Dokie Williams Explained

Dokie Williams
Number:85
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:25 August 1960
Birth Place:Oceanside, California, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:180
High School:El Camino
(Oceanside, California)
College:UCLA
Draftyear:1983
Draftround:5
Draftpick:138
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:148
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:2,866
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue3:25
Pfr:WillDo00

Darryl Eugene "Dokie" Williams (born August 25, 1960) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1983 to 1987.

Early life

At El Camino High School in Oceanside, California, Williams was a top football and track and field athlete. He was the CIF California State Meet champion in the triple jump in 1977. In 1978, he repeated in the triple jump and added the long jump title while also finishing fourth in the 100 yard dash.[1]

College career

Williams began his career at UCLA where he was a wide receiver where he lettered in football in all four years. Williams graduated in 1983. He also participated on the track and field team, where he is number two in the triple jump on the team's all-time list behind former world record holder (and Oceanside product) Willie Banks.[2]

Professional career

Williams was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders with the 138th pick in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL draft. He played five seasons in the NFL, all of which with the Raiders. Williams won a Super Bowl ring with the Raiders in 1983. After the 1987 season, he requested to be traded.

On April 24, 1988, the Raiders traded Williams and their 1988 second- and fourth-round draft picks to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers 1988 first-round selection (No. 26 overall).[3] He was waived by the 49ers on August 26, 1988.[4]

He signed with the San Diego Chargers on May 11, 1989. He was released on September 5, 1989.[4]

Williams was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on April 24, 1990 but was later released on August 26, 1990.[4]

Personal life

Williams is now one of the girl's varsity coaches at Escondido High School, along with his older brother Cris Williams.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
RAI16 0 14 259 18.5 50 3
RAI16 2 22 509 23.1 75 4
RAI16 16 48 925 19.3 55 5
RAI15 15 43 843 19.6 53 8
RAI11 5 21 330 15.7 33 5
74 38 148 2,866 19.4 75 25

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
RAI2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
RAI1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
RAI1 1 3 33 11.0 14 0
4 1 3 33 11.0 14 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: California State Meet Results - 1915 to present . Hank Lawson . 2012-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092406/http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm . 2014-10-06 . dead .
  2. Web site: ALL-TIME TOP-10 . 2012-07-23 . 2012-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121112142609/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-track/auto_pdf/m-alltime-top10.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Smith . Scott . April 26, 2022 . What Would a First-Round Trade Cost/Earn the Bucs? . December 8, 2023 . . March 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322093205/https://www.buccaneers.com/news/2022-bucs-nfl-draft-first-round-trade-predictions-scenarios-27th-pick . live .
  4. Web site: Dokie Williams NFL Transactions . profootballarchives.com . 15 October 2024.