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8 DJ Williams

  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 225
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Lake Placid, Fla.
  • High School Sebring HS
  • Prev School Florida State
  • Instagram 1amdjwilliams

Biography

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2023: Appeared in 12 games, making one start during the 2023 season... Rushed 85 times for 372 yards and five touchdowns... Averaged 4.4 yards per attempt and 31.0 yards per game... Finished Wildcat career with 748 rushing yards and eight touchdowns... Rushed for 45 yards twice; first against UTEP on Sept. 17; second at USC on Oct. 7... Gained season-high 51 yards on eight carries against Oregon State on Oct. 28... Punched in season-high two touchdowns at Colorado on Nov. 11. 

2022: Appeared in all 12 games in his first season with Arizona… Gained 376 yards on 60 rushing attempts with three touchdowns… Recorded a long of 52 yards and averaged 6.3 yards per attempt as well as 31.3 yards per game… Posted a season-high 88 yards on 14 carries with one touchdown against San Diego State to open the season on 9/3… Gained 65 yards on six carries with one touchdown against Oregon on 10/8… Rushed for one touchdown against Arizona State to help the Wildcats win the Territorial Cup 38-35… Gained 1,041 yards rushing in his career with nine touchdowns over four seasons, two at Auburn, one at Florida State, and one at Arizona.

Before Arizona: In 2021 with Florida State, appeared in six games and rushed for 47 yards with one touchdown on 10 carries…totaled season-high 31 yards and one touchdown on four carries vs. UMass…made FSU debut with 16 yards on four carries vs. Louisville…had one carry vs. Miami and at Boston College…also saw action vs. Syracuse and vs. North Carolina State... Appeared in 19 games with three starts in two seasons at Auburn…rushed 122 times for 599 yards and five touchdowns with 12 catches for 72 yards…posted career-high 130 rushing yards at No. 2 LSU in 2019…also added 21 receiving yards for career-best 151 all-purpose yards against eventual national champions…had 38 carries for 199 yards and three touchdowns plus seven catches for 40 yards during 2020 season…rushed 84 times for 400 yards and two touchdowns and added five receptions for 32 yards in 2019…four-star prospect rated as nation’s No. 16 running back in class of 2019 by 247Sports and No. 18 by ESPN…ranked 256th in ESPN300…two-time All-Highlands selection at Sebring…responsible for 2,334 yards of total offense and 34 touchdowns his senior year, rushing for 1,221 yards and 21 touchdowns and passing for 1,113 yards and 13 touchdowns…helped lead Blue Streaks to eight wins and 6A state playoff appearance…also lettered in baseball.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2022Senior

    Runningback
    6'2" 225 lbs
    32
  • 8

    2023Graduate Student

    Running Back
    6'0" 225 lbs
    8
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