William Powell

Powell, William Oliver
Height: 5-9 Weight: 207
Born: March 9, 1988 Houston, TX
High School: Duncanville (TX)

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL	33	RB	13	1
2015 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2015 OTT CFL	29	RB	7	4
2017 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2017 OTT CFL	29	RB	12	12
2018 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2018 OTT CFL	29	RB	16	16
2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2019 SAS CFL	29	RB	18	18
2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2021 SAS CFL	29	RB	13	13
2022 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2022 OTT CFL	29	RB	7	7
1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL			13	1
6 Years (CFL)6 Years CFL			73	70

Transaction	Date	Team
Signed	7/28/2011	2011 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2011 ARI NFL
Released	8/2/2011	2011 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2011 ARI NFL
Signed	8/22/2011	2011 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2011 ARI NFL
Released	9/2/2011	2011 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2011 ARI NFL
Practice Squad	12/21/2011	2011 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2011 ARI NFL
Signed	1/2/2012	2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL
Exclusive Rights Free Agent	3/12/2013	2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL
Signed	4/2/2013	2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL
Released	7/23/2013	2013 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2013 ARI NFL
Assigned on Waivers	7/24/2013	2013 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2013 PHI NFL
Released (Failed Physical)	7/26/2013	2013 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2013 PHI NFL
Signed	8/12/2014	2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL
Released	8/25/2014	2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL
Practice Squad	9/30/2014	2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL
Released	10/22/2014	2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL
Signed	9/8/2015	2015 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2015 OTT CFL
Free Agent	2/12/2019	2018 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2018 OTT CFL
Signed	2/12/2019	2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2019 SAS CFL
Free Agent	2/8/2022	2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2021 SAS CFL
Signed	2/8/2022	2022 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2022 OTT CFL
Free Agent	2/14/2023	2022 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2022 OTT CFL

SNAP COUNTS	TOTAL	OFF	OFF%	DEF	DEF%	ST	ST%
2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL	333	284	27.0	0	0.0	49	10.1
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	333	284		0		49

SCORING	TD	X2	X2A	PTS
2015 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2015 OTT CFL	3	0	0	18
2017 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2017 OTT CFL	6	4	6	44
2018 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2018 OTT CFL	8	5	5	58
2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2019 SAS CFL	14	1	2	86
2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2021 SAS CFL	3	0	0	18
2022 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2022 OTT CFL	1	0	0	6
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	35	10	13	230

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL	60	217	3.6	17	0	10	0	0	0
2015 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2015 OTT CFL	76	447	5.9	33	2			0
2017 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2017 OTT CFL	173	1026	5.9	52	5		6
2018 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2018 OTT CFL	251	1362	5.4	69	6		9
2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2019 SAS CFL	215	1093	5.1	42	12		2
2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2021 SAS CFL	168	733	4.4	33	3		3	0	0
2022 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2022 OTT CFL	71	306	4.3	20	1		1	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	60	217	3.6	17	0	10	0	0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL	25	19	76.0	132	6.9	25	0	6	1	0	91	0
2015 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2015 OTT CFL	25	19	76.0	158	8.3	20	1			0	124
2017 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2017 OTT CFL	45	32	71.1	242	7.6	18	1		0	0	195
2018 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2018 OTT CFL	51	39	76.5	319	8.2	50	2				250
2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2019 SAS CFL	49	37	75.5	296	8.0	34	2			0	160
2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2021 SAS CFL	49	38	77.6	299	7.9	30	0			0	228	0
2022 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2022 OTT CFL	14	9	64.3	55	6.1	13	0		0	0	41
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	25	19	76.0	132	6.9	25	0	6	1	0	91	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	233	174	74.7	1369	7.9	50	6		0	0	998	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	20+	40+	FUM
2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL	21	0	507	24.1	65	13	2	2
2015 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2015 OTT CFL	13	-	266	20.5	36		0
2017 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2017 OTT CFL	3	-	52	17.3	24		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	21	0	507	24.1	65	13	2	2
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	16		318	19.9	36		0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	REC
2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL	2	0	0	0
2015 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2015 OTT CFL	1	1	0	0
2017 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2017 OTT CFL	3	2	0	0
2018 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2018 OTT CFL	1	1	0	0
2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2019 SAS CFL	2	2	1	1
2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2021 SAS CFL	0	0	2	2
2022 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2022 OTT CFL	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	8	7	3	3

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH
2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL	2	0	0	2	0
2015 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2015 OTT CFL	2	1	1	-
2017 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2017 OTT CFL	1	1	0	-
2018 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2018 OTT CFL	2	2	0	-
2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2019 SAS CFL	1	1	0	-
2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2021 SAS CFL	2	2	0	-
2022 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2022 OTT CFL	2	2	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	0	0	2	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	10	9	1

PENALTIES	Called	Declined	Accepted	Yards	Nullified Yards	First Downs	Stalled Drives
2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL	1	0	1	5	0	0	1
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	1	5	0	0	1

Last Updated: October 11, 2025