Emory Williams (American football)

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Emory Williams
Miami Hurricanes–No. 17
Position Quarterback
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
High school Milton High School

Emory Williams is an American college football quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes.

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Early life

Williams attended Milton High School in Milton, Florida. As a junior, he completed 63% of his passing attempts for 2,168 yards and 16 touchdowns with three interceptions, while also adding four touchdowns on the ground. [1] As a senior Williams he completed 161 of his 257 pass attempts for 2,049 yards and 21 touchdowns with just four interceptions. [2] He committed to play college football at the University of Miami. [3]

College career

Williams entered the 2023 season as the Hurricanes third string quarterback. [4] In the 2023 season opener, he made his college debut where he completed all three of his passes for 42 yards in a win over Miami (Ohio). [5] In week 3, Williams went nine for 11 on pass attempts for 102 yards in a win over Bethune-Cookman, [6] after which he assumed the role as the team's backup quarterback. [7] He was named the team's starting quarterback for their week 8 matchup versus Clemson after starter Tyler Van Dyke was ruled out with an injury. [8] In their matchup against Clemson, Williams completed 24 of his 33 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown, with an interception in a 28-20 double overtime win over Clemson. [9]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Miami Hurricanes
2023 521−1447162.04706.631128.77-17-2.40
2024 100−0111291.716113.410231.9000.00
Career [10] 621−1558366.36317.641143.67-17-2.40

References

  1. ↑ Bernadeau, Patrick (June 20, 2022). "Recruiting: 2023 Milton quarterback Emory Williams commits to Miami". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ Taylor, G. Allan. "'Am I getting punked?' Miami hopes QB commit Emory Williams is just scratching the surface". The Athletic. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ Miller Degnan, Susan. "Miami's soon-to-be QB grew up one of seven boisterous brothers. He'll fit in fine at UM". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ Lichtenstein, Adam (August 8, 2023). "Hurricanes freshman quarterback Emory Williams making strong first impression". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ Davis, Spenser (September 2, 2023). "Mario Cristobal shares reasoning behind Emory Williams getting backup QB reps". Saturday Road. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ Lichtenstein, Adam (September 18, 2023). "Jacurri Brown, Emory Williams battle for UM's backup QB spot". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ Miller Degnan, Susan. "Miami's Shannon Dawson delves more into Emory Williams, Jacurri Brown backup QB scenario". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ Reynolds, Tim (October 22, 2023). "UM's Emory Williams rallies Hurricanes past Clemson". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  9. ↑ Miller Degnan, Susan (October 22, 2023). "Freshman QB Emory Williams leads Miami to double-OT victory over Clemson in first start". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Emory Williams College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
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