Emory Williams (American football)
| No. 8 – Miami Hurricanes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Milton High School |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Emory Williams is an American college football quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes.
Early life
Williams attended Milton High School in Milton, Florida. As a junior, he completed 63% of his passing attempts for 2,168 yards and 16 touchdowns with three interceptions, while also adding four touchdowns on the ground.[1] As a senior Williams he completed 161 of his 257 pass attempts for 2,049 yards and 21 touchdowns with just four interceptions.[2] He committed to play college football at the University of Miami.[3]
College career
Williams entered the 2023 season as the Hurricanes third-string quarterback.[4] In the 2023 season opener, he made his college debut where he completed all three of his passes for 42 yards in a win over Miami (Ohio).[5] In week 3, Williams went nine for 11 on pass attempts for 102 yards in a win over Bethune-Cookman,[6] after which he assumed the role as the team's backup quarterback.[7] He was named the team's starting quarterback for their week 8 matchup versus Clemson after starter Tyler Van Dyke was ruled out with an injury.[8] In their matchup against Clemson, Williams completed 24 of his 33 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown, with an interception in a 28-20 double overtime win over Clemson.[9]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2023 | Miami | 5 | 2 | 1−1 | 44 | 71 | 62.0 | 470 | 6.6 | 3 | 1 | 128.7 | 7 | -17 | -2.4 | 0 |
| 2024 | Miami | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 187 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 127.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Miami | 5 | 0 | — | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 156 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 137.4 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Career[10] | 12 | 2 | 1−1 | 73 | 116 | 62.9 | 813 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 129.7 | 11 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Bernadeau, Patrick (June 20, 2022). "Recruiting: 2023 Milton quarterback Emory Williams commits to Miami". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Taylor, G. Allan. "'Am I getting punked?' Miami hopes QB commit Emory Williams is just scratching the surface". The Athletic. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Miller Degnan, Susan. "Miami's soon-to-be QB grew up one of seven boisterous brothers. He'll fit in fine at UM". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Lichtenstein, Adam (August 8, 2023). "Hurricanes freshman quarterback Emory Williams making strong first impression". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Davis, Spenser (September 2, 2023). "Mario Cristobal shares reasoning behind Emory Williams getting backup QB reps". Saturday Road. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Lichtenstein, Adam (September 18, 2023). "Jacurri Brown, Emory Williams battle for UM's backup QB spot". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Miller Degnan, Susan. "Miami's Shannon Dawson delves more into Emory Williams, Jacurri Brown backup QB scenario". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Reynolds, Tim (October 22, 2023). "UM's Emory Williams rallies Hurricanes past Clemson". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Miller Degnan, Susan (October 22, 2023). "Freshman QB Emory Williams leads Miami to double-OT victory over Clemson in first start". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Emory Williams College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.