Demond Williams Jr.

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

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

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Early life

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

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]

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References

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