Cardell Williams
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{notability|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox college football player
| name = Cardell Williams
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| school = Sacramento State Hornets
| pastschools =
- Tulsa (2022–2024)
- Sacramento State (2025–present)
| currentnumber = 6
| currentposition = Quarterback
| class = File:Redshirt.svg Junior
| major = Organizational Studies
| bowlgames =
| highschool = Westfield (Harris County, Texas)
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| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 183
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| espn = 4872721
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Cardell Williams is an American football quarterback for the Sacramento State Hornets. He previously played for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
Early life and high school
Williams was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and attended Westfield High School in Texas, where he completed 442 of 474 passes for 7,803 yards and 89 touchdowns to 20 interceptions and rushed for 420 yards and 15 touchdowns.{{cite web |title=Cardell Williams Football Stats |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/houston/westfield-mustangs/athletes/cardell-williams/football/stats/?careerid=vmsfd96pmgtcc |website=MaxPreps.com |access-date=September 29, 2023}} {{better source needed|date=February 2025}} He committed to play college football at Tulsa.{{cite web |title=Cardell Williams, Tulsa, Quarterback |url=https://247sports.com/player/cardell-williams-46097217/ |website=247Sports |access-date=September 29, 2023}}
College career
In the 2023 season opener, Williams made his college debut and completed 13 of 14 pass attempts for 233 yards and three touchdown, while adding a three-yard rushing touchdown, in a 42-7 win over Arkansas–Pine Bluff after replacing starter Braylon Braxton.{{cite web |title=Freshman QB Cardell Williams comes off bench to lead Tulsa past Arkansas-Pine Bluff |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/08/31/tulsa-vs-arkansas-pine-bluff-score-college-football-cardell-williams-golden-hurricane/70735402007/ |website=The Oklahoman |access-date=September 29, 2023}} He was named the team's starting quarterback going into their week 2 matchup.{{cite web |last1=Hummel |first1=Callie |title="This is going to be a phenomenal challenge": Tulsa QB Cardell Williams' first starting test will be a major challenge |url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/tu/this-is-going-to-be-a-phenomenal-challenge-tulsa-qb-cardell-williams-first-starting-test/article_6db7ab92-4dbe-11ee-94da-671e63ad9c04.html |website=Tulsa World |date=September 8, 2023 |access-date=September 29, 2023}} In his first start, Williams completed six of 14 passes for 65 yards and an interception before leaving the game in the second quarter with an injury against Washington.{{cite web |last1=Hummel |first1=Callie |title=Tulsa makes 'some strides' in loss at No. 8 Washington |url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/tu/tulsa-makes-some-strides-in-loss-at-no-8-washington/article_df24017c-4dbe-11ee-b716-779dabd81f0f.html |website=Tulsa World |date=September 9, 2023 |access-date=September 29, 2023}} He got his first win as a starter in week 4, as he struggled going eight for passing with 102 yards and two interceptions, but Tulsa would beat Northern Illinois 22–14.{{cite web |last1=Hummel |first1=Callie |title=What we learned from Tulsa's win at Northern Illinois |url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/tu/what-we-learned-from-tulsas-win-at-northern-illinois/article_3d604050-5aa5-11ee-98fc-1f1570fd1689.html |website=Tulsa World |date=September 24, 2023 |access-date=September 29, 2023}}{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2023|agency=Associated Press |title=Kendarin Ray intercepts a pass with 26 seconds left to help Tulsa hold off Northern Illinois 22-14 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/gametracker/live/NCAAF_20230923_TULSA@NILL/ |access-date=September 29, 2023 |website=CBSSports.com}}
On December 23, 2024, Williams decided to transfer to Sacramento State.{{Cite tweet |user=staywokee2|number=1871053444993499615|title=Committed!! @BrennanMarion4 @CoachKMerch #AGTG🙏🏽}}
=Statistics=
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| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tulsa Golden Hurricane|color=white}}" | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| colspan="16"| Redshirt File:Redshirt.svg | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 9 || 4 || 2−2 || 79 || 132 || 59.8 || 1,149 || 8.7 || 10 || 7 || 147.4 || 57 || 198 || 3.5 || 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 7 || 0 || 0−0 || 5 || 11 || 45.5 || 37 || 3.4 || 0 || 0 || 73.7 || 13 || 65 || 5.0 || 2 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sacramento State Hornets|color=white}}" | Sacramento State Hornets | |||||||||||||||
| 2025
| 0 || 0 || − || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cardell-williams-1.html Career] | 16 | 4 | 2−2 | 84 | 143 | 58.7 | 1,186 | 8.3 | 10 | 7 | 141.7 | 70 | 263 | 3.8 | 7 |
References
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External links
- [https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/football/roster/cardell-williams/11101 Tulsa Golden Hurricane bio]
- [https://hornetsports.com/sports/football/roster/cardell-williams/10245 Sacramento State Hornets bio]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Players of American football from Harris County, Texas
Category:American football quarterbacks