Demond Williams Jr.

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Demond Williams Jr.
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Williams at 2025 Big Ten Media Days
Washington Huskies–No. 2
Position Quarterback
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: (2006-03-20) March 20, 2006 (age 19)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
High school Basha (Chandler, Arizona)

Demond Williams Jr. (born March 20, 2006) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Huskies.

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Early life

Williams attended Basha High School in Chandler, Arizona. As a junior, 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] He received offers from schools such as Arizona, Auburn, BYU, Ole Miss, and Purdue. [3] On December 30, 2022, Williams committed to play college football for the Ole Miss Rebels. [4] However on July 7, 2023, Williams de-committed from the Ole Miss Rebels. [5] Williams later flipped his commitment to play for the Arizona Wildcats. [2]

College career

Williams enrolled early at Arizona. [6] After Arizona coach, Jedd Fisch, left to coach the Washington Huskies, Williams entered the transfer portal and followed Fisch to Washington. [7] He made his collegiate debut in the 2024 season opener 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. [8] In week three, Williams played sparingly versus rival Washington State where he completed three of four passes for 12 yards, while also rushing three times for 22 yards in a 24–19 loss. [9] He also started the 2024 Sun Bowl against Louisville, where they lost, 35-34.

Statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
2024 Washington 1320–28210578.19449.081176.8832823.42
Career [10] 1320–28210578.19449.081176.8832823.42

References

  1. ↑ Baumgartner, Blake (31 July 2023). "QB Demond Williams Jr. stays at home, will play for Arizona". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. 1 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". Ole Miss Rebels on SI. SI.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Obert, Richard (30 December 2022). "Basha quarterback Demond Williams Jr. announces his commitment to Ole Miss". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Vorel, Mike (12 April 2024). "Is undersized, electric Demond Williams Jr. UW's QB of future?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Baumgartner, Blake (21 January 2024). "Arizona QB Demond Williams Jr. follows Jedd Fisch to Washington". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Tomashoff, Roman (2 September 2024). "Demond Williams Jr.'s Washington debut gave an exciting glimpse into the future". Huskies Wire. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Demond Williams Jr. College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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