William Lim
No. 15 – Dallas Birddogs | |
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Position: | Wide Receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Seoul, South Korea | June 9, 1999 (aged 65)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | KMLA(Gangwon, S. Korea) |
College: | Seoul |
DSFL Draft: | 2036 / Round: 6 / Pick: 46 |
Career history | |
Roster status: | Active |
William Y. Lim (born June 9, 1999) is an American football wide receiver who is currently unsigned by a professional team. He played college football for Seoul (SEL) and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.
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Early years
William Lim was born on June 9th, 1999, In Seoul, South Korea. Lim started playing baseball since he was 5, first as a pitcher, and soonafter as a shortstop which became his permanent position until the end of his baseball career. As a middle School Graduate, Lim was a highly sought after shortstop prospect who recorded .323 average, 12doubles and 4 home runs on top of his superb defensive ability in his final season in middle school. Although four prestigious division 1(highest division in Korean high school athletics)actively recruited him, even promising starting shortstop spots, Lim committed to the KMLA Admirals, a lower end division 1 team more known for its academics. Lim was a three-year starter with the admirals, flaunting his defensive abilities and earning the nickname "the vacuum cleaner" as he routinely made almost impossible-looking catches. However, his batting stats were unimpressive at best, with a total batting average of .262 and only one home run as he struggled to adapt to wooden bats, which are used in high school level and higher in Korean elite baseball. That, along with his mediocre throwing power for a shortstop, kept Lim from being drafted by the Korean pro baseball league despite his defensive attributes, which was often commented"pro level" by various scouts. Lim considered this the end of baseball career at that time, and walked on to Seoul university
College career
Lim walked on to Seoul university as a political science major, without any intentions to play in their baseball team. However, he was soon persuaded to play in the university's baseball team. As a college baseball player, Lim retained his brilliance in defensive ability from his high school yeras, but continued to be unimpressive in the offensive side of the ball, recording .255 batting average without any home runs throuout his short university career. Lim withdrew from the team early into his sophomore campaign, as he sought after careers other than baseball like law or politics. However, Lim was soonafter recruited by the school's football team as a wide receiver, and he accepted the position as the football team didn't impend on his academics much. Lim adapted to football quite well as he played recreational football in high school also as a wide receiver, and knew the basics of being one. Lim played only 7 games in his sophomore season due to him joining the team late, and recorded 550 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns as he became the best receiver in the team with his good hands. Lim played and started all 12 games in his junior season, recording 1,058 receiving yards and 7 receiving touchdowns. Lim also assumed the role of kick/punt returner and returned a punt for touchdown in his junior season. He started to receive some scouter attention as his training and gameday videos gained popularity in youtube. Lim graduated early from the seoul university and sent applications for the DSFL draft following his junior season
Professional career
Lim was drafted by the Dallas Birddogs with the 46th overall pick of 2035 DSFL draft. Lim was projected to be 3rd~ 5th wide receiver off the board, and was the 5th wide receiver selected, after Eddie Jeeta, Thomas Passman, Kevin Koh, and William Alexander.
College career statistics
Receiving | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Yds | Avg | KR TD | Yds | Avg | PR TD | |
Template:2018 | Template:Seoul | 7 | 58 | 550 | 9.5 | 70 | 3 | 486 | 22.7 | 0 | 523 | 15.4 | 0 | |
Template:2019 | Template:Seoul | 13 | 129 | 1058 | 8.2 | 72 | 7 | 856 | 20.5 | 0 | 707 | 10.3 | 1 |
Professional career
Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
4.55 s | 7.25 s | 4.30 s | 37+1⁄2 in (0.95 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
8 reps | 22 |
Professional career statistics
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Receiving | |||||||
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Season | Team | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
2036 (S21) | ISFL | 14 | 46 | 595 | 12.9 | 37 | 1 |
Achievements and records
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