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Demond Williams Jr.

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Demond Williams Jr.
Washington Huskies – No. 2
PositionQuarterback
ClassFreshman
Personal information
Born:Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolBasha (Chandler, Arizona)

Demond Williams Jr. is an American football quarterback for the Washington Huskies.

Early life

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Williams attended Basha High School located in Chandler, Arizona. In William's junior season, he completed 68% of his passes for 2,339 yards and 23 touchdowns to just one interception, while also adding 764 yards and five touchdowns on the ground.[1] Coming out of high school, Williams was rated as a four-star recruit and the 19th overall quarterback in the class of 2024.[2] Williams also held offers from schools such as Arizona, Auburn, BYU, Ole Miss, and Purdue.[3] On December 30, 2022, Williams announced his decision to commit to play college football for the Ole Miss Rebels.[4][5] However just a few months later on July 7, 2023, Williams decided to de-commit from the Ole Miss Rebels.[6][7] From there, Williams flipped his commitment to play for the Arizona Wildcats.[8][9]

College career

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Williams enrolled early at Arizona.[10] After Arizona coach, Jedd Fisch, left to coach the Washington Huskies, Williams entered the transfer portal and followed Fisch to Washington.[11][12][13][14] He made his collegiate debut in week one of the 2024 season where he completed three of his five passes for 28 yards and a touchdown, while also adding 17 yards on the ground as he helped the Huskies to a 35–3 win over Weber State.[15] In week three, Williams played sparingly versus rival Washington State where he completed three of his four passes for 12 yards, while also rushing three times for 22 yards in a 24–19 loss.[16]

Statistics

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Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Washington Huskies
2024 12 1 0–1 56 73 76.7 570 7.8 4 0 160.4 63 234 3.7 1
Career[17] 12 1 0–1 56 73 76.7 570 7.8 4 0 160.4 63 234 3.7 1

References

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  1. ^ Baumgartner, Blake (31 July 2023). "QB Demond Williams Jr. stays at home, will play for Arizona". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ Spears, Justin (20 December 2023). "Early Signing Day: Four-star QB Demond Williams signs with Wildcats". The Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ King, Ben (12 June 2023). "2024 Ole Miss Commit Demond Williams Draws Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson Comps". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ Eckert, David (30 December 2022). "Ole Miss football lands commitment from Demond Williams Jr., four-star QB in 2024". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ^ Obert, Richard (30 December 2022). "Basha quarterback Demond Williams Jr. announces his commitment to Ole Miss". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  6. ^ Eckert, David (7 July 2023). "Four-star quarterback Demond Williams decommits from Ole Miss football, Lane Kiffin". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ^ Spears, Justin (7 July 2023). "Arizona target, 4-star Chandler QB Demond Williams decommits from Ole Miss". The Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  8. ^ Spears, Justin (31 July 2023). "Four-star in-state QB Demond Williams commits to Arizona Wildcats". The Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  9. ^ Lev, Michael (6 January 2024). "Arizona-bound QB Demond Williams Jr. accounts for 3 TDs in All-American Bowl". The Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  10. ^ Vorel, Mike (12 April 2024). "Is undersized, electric Demond Williams Jr. UW's QB of future?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  11. ^ Obert, Richard (17 January 2024). "Top Arizona Wildcats' football recruits Demond Williams Jr., Adam Mohammed enter portal". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  12. ^ Perry, Wade (18 January 2024). "Demond Williams Jr. enters NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  13. ^ Fawcett, Hayes (21 January 2024). "Former Arizona QB Demond Williams Jr. commits to Washington". On3.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  14. ^ Baumgartner, Blake (21 January 2024). "Arizona QB Demond Williams Jr. follows Jedd Fisch to Washington". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  15. ^ Tomashoff, Roman (2 September 2024). "Demond Williams Jr.'s Washington debut gave an exciting glimpse into the future". Huskies Wire. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  16. ^ Vorel, Mike (14 September 2024). "UW's Jedd Fisch explains decision to play freshman QB in key situations". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Demond Williams Jr. College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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