Jamaal Williams Athlete Profile - FTB

Jamaal Williams

Running Back #21

Ht/Wt

212 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Fontana,

California

Last School

Summit High School

Roster Years

2012-2014 | 2016

Born in Rialto, California
Mother was a sprinter at UCLA
Also recruited by Boise State, Arizona State, Utah, Idaho, San Diego State, UCLA, Oregon and New Mexico State

BYU's career leader in rushing yards (3,901), attempts (726), 100-yard games (16), single-game rushing yards (286)
Rushed for over 200 yards three times
35 career rushing touchdowns (No. 3 at BYU)
4,468 all-purpose yards (No. 5 at BYU)
36 total touchdowns (No. 4 at BYU)
216 points scored (No.5 at BYU among non-kickers)

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2012

Earned letterman honors as a freshman
Played in every game and started eight
Had 166 carries for 775 yards and 12 touchdowns (the most carries, yards and touchdowns by a BYU true freshman)
Season-high 28 carries and four total touchdowns (3 rushing, 1 receiving) at Georgia Tech
Season-high 155 rushing yards against Hawai'i
Season-long 49 yard rush against Idaho
Had 27 receptions for 315 yards and one touchdown
Pulled down a season-high seven catches against Notre Dame
Season-long 39 yard catch at Georgia Tech
Had six games with over 100 all-purpose yards
Named Independent Freshman of the Year by College Sports Madness--also named to All-Independent First Team

Sophmore Year 2013

Named to the Doak Walker Award watch list
Preseason All-Independent Third Team (College Sports Madness)
Carried the ball 33 times for 144 yards at Virginia
Set his career high with 182 rushing yards against Texas (9/7)
Named College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Running Back of the Week (9/7, 11/18, 12/2)
Recorded his first touchdown of the season to go along with 86 yards in win over Georgia Tech
Tallied two TDs and 83 yards at Houston
Rushed for 107 yards in win vs Boise State
Scored three touchdowns in win over Idaho State
Named FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (11/18 and 12/2)
Named College Sports Madness Independent Offensive Player of the Week (11/18 and 12/2)
Rushed for a new career-high 219 yards on 15 carries in win over Nevada
Earned first team All-Independent honors by College Sports Madness for the second consecutive year
Named to FBS All-Independent Team
Phil Steele All-Independent First Team

Junior Year 2014

Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent First Team
Named to the Maxwell Award watch list
Named to CFPA Running Back Trophy watch list
Named to the Doak Walker Award watch list
Rushed for two scores and 139 yards in win over Houston
He passed John Ogden for No. 8 at BYU in career rushing yards (2,403). He also earned the No. 7 spot in school history for career carries (460), passing Peter Van Valkenberg in game against USU
Collected 102 yards on 16 carries vs Utah State
Carried the ball 16 times for 70 yards on the night while returning from injury and scored BYU’s first touchdown of the game on a 17-yard run with 9:12 left in the second quarter in the loss to Boise State
Rushed for 49 yards in the win at Middle Tennessee, surpassing Doak Walker Award winner Luke Staley (2,493 yards) for No. 6 all-time at BYU
Sufferend season-ending knee injury against Middle Tennessee
Named to the College Sports Madness All-Independent Second Team

Senior Year 2016

Participated in the 2017 NFL Combine
Played in the Reese's Senior Bowl
Rushed for 1,375 yards and 12 touchdowns in just 10 games
No. 5 nationally in rushing yards per game
Six games of 100 rushing yards, including five of over 160
Set the school record in single game rushing yards with 286 yards against Toledo
Also tied a school record with five touchdowns against the Rockets
Became the all-time career rushing leader at BYU in the first overtime against Mississippi State with a 9-yard rus, passing Harvey Unga. Finished the year with 3,901 career rushing yards
Named to SI's 2016 Midseason All-America Second Team
Eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards at Cincinnati (notched 92) to be the fourth BYU player to have multiple 1,000-yard seasons at BYU after 1,233 in 2013
Named to Doak Walker Award watch list