Awards and Honors:
Athletics Director's Honor Roll (F23)
2025: Played in 12 games, totaling 53 rushing attempts for 216 yards and 2 rushing touchdowns... Added 14 receptions for 130 yards… Rushed for a season-high 52 yards, including a 32-yard carry vs. Morehead State on Sep. 13… Scored in two games: against Central Arkansas on Nov. 8 (where he caught a season-high 4 passes for a season-high 41 yards with a season-long 24-yard reception), and against Samford on Nov. 15, the same contest he wore the #0 jersey to honor fallen teammate Will Hardrick... more than half his carries and 9 of his 14 receptions came in the final four games of the 2025 season.
2024: Appeared in all 12 games for the Governors… Rushed seven times for 19 yards in the season opener at Louisville (Aug. 31)… Had a season-high nine carries, 43 yards, and his first-career touchdown against Alabama A&M (Sept. 21)… Had a season-high 19 receiving yards and three carries for five yards against Southern Utah (Sept. 28)… Rushed seven times for 21 yards at West Georgia (Oct. 5)… Had a season-high three kick returns and 57 kick-return yards in the finale against Chattanooga (Nov. 23)… Finished the season with 44 carries and ranked sixth on the team with 120 rushing yards.
2023: Played in one game at running back… Rushed five times for 20 yards, with a long run of nine yards, in his collegiate debut at Lindenwood (Sept. 30).
High School: An all-purpose back for head coach LaVanta Davis at St. James High School… Helped St. James reach Division III Non-Select state semifinals as a senior… Finished prep career with 4,056 all-purpose yards, including 2,180 rushing yards, 1,033 receiving yards, and 843 kick return yards… Also accounted for 48 touchdowns in four seasons at St. James, including 34 touchdowns as a senior… Ran for 1,759 yards and 32 touchdowns over 12 games during his senior season, including 10 100-yard performances… Named a finalist for WAFB Warrick Dunn Award, presented to the top player in Louisiana… A Louisiana Sports Writers Class 3A All-State selection… District 8-3A Offensive Most Valuable Player… Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com.
Personal: Kaden Malik Williams is the son of Sylvester and Magan Williams… Birthday is Jan. 5… Has two siblings, Collin and Kennadi… Cousin, Tramon Williams, played defensive back at Louisiana Tech before spending part of 15 seasons in the NFL… A communications major with a concentration in sports communication.
