Montreal Alouettes sign WR Preston Williams and DB Christian Morgan – BGMSportsTrax

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, had 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 a free agent on May 10, 2023. He then 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. quarterbacks signed Williams. Free agent on December 14, 2023, but released on March 5, 2024.

Collegiately, Williams played two seasons at Tennessee State (2015-16), had 16 catches for 247 yards, two touchdowns, two fumbles (1 solo, 1 assist) and one forced fumble in seven games for the Volunteers.

Williams then transferred to Colorado State in 2018 and had 96 catches for 1,345 yards, 14 touchdowns, four carries for 13 yards, six catches for 119 yards and two kickoff returns for one yard in 12 games for the Rams. He was named Phil Steele's first-team All-Mountain West Conference 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 a contract with the Houston Rockets on June 19, 2023. However, the merger of the XFL and USFL to form the United Football League (UFL) did not include a tight end. Morgan was drafted by the Arlington Renegades in the 2024 UFL Dispersion Draft, but was released on March 10, 2024.

In college, Morgan had five seasons at Baylor (2018-22) with 161 tackles (109 tackles, 52 assists), 7.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, seven pass breakups, 19 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two blocked shots in 55 games. played. For the bears. He was named second-team All-Academic All-Big 12 in 2022.