Demond Williams Jr.
 Williams at 2025 Big Ten Media Days | |
| No. 2 – Washington Huskies | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 20, 2006 |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Basha (Chandler, Arizona) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Demond Williams Jr. (born March 20, 2006) is an American college football quarterback for the Washington Huskies.
Early life
[edit]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.[1] Coming out of high school, Williams was rated as a four-star recruit and the 19th overall quarterback in the class of 2024.[2] He received offers from schools such as Arizona, Auburn, BYU, Ole Miss, and Purdue.[3] On December 30, 2022, Williams committed to play college football for the Ole Miss Rebels.[4] However on July 7, 2023, Williams de-committed from the Ole Miss Rebels.[5] Williams later flipped his commitment to play for the Arizona Wildcats.[2]
College career
[edit]2024
Williams enrolled early at Arizona.[6] After Arizona coach, Jedd Fisch, left to coach the Washington Huskies, Williams entered the transfer portal and followed Fisch to Washington.[7] As a true freshman, Williams played in every game, starting the final two (at No. 1 Oregon and vs. Louisville in the Sun Bowl), at quarterback. He finished the season 82-for-105 (.781) for 944 yards, eight touchdowns and just one interception, while rushing for 282 yards and two scores on 83 carries.[8]
2025
Williams was named the starting quarterback for the 2025 Washington Huskies.[9] In the Apple Cup, Williams completed 16 of 19 passes for 298 yards and four touchdowns, adding 88 rushing yards and a score on 13 carries. His 84.2% completion rate ranks eighth in UW single-game history.[8]
In the win over Rutgers, Williams completed 21 for 27 passes for 402 yards, two passing touchdowns and no interceptions, along with 13 carries for 136 yards and two rushing TDs. Williams broke the UW record for single-game total offense, with 538, breaking the mark of 529, set by Michael Penix Jr. in 2022.
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2024 | Washington | 13 | 2 | 0–2 | 82 | 105 | 78.1 | 944 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 176.8 | 83 | 282 | 3.4 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Washington | 6 | 6 | 5–1 | 117 | 158 | 74.1 | 1,628 | 10.3 | 10 | 1 | 180.2 | 74 | 382 | 5.2 | 4 | |
| Career[10] | 19 | 8 | 5–3 | 199 | 263 | 75.7 | 2,572 | 9.8 | 18 | 2 | 178.9 | 157 | 664 | 4.2 | 6 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Baumgartner, Blake (31 July 2023). "QB Demond Williams Jr. stays at home, will play for Arizona". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ a b Spears, Justin (20 December 2023). "Early Signing Day: Four-star QB Demond Williams signs with Wildcats". The Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ King, Ben (12 June 2023). "2024 Ole Miss Commit Demond Williams Draws Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson Comps". Ole Miss Rebels on SI. SI.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Obert, Richard (30 December 2022). "Basha quarterback Demond Williams Jr. announces his commitment to Ole Miss". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (7 July 2023). "Arizona target, 4-star Chandler QB Demond Williams decommits from Ole Miss". The Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Vorel, Mike (12 April 2024). "Is undersized, electric Demond Williams Jr. UW's QB of future?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake (21 January 2024). "Arizona QB Demond Williams Jr. follows Jedd Fisch to Washington". ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Demond Williams Jr. - Football". University of Washington Athletics. 2025-08-30. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ "How UW Huskies QB Demond Williams Jr. stays cool despite lofty expectations". Spokesman.com. 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ "Demond Williams Jr. College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.