Evan Williams
Oregon Ducks – No. 33
PositionSafety
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born:Los Gatos, California
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolSaint Francis (Mountain View, California)
Career highlights and awards

Evan Williams is an American football safety for the Oregon Ducks. He previously played for the Fresno State Bulldogs.

Early life and high school

Williams attended high school at St. Francis. Williams committed to play college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs.[1]

College career

Fresno State

In Williams first collegiate season in 2019, he totaled 40 tackles, two pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble.[2] Williams finished the 2020 season with 27 tackles and a forced fumble, where for his performance he was named an honorable mention member of the all Mountain West football team.[3] In the 2021 season, Williams notched 92 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, and three interceptions. For his performance in the 2021 season, Williams was named first team all Mountain West.[4] Williams finished the 2022 season with 69 tackles with six going for a loss, a sack, and four pass deflections. For his performance in the 2022 season, Williams was named second-team all-Mountain West.[5] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Williams decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[6][7]

Oregon

Williams transferred to play for the Oregon Ducks.[8][9] For Williams performance on the 2023 season, he was honored by being named second team all Pac-12.[10][11]

Personal life

Williams is the brother of former Oregon and NFL safety Bennett Williams.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "EVAN WILLIAMS S OREGON". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Evan Williams 2019 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Peterson, Derek (10 January 2023). "Oregon scores commitment from Fresno State transfer safety Evan Williams". Saturday Out West. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Torres, Max (10 January 2023). "Former Fresno State Safety Evan Williams Commits to Oregon". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Warren, Peter (10 January 2023). "Oregon lands commitment from former Fresno State safety Evan Williams". On3.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Hicks, Stephen (5 January 2023). "Evan Williams, 4-year starter at Fresno State, enters transfer portal". ABC30. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Marden, Andrew (5 January 2023). "Fresno State captain Evan Williams enters the transfer portal". Your Central Valley. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Crepea, James (27 August 2023). "Oregon Ducks relying on transfer safeties Evan Williams, Tysheem Johnson to lead overhauled secondary". Oregon Live.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Crepea, James (4 March 2023). "Former Fresno State teammates expect safety Evan Williams to fit in well with Oregon Ducks". Oregon Live.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Smalley, Don (5 December 2023). "Bo Nix named Pac-12 Offensive POY; Nine Ducks named to All-Conference teams". Ducks Wire. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Crepea, James (5 December 2023). "9 Oregon football players named to all-Pac-12 teams". Oregon Live.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Naugle, Jackson (August 2023). "Evan Williams hoping to follow in brother Bennett's footsteps for Oregon football as talented newcomer". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Oregon Ducks' safety Evan Williams creating his own identity". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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