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College Football: Top 10 quarterback/wide receiver duos of the 2000’s

By Luke Feliciano

LUBBOCK, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: James Washington #28 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys makes the catch during the first half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on September 30, 2017 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: James Washington #28 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys makes the catch during the first half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on September 30, 2017 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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Deshaun Watson and Mike Williams led the way for the Clemson Tigers to win the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, but the two were already well known before that.

Williams was productive in his freshman season and had a breakout sophomore campaign before suffering a season-ending injury at the beginning of his junior season. Despite being sidelined for basically an entire, Williams came back and was Watson’s top receiver in 2016.

His career numbers aren’t as telling to what he meant to the Clemson football team (mostly because he missed a whole season). Even so, he put up very respectable figures. He finished his career with 177 receptions, 2,727 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns. His 2016 season was his best as he caught 98 passes for 1,361 yards and 11 touchdowns.

And don’t forget the insane grab Williams made on the drive that won the Tigers the championship in 2016.

Watson was an NFL-caliber talent at Clemson and his career numbers certainly reflect that. He left Clemson with a career 814 completions, 10,168 yards and 90 touchdown passes.

Although he ranks second in program history behind Tajh Boyd in the categories of career passing yards and touchdown passes, Watson also declared for the NFL Draft after only three seasons at the collegiate level. In those years, he was the main quarterback for two seasons. Given his level of production, he would have most certainly been the record holder for those categories had he stayed an extra year.

In the 2016 championship season, Watson shined, throwing for 4,593 yards and 41 touchdowns before he departed for the pros.

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