Javon Williams Jr.

Photo by: Byron Hetzler, The Southern

Position:
Running Back
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-2
Weight:
245
Hometown:
Centralia, Ill.
High School:
Centralia
Major:
University Studies

2022 (SENIOR)

Played in all 11 games and made 3 starts
Named 2nd-Team All-MVFC
Led the team with 9 rushing TDs
Recorded 415 rushing yards, 245 receiving yards, 140 passing yards and 344 return yards
Rushed for 4 touchdowns versus Western Illinois
Caught 28 passes, including 3 or more in 8 games

2021 (JUNIOR)

Played in all 13 games
Named 2nd Team All-MVFC
Totaled 905 all-purpose yards
Led the team in rushing yards (564) and rushing touchdowns (9)
Had a season-high 123 rushing yards vs. Dayton on 3 carries, including a 73-yard TD run, SIU's longest of the season
Recorded 2 rushing TDs in 3 games (at Kansas State, Illinois State, at Indiana State)
Caught 18 passes for 115 yards
Completed 3 passes for 67 yards, including a 40-yard completion vs. Youngstown State and a 23-yarder at South Dakota
Returned 13 punts for 82 yards (6.3 avg)

2020 (SOPHOMORE)

Played in 9 games and made 1 start (SE Louisiana), missing Weber State playoff game due to injury
1st Team All-American by Stats FCS and 2nd Team All-MVFC
Team's leading rusher with 122 carries for 532 yards (4.4 avg) and team-high 7 TDs
Caught 8 passes for 61 yards
Completed 9-of-14 passes for 237 yard and 3 TDs
Returned 12 punts for a 9.4 avg, including a season long of 31 yards vs. SEMO
Two-time MVFC Offensive Player of the Week for performances vs. SEMO (205 rushing/receiving/return yards, 1 TD) and SE Louisiana (145 rushing yards, 2 TDs and 56 passing yards, 1 TD)

2019 (FRESHMAN)

2nd Team All-American by Stats FCS
Finished 3rd in the voting for Jerry Rice Award, which goes to the nation's top freshman in FCS football
2nd Team All-MVFC
Played in all 12 games and started 4
Led all Division I freshmen with 19 TDs (17 rushing, 2 receiving)
Finished with 1,038 rushing yards (2nd nationally among freshmen) and 1,359 all-purpose yards (3rd nationally among freshmen)
Averaged 6.4 yards per carry
Passed for 160 yards and 2 TDs
Named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week at UMass (6 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TDs and 3 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD)
His 85-yard TD catch at UMass was the third longest in school history
Named MVFC Newcomer of the Week vs. Youngstown State (41 yards passing, 63 yards rushing, 73 yards receiving) and at Western Illinois (19 carries, 149 yards, 3 TDs and 2-of-2 passing for 48 yards)
Became first player in school history to run for a TD, pass for a TD and catch a TD pass in the same game (Youngstown State)

2018 (REDSHIRT)

Redshirted
Played in the first 4 games
Rushed 11 times for 48 yards (4.4 ave) and 1 TD
Had a season-high 35 yards rushing on 4 carries at Murray State with a long of 24 yards
Earned the team's Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year award

HIGH SCHOOL

Ran for 2,395 yards and 30 TDs and passed for 1,967 yards and 22 TDs in senior season (2017) ... His 52 touchdowns in 2017 were the IHSA single season TD record for one season (as of 9/15/21 he is tied for the second most TDs in one season) ... Three-time All-South Seven Football Conference selection (2015-2017) ... Led 2017 team to a 7-3 record and a spot in the IHSA 5A playoffs ... 2017 South Seven Conference MVP in basketball ... A career 1,000-point scorer in basketball.