![]() Williams at 2025 Big Ten Media Days | |
Washington Huskies–No. 2 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | March 20, 2006 |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Basha (Chandler, Arizona) |
Demond Williams Jr. (born March 20, 2006) is an American college football quarterback for the Washington Huskies.
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]
2024
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] As a true freshman, Williams played in every game, starting the final two (at No. 1 Oregon and vs. Louisville in the Sun Bowl), at quarterback. He finished the season 82-for-105 (.781) for 944 yards, eight touchdowns and just one interception, while rushing for 282 yards and two scores on 83 carries. [8]
2025
Williams was named the starting quarterback for the 2025 Washington Huskies. [9] In the Apple Cup, Williams completed 16 of 19 passes for 298 yards and four touchdowns, adding 88 rushing yards and a score on 13 carries. His 84.2% completion rate ranks eighth in UW single-game history. [8]
Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
2024 | Washington | 13 | 2 | 0–2 | 82 | 105 | 78.1 | 944 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 176.8 | 83 | 282 | 3.4 | 2 | |
2025 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 50 | 68 | 73.5 | 778 | 11.4 | 6 | 0 | 198.8 | 34 | 220 | 6.5 | 2 | |
Career [10] | 16 | 5 | 3–2 | 132 | 173 | 76.3 | 1,722 | 10.0 | 14 | 1 | 185.5 | 117 | 502 | 4.3 | 4 |