draftyear finalyear birth_place debutyear statvalue article_title position finalteam statlabel draftround college birth_date nfl number draftpick debutteam
2003 2005 lafayette , louisiana 2003 3,195 4.1 23 domanick williams
 running back houston texans rushing yards average touchdowns 4 louisiana state 1 october 1980 dav265343 37 101 houston texans
domanick williams

domanick williams -lrb- born domanick davis october 1 , 1980 -rrb- is a retired american football running back .
he played three years for the houston texans of the national football league before being released .
he was drafted by houston in the 4th round of the 2003 nfl draft out of louisiana state university .
he was named the 2003 pepsi nfl rookie of the year , an award created in 2002 , in which fans vote online from a pool of 5 candidates to determine the winner .
williams rushed for 1,000 + yards in his first 2 seasons in the nfl -lrb- 2003 and 2004 -rrb- while scoring 22 touchdowns .
as a result , he received a contract extension before the start of the 2005 season .
prior to the extension , davis was scheduled to make $ 385,000 in 2005 .
the extension called for a payout of $ 22 million over the life of the deal , with $ 8 million in guaranteed money .
in 2005 he rushed for 976 yards in the first 11 games before suffering a knee injury and being placed on injured reserve .
he changed his name from davis to williams .
on march 22 , 2007 the texans released williams . ''
-lrb- on changing his name from domanick davis -rrb- `` and it will be number 31 , domanick williams .
i just had to make a change .
i was n't really a davis the whole time , but i have kids of my own and i needed to do what was right . '' '' ''
-lrb- more on the name change -rrb- `` i just changed davis to williams .
i was n't really a -lrb- davis -rrb- .
it was my older brother 's dad 's last name and whatever happened i ended up with davis .
so now that i have kids of my own , a little boy and a little girl , ` spike ' -lrb- domanick , jr. -rrb- and liana , i have to change my name to what it really is , and it 's williams . '' ''
