All-American, a consensus All-State selection, once won Class AA Player of the Year honors presented by the High School Sports Report, a Nr.Football finalist for the state of South Carolina, rated the fifth-best wide receiver prospect in the Atlantic Region by PrepStar, and helped lead his team to back-to-back state championships.

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