The Montreal Alouettes signed wide receiver Preston Williams on Friday.
Preston Williams is six foot five and weighs 215 pounds. The 26-year-old from Lovejoy, Georgia, made three catches for 22 yards, and five punt returns for 15 yards in three preseason games for the Miami Dolphins before the Dolphins released him on August 30, 2023.
The Dolphins signed Williams as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2023. Next, he signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2023 and appeared in one regular season game before being released on May 18, 2023. Then, the D.C. Defenders signed Williams as a free agent on December 14, 2023, but was released on March 5, 2024.
Collegiately, Williams played two seasons at Tennessee (2015-16) making 16 catches for 247 yards, two touchdowns, two tackles (1 solo, 1 assist), and one forced fumble in seven games for the Volunteers.
Then, Williams transferred to Colorado State in 2018 making 96 catches for 1,345 yards, 14 touchdowns, four carries for 13 yards, six kick returns for 119 yards, and two punt returns for one yard in 12 games for the Rams. He was named First Team All-Mountain West Conference by Phil Steele and Third Team All-American by the Sporting News in 2018.
Christian Morgan is six foot one and weighs 211 pounds. The 24-year-old from Houston, Texas, signed with the Houston Roughnecks on June 19, 2023. However, the Roughnecks were not included in the XFL and USFL merger forming the United Football League (UFL). Morgan would be drafted by the Arlington Renegades in the 2024 UFL Dispersal Draft but was released on March 10, 2024.
Collegiately, Morgan played five seasons at Baylor (2018-22) with 161 tackles (109 tackles, 52 assists), 7.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, seven interceptions, 19 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and two blocked kicks in 55 games for the Bears. He was named Second Team Academic All-Big 12 in 2022.
