Awards and Honors:
2019 First Team All-OVC
2018 AP Third Team All-America
2018 First Team All-OVC
2016 OVC All-Newcomer Team
Athletics Director's Honor Roll (S19, F19)
2019 (Senior): Saw action in 13 contests, led the Govs with 895 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns, and was second with 1,414 all-purpose yards… Finished second among OVC athletes in rushing yardage, rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns (14)… Opened season with 139-yard rushing performance on 12 carries against North Carolina Central (Aug. 29)… Ran for a season-best 173 yards on 24 carries, scoring two touchdowns, in Govs’ victory against Jacksonville State (Sept. 28)… Caught game-winning 25-yard touchdown pass in overtime at Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 2)… Notched third 100-yard rushing outing against UT Martin (Nov. 9) scoring a season-best three touchdowns on the ground as part of a 118-yard outing… In NCAA Playoff-opening victory against Furman (Nov. 30) posted career-best 103 receiving yards, including a 73-yard touchdown reception and ran for another touchdown.
2018 (Junior): Led the FCS, averaging 7.99 yards per carry on the season, and was named Third-Team FCS All-America by the Associated Press as an all-purpose player… the Govs leading rusher, carried the ball 104 times for 831 yards and a team-leading seven rushing touchdowns in nine games… returned 24 kickoffs for 547 yards and caught 17 passes for 127 yards and a score to finish with 1,510 all-purpose yards – the sixth-highest single-season total at APSU… led the OVC and finished third in the country averaging 167.78 all-purpose yards per game… racked up 181 rushing yards and tied his career-high with three rushing touchdowns on just eight carries at Morehead State (Sept. 15)… also caught a nine-yard touchdown pass to finish with a career-best four total touchdowns on the day… led the Govs in rushing in seven games… closed out the season with 118 yards and a touchdown against Murray State (Nov. 17)… rushed 13 times for 104 yards and a touchdown and had six receptions for 39 yards at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 13)… rushed nine times for 74 yards and two touchdowns against Tennessee State (Oct. 6)… also returned five kicks for 139 yards –including a season-long 46-yarder – against the Tigers.
2017 (Sophomore): Took over primary starting duties in the backfield with nine starts on the season… finished second on the team in rushing with 674 yards on 103 carries… his 6.54 yards per rush for the season is the third-best number in Govs history… had a huge day against Morehead State (Sept. 16), amassing 203 rushing yards on just eight carries… the 203-yard output is the eight-best in Austin Peay history… named the OVC Offensive Player of the Week after running for 148 yards and a touchdown on just eight carries against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 21)… ripped off a 74-yard run against SEMO, tied for the sixth-longest rush in program history… caught nine passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns during the year.
2016 (Freshman): His presence became known to the point where he earned All-Newcomer Team honors from the Ohio Valley Conference, the second-consecutive season an APSU running back was named to the Newcomer squad… started out in the slot but progressed to being a three-down back by season’s end… broke out with 15 carries, 55 yards and three scores against Mercer, Oct. 22… posted 136 all-purpose yards at Southeast Missouri, Oct. 29, rushing 10 times for 87 yards, catching two passes for 18 and returning a kick for 31 yards… rolled up 175 all-purpose yards in the Nov. 5 game against Tennessee State, rushing for 89 yards on 18 carries, adding 84 more on three receptions and two more on a kick return… set the OVC record with 399 all-purpose yards against Eastern Kentucky, Nov. 12 (176 rushing, 42 receiving, 181 on kick returns); scored once on the ground and once on kick return and added a season-long 69-yard scamper to set up another Austin Peay score… became the first player in league history to earn three separate weekly honors in the same week, earning co-Offensive, co-Specialist and co-Newcomer of the Week after his performance at Eastern Kentucky… also became the first Governor to earn a national honor with a STATS FCS Freshman of the Week accolade… finished his freshman campaign with 241 all-purpose yards, including 124 on the ground and one touchdown, at Kentucky, Nov. 19.
High School: Played for rob Black at Fulton High School… semifinalist for 2015 Class 4A Mr. Football Back honor… TSWA All-State as a defensive back in 2015… scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead Tennessee to victory in the Kentucky-Tennessee Border Bowl… credited with 1,254 receiving yards and 30 touchdowns during his career.
Personal: Son of Tikeke Williams… has one brother, Darnell, who played college basketball… born Feb. 4… majoring in communications.
