Demond Williams Jr.
{{Short description|American football quarterback}}
{{Infobox college football player
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| school = Washington Huskies
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- Washington (2024–present)
| currentnumber = 2
| currentposition = Quarterback
| class = Freshman
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| highschool = Basha (Chandler, Arizona)
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| weight_lb = 187
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Demond Williams Jr. is an American football quarterback for the Washington Huskies.
Early life
Williams attended Basha High School in Chandler, Arizona. As a junior, he completed 68% of his passes for 2,339 yards and 23 touchdowns to just one interception, while also adding 764 yards and five touchdowns on the ground.{{cite web |last1=Baumgartner |first1=Blake |title=QB Demond Williams Jr. stays at home, will play for Arizona |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38108593/qb-demond-williams-jr-stays-home-play-arizona |website=ESPN |date=31 July 2023 |access-date=12 October 2024}} Coming out of high school, Williams was rated as a four-star recruit and the 19th overall quarterback in the class of 2024.{{cite web |last1=Spears |first1=Justin |title=Early Signing Day: Four-star QB Demond Williams signs with Wildcats |url=https://tucson.com/sports/college/football/wildcats/early-signing-day-four-star-qb-demond-williams-signs-with-wildcats/article_927a1a92-9ef8-11ee-a756-f3eb2a7637f0.html |website=The Arizona Daily Star |date=20 December 2023 |access-date=12 October 2024}} He received offers from schools such as Arizona, Auburn, BYU, Ole Miss, and Purdue.{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Ben |title=2024 Ole Miss Commit Demond Williams Draws Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson Comps |url=https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/football/ole-miss-rebels-2024-commit-demond-williams-kyler-murray-comparison |work=Ole Miss Rebels on SI |publisher=SI.com |date=12 June 2023 |access-date=12 October 2024}} On December 30, 2022, Williams committed to play college football for the Ole Miss Rebels.{{cite web |last1=Obert |first1=Richard |title=Basha quarterback Demond Williams Jr. announces his commitment to Ole Miss |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/12/30/basha-quarterback-demond-williams-jr-announces-ole-miss-commitment/69767660007/ |website=The Arizona Republic |date=30 December 2022 |access-date=12 October 2024}} However on July 7, 2023, Williams de-committed from the Ole Miss Rebels.{{cite web |last1=Spears |first1=Justin |title=Arizona target, 4-star Chandler QB Demond Williams decommits from Ole Miss |url=https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/football/arizona-target-qb-demond-williams-decommits-ole-miss/article_10f09ea0-1d30-11ee-a47a-5f41af8903db.html |website=The Arizona Daily Star |date=7 July 2023 |access-date=12 October 2024}} Williams later flipped his commitment to play for the Arizona Wildcats.
College career
Williams enrolled early at Arizona.{{cite web |last1=Vorel |first1=Mike |title=Is undersized, electric Demond Williams Jr. UW's QB of future? |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/is-undersized-electric-demond-williams-jr-uws-qb-of-future/ |website=The Seattle Times |date=12 April 2024 |access-date=12 October 2024}} After Arizona coach, Jedd Fisch, left to coach the Washington Huskies, Williams entered the transfer portal and followed Fisch to Washington.{{cite web |last1=Baumgartner |first1=Blake |title=Arizona QB Demond Williams Jr. follows Jedd Fisch to Washington |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39356815/arizona-qb-demond-williams-jr-following-jedd-fisch-washington |website=ESPN |date=21 January 2024 |access-date=12 October 2024}} He made his collegiate debut in the 2024 season opener where he completed three of his five passes for 28 yards and a touchdown, while also adding 17 yards on the ground as he helped the Huskies to a 35–3 win over Weber State.{{cite web |last1=Tomashoff |first1=Roman |title=Demond Williams Jr.'s Washington debut gave an exciting glimpse into the future |url=https://uwhuskieswire.usatoday.com/2024/09/02/college-football-washington-huskies-football-demond-williams-jr-will-rogers-jedd-fisch/ |website=Huskies Wire |date=2 September 2024 |access-date=12 October 2024}} In week three, Williams played sparingly versus rival Washington State where he completed three of four passes for 12 yards, while also rushing three times for 22 yards in a 24–19 loss.{{cite web |last1=Vorel |first1=Mike |title=UW's Jedd Fisch explains decision to play freshman QB in key situations |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uws-jedd-fisch-explains-decision-to-play-freshman-qb-in-key-situations/ |website=The Seattle Times |date=14 September 2024 |access-date=12 October 2024}} He also started the 2024 Sun Bowl against Louisville, where they lost, 35-34.
= Statistics =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |Games ! colspan="8" |Passing ! colspan="5" |Rushing | |||||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="17" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Washington Huskies}}" | Washington Huskies | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 13 || 2 || 0–2 || 82 || 105 || 78.1 || 944 || 9.0 || 8 || 1 || 176.8 || 83 || 282 || 3.4 || 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Career{{cite web |title=Demond Williams Jr. College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/demond-williams-jr-1.html |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=Sports-Reference.com}} | 13 | 2 | 0–2 | 82 | 105 | 78.1 | 944 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 176.8 | 83 | 282 | 3.4 | 2 |
References
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External links
- [https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/roster/demond-williams-jr-/16108 Washington Huskies bio]
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Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Players of American football from Chandler, Arizona