Javonte Williams

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Javonte Williams
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Williams with the Denver Broncos in 2021
No. 33 – Denver Broncos
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (2000-04-25) April 25, 2000 (age 24)
Wallace, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Wallace-Rose Hill
(Teachey, North Carolina)
College: North Carolina (2018–2020)
NFL draft: 2021  / round: 2 / pick: 35
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024
Rushing yards:2,342
Rushing average:3.9
Rushing touchdowns:11
Receptions:146
Receiving yards:887
Receiving touchdowns:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Javonte Williams (born April 25, 2000) is an American professional football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.

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Early life

Williams attended Wallace-Rose Hill High School in Teachey, North Carolina. As a senior, he rushed for 2,271 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns. He committed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his only Football Bowl Subdivision offer. [1] [2] [3] He graduated as his school’s valedictorian. [4]

College career

As a true freshman at North Carolina in 2018, Williams played in 11 games, rushing 43 times for 224 yards and five touchdowns. [5] As a sophomore in 2019, he played in all 13 games and shared carries with Michael Carter. [6] He ran for 933 yards on 166 carries with five touchdowns. [7] Williams returned to North Carolina in 2020 and again shared carries with Carter. [8] Throughout the 2020 season, Williams was statistically one of the top running backs in the country. [9] Williams' name was mentioned during the season as a "dark horse" candidate for the 2020 Heisman Trophy. [10] Against Miami (FL), Williams and backfield counterpart Carter combined for an NCAA-record 544 rushing yards as a duo in the Tar Heels' 62–26 blowout victory. Williams and Carter were both named to the 2020 Pro Football Focus First-team All-America at the running back position. [11] PFF also named him the 2020 ACC Football Player of the Year with a record-breaking 95.9 PFF rushing grade, the highest rushing grade in a single season since the site began covering college players. [12]

College statistics

SeasonTeamGPRushingReceiving
AttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
2018 North Carolina 11432245.22258587.3350
2019 North Carolina 131669335.64051717610.4261
2020 North Carolina 111571,1407.365192530512.2413
Career 353662,2976.365295053910.8414

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+5⁄8 in
(1.77 m)		212 lb
(96 kg)		30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.55 s1.60 s2.63 s4.09 s6.93 s36.0 in
(0.91 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		22 reps
All values from Pro Day [13] [14] [15]

2021 season

Williams was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round, 35th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. [16] Williams signed his four-year rookie contract with Denver on July 23, 2021. [17]

Heading into his first training camp, Williams competed with Royce Freeman and Mike Boone for the backup running back role. After the Broncos released Freeman during final roster cuts, they officially named Williams the backup running back, behind veteran starter Melvin Gordon. [18]

Williams made his NFL debut in the Broncos' Week 1 victory against the New York Giants, recording 14 carries for 45 yards. [19] Williams scored his first professional rushing touchdown against the New York Jets in Week 3, as the Broncos won the game 26–0. [20] In Week 9, against the Dallas Cowboys, he had his first game going over 100 rushing yards with 111 on 17 carries. [21] Williams received his first career start in Week 12 against the Kansas City Chiefs, as he replaced an injured Melvin Gordon. Williams finished the game with 23 carries for 102 yards, six receptions for 76 yards and a receiving touchdown, though the Broncos lost the game 22–9. [22]

Overall, Williams finished his rookie season appearing in all 17 games (one start) and recorded 203 carries for 903 yards (4.4 YPC) and four rushing touchdowns plus 43 receptions for 319 yards and three receiving touchdowns. [23] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. [24]

2022 season

In Week 1, Williams had 108 scrimmage yards and a lost fumble in the 16–17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. In the loss, he had 11 receptions. [25] During Week 4 against the Las Vegas Raiders, Williams went down with a knee injury and left the game. It was later revealed that he suffered tears to the ACL, LCL, and posterolateral corner. The injury prematurely ended his 2022 season. [26]

2023 season

In the 2023 season, Williams had 217 carries for a team-high 774 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to go with 47 receptions for 228 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in 16 games and 13 starts. [27] [28]

NFL career statistics

Regular Season
YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingFumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2021 DEN 1712039034.4494433167.342321
2022 DEN 44472044.317016764.813011
2023 DEN 16132177743.6213472284.918211
Career 37184671,8814.04971066205.842543

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