Dexter Williams II

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Dexter Williams II
Dexter Williams II IU November 5, 2022.jpg
Williams (center, #5) with Indiana University in 2022
Kennesaw State Owls
Position Quarterback
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Senior
Major Liberal Studies
Personal information
Born: (2002-02-01) February 1, 2002 (age 22)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight210 [1]  lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
High school Mount de Sales Academy
(Macon, Georgia)

Dexter Lee Williams II (born February 1, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Kennesaw State Owls. He previously played for the Indiana Hoosiers and Georgia Southern Eagles.

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Early life and high school

Williams grew up in Macon, Georgia and attended Mount de Sales Academy. [2] [3] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Indiana over offers from Army, Bucknell, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Miami (OH), Navy, Samford, Troy, Tulane, Western Kentucky and Wofford. [4]

College career

Indiana

Williams redshirted during his true freshman season in 2020 while also enrolling in spring classes and participating in practices. [3] He did not play during the 2021 season due to him suffering an ACL injury he suffered from during the spring. During the 2022 season, he played in four games and started two of them. [2] Williams made his debut against No. 5 Penn State, completing 4 out of 11 passing attempts for 41 yards, along with two interceptions. [5] Williams suffered a leg injury with 46 seconds left in the first quarter against Purdue as a non-contact injury. [6] [7] He finished the season with 13 out of 38 passing attempts for 184 yards and two interceptions. [8] Williams entered the transfer portal on November 27, 2023. [9] [10]

Georgia Southern

Williams transferred to Georgia Southern for the 2024 season.

Kennesaw State

On December 18, 2024, Williams transferred to Kennesaw State Owls. [11]

College statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
Indiana Hoosiers
2020 Redshirt Redshirt.svg
2021 000-0000.000.0000.0000.00
2022 421-1133834.21844.82281.7401654.11
2023 000-0000.000.0000.0000.00
Georgia Southern Eagles
2024 500-0193063.32488.330165.813453.51
Kennesaw State Owls
2025 000-0000.000.0000.0000.00
Career [12] 921−1326847.14326.452118.8532104.02

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References

  1. ↑ Kelly, Jared (October 9, 2023). "'That day is getting closer': Indiana QB Dexter Williams nearing potential return from knee surgery". 247Sports . Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Dexter Williams II - Football". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Tachman, Tyler (November 17, 2022). "'Resilient' Dexter Williams getting chance to prove he's answer to IU's QB question". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dexter Williams II, Mount De Sales Academy, Dual-Threat Quarterback". 247Sports.com. January 13, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Indiana football: QB Dexter Williams suffered 'significant structural damage to his knee'". 247Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Indiana QB Williams (leg) taken to hospital". ESPN.com. November 26, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ Ankony, Jack. "Indiana Football Provides Injury Update for Quarterback Dexter Williams II". Sports Illustrated Indiana Hoosiers News, Analysis and More. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dexter Williams II 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2024 College football Transfer Portal".
  10. ↑ Ankony, Jack (November 27, 2023). "Indiana Quarterback Dexter Williams II Enters Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ https://x.com/dex5will/status/1869406800560451759
  12. ↑ "Dexter Williams II College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
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