Devonte Williams

Illinois

Sep 20 (Sat)

7:30 p.m.

Weight:
190
Height:
5-10
Position:
RB
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Columbia, Md.
High School:
Bullis School

Williams is sixth on Indiana’s all-time list with 1,511 kick return yards.

2017 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games ... finished third on the team with 761 all-purpose yards (63.4 per game) ... returned 28 kicks for 523 yards (18.7 average) ... caught 12 passes for 168 yards (14.0 average) with two touchdowns ... recorded 70 yards on 23 attempts ... set a career-high with 130 all-purpose yards and 128 kick return yards in the season opener against No. 2 Ohio State ... posted a career-high five catches for 36 yards in the win at Illinois ... tallied the first score of his career on a career-long 42-yard reception in the Georgia Southern victory ... added a 23-yard TD against No. 4 Wisconsin ... named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List.

2016 Honors: BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman.

2016 (Freshman): Played in 11 games ... moved from cornerback to running back during spring practice ... rushed for 147 yards on 48 carries ... caught seven passes for 50 yards ... returned 39 kicks for 784 yards, which ranks fifth on the program’s single-season list ... the 784 yards led the Big Ten and ranked 13th nationally ... posted four tackles ... finished second on the team with 1,001 all-purpose yards (91.0 per game) ... recorded five 100-plus all-purpose yardage games ... collected a career-high 42 yards on four carries (10.5 average) with a career-long 24-yarder at Northwestern ... carded 122 all-purpose yards (90 kick return, 31 rushing, 1 receiving) in the season-opening win at Florida International ... netted 110 kick return yards in the Foster Farms Bowl vs. No. 19 Utah ... returned three kicks for 90 yards in the win over No. 17 Michigan State.

2015: Played in three games and started at cornerback in the Florida International and Western Kentucky wins ... suffered a season-ending injury and received a medical redshirt ... posted five tackles with a career-high of three against the Hilltoppers ... returned 10 kickoffs for 204 yards (20.4 average) ... moved from running back to cornerback during preseason camp.

Prep/Personal: Running back for head coach Patrick Cilento at Bullis School ... first team all-state, all-metropolitan and all-conference selection as a senior ... rushed for 4,496 yards on 613 carries (7.3 average) with 51 touchdowns in his career ... made 46 receptions for 697 yards and eight TDs ... collected 1,899 rushing yards, 18 scores, 22 catches, 354 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 2014 ... finished his career as the program’s all-time rushing leader ... rated the No. 19 prospect in Maryland and the No. 62 running back nationally by Rivals ... parents are Harmony and Isaac Williams ... born on Feb. 5, 1997, Devonte Williams is an exploratory student.