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 |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Basha (Chandler, Arizona) |
| College |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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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
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 Ole Miss.[5] Williams later flipped his commitment to play for the Arizona Wildcats.[2]
College career
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 earned honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference, Big Ten All-Academic team, Washington's Offensive Most Valuable Player Award and offensive MVP of the LA Bowl.
Williams earned the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Maxwell Award Player of the Week, becoming the first Husky in history and 16th quarterback in FBS history to pass for 400 yards and rush for 100 in the same game, breaking the UW record for single-game total offense in a win over Rutgers. Williams was named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in the Apple Cup, where he threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 88 yards and a touchdown.[8]
2026
On January 6, 2026, Williams communicated intentions to enter the transfer portal. This announcement came just days after signing a $4 million agreement to return to Washington in 2026.[9][10][11] On January 8, amid controversy and threatened legal action, Williams rescinded his intent to transfer and committed to stay at Washington for the upcoming season.[12]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yds | 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 | 13 | 13 | 9–4 | 246 | 354 | 69.5 | 3,065 | 8.7 | 25 | 8 | 161.0 | 143 | 611 | 4.3 | 6 | |
| Career | 26 | 15 | 9–6 | 328 | 459 | 71.5 | 4,009 | 8.7 | 33 | 9 | 164.6 | 226 | 893 | 4.0 | 8 | ||
References
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake (July 31, 2023). "QB Demond Williams Jr. stays at home, will play for Arizona". ESPN. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Spears, Justin (December 20, 2023). "Early Signing Day: Four-star QB Demond Williams signs with Wildcats". The Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ King, Ben (June 12, 2023). "2024 Ole Miss Commit Demond Williams Draws Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson Comps". Ole Miss Rebels on SI. SI.com. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Obert, Richard (December 30, 2022). "Basha quarterback Demond Williams Jr. announces his commitment to Ole Miss". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (July 7, 2023). "Arizona target, 4-star Chandler QB Demond Williams decommits from Ole Miss". The Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Vorel, Mike (April 12, 2024). "Is undersized, electric Demond Williams Jr. UW's QB of future?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake (January 21, 2024). "Arizona QB Demond Williams Jr. follows Jedd Fisch to Washington". ESPN. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Demond Williams Jr. - Football". University of Washington Athletics. August 30, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Washington QB Demond Williams is entering the transfer portal,..." ESPN. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ^ "UW reportedly plans to pursue legal action after QB enters transfer portal". The Seattle Times. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ^ "Washington has 'no intention' to release QB who signed deal but entered transfer portal anyway". The New York Times. January 7, 2026. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ^ Thamel, Pete (January 9, 2026). "QB Williams runs reverse, stays at Washington". ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2026.