2017 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
5:00 pm MT

Tyler Williams
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oro Valley, AZ
- High School:
- Ironwood Ridge
- Position:
- WR
2016 - Played in all 13 games, starting eight ... rushed for 270 yards and six touchdowns on 48 carries ... six catches for 136 yards receiving ... rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown vs. South Alabama in bowl ... also had team-best three catches for 66 yards ... rushed for seven yards and a TD at San Jose State ... rushed for 29 yards and a TD on five carries vs. Colorado State ... also had one catch for eight yards ... rushed for 51 yards and a TD on seven carries at Utah State ... rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns vs. Georgia State ... also had one catch for 21 yards.
2015 – Played in 12 games, starting three … rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries … averaged 5.9 yards per carry … had two catches for 10 yards … led team in kickoff returns with 15 for 333 yards which is an average of 22.2 yards per return … career-best nine carries for 79 yards against Utah State … four kickoff returns for 93 yards vs. Navy … career-best 36 yard kickoff return vs. Colorado State.
2014 – Played in one game, seeing action vs. Nicholls State … was not credited with any statistics.
High School - Lettered three years each in football, track and basketball ... was a first-team all-Southern Arizona selection in football as a sophomore ... as a junior and senior ... earned Southern Arizona offensive player of the year honors ... helped his team to the state championship ... high school football coach was Matt Johnson.
Personal - Son of Tyrone and Sharon Williams ... is one of three children ... has an older and younger brother ... member of cadet squadron 3 ... nickname is Ty ... majoring in English ... would like to someday work with his brother for a professional sports franchise or own his own business ... hobbies include bowling and spending time with friends and family ... completed Operations Air Force and was on the cadet cadre for Basic Cadet Training in the summer of 2016 ... assisted with USAFA Sports Camps and was on the cadet cadre for Basic Cadet Training last summer.
RUSHING | G | att | yards | td | long | avg / c | avg / g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2015 | 12 | 31 | 182 | 1 | 21 | 5.9 | 15.2 |
2016 | 13 | 49 | 270 | 6 | 20 | 5.5 | 20.8 |
TOTAL | 27 | 80 | 452 | 7 | 21 | 5.7 | 16.7 |
RECEIVING | G | rec | yards | td | long | rec / g | avg / c | avg / g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2015 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
2016 | 13 | 6 | 136 | 0 | 41 | 0.5 | 22.7 | 10.5 |
TOTAL | 27 | 8 | 146 | 0 | 41 | 0.3 | 18.2 | 5.4 |
KICK RETURNS | G | no. | yards | td | long | avg / r | avg / g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2015 | 12 | 15 | 333 | 0 | 36 | 22.2 | 27.8 |
2016 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
TOTAL | 27 | 15 | 333 | 0 | 36 | 22.2 | 12.3 |