Derrick Williams ( American football ) Derrick Williams ( born July 6 , 1986 ) is an gridiron football wide receiver with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League . He was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 18th pick of the 3rd round of the 2009 NFL Draft . He was a wide receiver and 2008 team captain for the Penn State Nittany Lions . High school . Williams was widely regarded as the top high school football prospect of 2005 , coming out of Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt , Maryland . He received scholarship offers from more than 50 Division I schools . Relentless recruiting forced him to twice change his cell phone number . He was named " Rivals . com " High School Junior of the Year in 2003 , and was ranked as the number one recruit in the nation after his senior year . Williams initially leaned towards attending the University of Florida , but re - opened his recruitment after the firing of head coach Ron Zook . He strongly considered offers from Texas , Oklahoma and Tennessee , before announcing live on ESPN that he would attend Penn State . Penn State was coming off four losing seasons in five years , and head coach Joe Paterno was under increasing pressure to retire . Williams relished the challenge of returning the Penn State program to its former stature , saying " I did it because I trusted in [ Paterno ] . He promised me I could help turn the program around and leave my mark there , which I did . " College career . As a true freshman , Williams was spectacular at quarterback , running back , and wide receiver . His touchdown catch late in Penn State ' s matchup with Northwestern that year won the Lions that game and was nominated for a Game - Changing Performance of the Year . It was part of an explosive , four - touchdown start that was cut short by a broken arm he suffered during the Nittany Lions ' October 15 , 2005 loss against the University of Michigan , the team ' s only loss that season . " The Sporting News " named Williams to the freshman All - Big Ten Conference team despite having played just seven games in 2005 . He was named to the preseason All - Big Ten second - team for the 2006 season by " The Sporting News " . In the 2006 year he returned at wide receiver for the Nittany Lions , but registered just two touchdowns all season . He played both running back and wideout in the Outback Bowl , helping Penn State to a 20 - 10 win against Tennessee . He began the 2007 season with only 6 catches for 45 yards in his first two games , but had an electrifying 78 yard punt return touchdown against Notre Dame , his second career special teams touchdown . He ended the season with 55 receptions for 529 yards and 3 touchdowns . He also had 16 rushing attempts for 101 yards and a touchdown . He had a season high ten catches for 95 yards and one Touchdown vs . in a 26 - 19 win over Purdue . Prior to the 2008 season , Williams was nominated to the Maxwell and Biletnikoff Award watchlists . Williams became the first player under the coaching of Joe Paterno to score a touchdown on a catch , run and kick return in the same game , when he accomplished the feat against the Illinois Fighting Illini on September 27 , 2008 . The Nittany Lions won the game 38 - 24 . Williams was named the Big Ten special teams player of the week following the Nittany Lions victory . At the end of the 2008 season , he was named a first team All - Big Ten selection . He ended the season with 44 catches for 485 yards and a career high four touchdown receptions . In his final game , the 2009 Rose Bowl loss to Southern California , he had a fourth quarter touchdown reception . Professional career . 2009 NFL Draft . At the 2009 NFL Combine , Williams ran 4 . 55 seconds in the 40 - yard dash . He recorded a slower time than anticipated partly because he had the flu . Williams was selected 82nd overall by the Detroit Lions . He is represented by fellow Penn - Stater Chafie Fields . Detroit Lions . Williams was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round ( # 82 overall ) of the 2009 NFL Draft . He signed a three - year contract with the team on July 29 , 2009 . Williams was waived by the Lions on September 3 , 2011 . Pittsburgh Steelers . Williams was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in January 2012 . After playing in 4 pre - season games , he was released by the Steelers on August 31 , 2012 . Toronto Argonauts . On March 13 , 2013 , Williams signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League . Personal . Williams has a longtime friendship with former Nittany Lion linebacker LaVar Arrington . The two first met during Arrington ' s stint with the Washington Redskins , when Williams was playing high school football in nearby Greenbelt , Maryland . Arrington gave Williams the nickname " Jesus Shuttlesworth , " after the lead character — a highly - coveted high school recruit — in Spike Lee ' s " He Got Game " . Williams trains with an athletic group known as The Stable , with whom he has worked out since he was 10 years old , working on speed , agility , and endurance .