Demond Williams Jr.
| Washington Huskies – No. 2 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Chandler, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Basha (Chandler, Arizona) |
Demond Williams Jr. is an American football quarterback for the Washington Huskies.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ Baumgartner, Blake (31 July 2023). "QB Demond Williams Jr. stays at home, will play for Arizona". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (20 December 2023). "Early Signing Day: Four-star QB Demond Williams signs with Wildcats". The Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ King, Ben (12 June 2023). "2024 Ole Miss Commit Demond Williams Draws Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson Comps". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Obert, Richard (30 December 2022). "Basha quarterback Demond Williams Jr. announces his commitment to Ole Miss". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Eckert, David (7 July 2023). "Four-star quarterback Demond Williams decommits from Ole Miss football, Lane Kiffin". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Spears, Justin (31 July 2023). "Four-star in-state QB Demond Williams commits to Arizona Wildcats". The Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vorel, Mike (12 April 2024). "Is undersized, electric Demond Williams Jr. UW's QB of future?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Obert, Richard (17 January 2024). "Top Arizona Wildcats' football recruits Demond Williams Jr., Adam Mohammed enter portal". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Perry, Wade (18 January 2024). "Demond Williams Jr. enters NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Fawcett, Hayes (21 January 2024). "Former Arizona QB Demond Williams Jr. commits to Washington". On3.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake (21 January 2024). "Arizona QB Demond Williams Jr. follows Jedd Fisch to Washington". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Tomashoff, Roman (2 September 2024). "Demond Williams Jr.'s Washington debut gave an exciting glimpse into the future". Huskies Wire. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Demond Williams Jr. College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.