Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams began his junior season with excitement followed immediately by pain.
After catching a touchdown in the season opener, he collided with the goal post and fractured his neck, and just like that, after an impressive sophomore campaign with more than 1,000 yards receiving, his season was finished.
The next year he more than made up for it. Williams returned as a second-team Walter Camp All-American and first-team All-ACC pick to catch 84 passes for 1,171 yards and 10 scores. A good portion of them showed off his ability to make contested plays, using his 6-foot-4, 218-pound body to jump over defenders.