Demond Williams Jr. (born March 20, 2006) is an

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for the

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Early life

Williams attended

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. As a junior, he completed 68% of his passes for 2,339 yards and 23 touchdowns to just one interception, while also adding 764 yards and five touchdowns on the ground. Coming out of high school, Williams was rated as a four-star recruit and the 19th overall quarterback in the class of 2024. He received offers from schools such as Arizona, Auburn, BYU, Ole Miss, and Purdue. On December 30, 2022, Williams committed to play

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for the

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. However on July 7, 2023, Williams de-committed from the Ole Miss Rebels. Williams later flipped his commitment to play for the

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College career

Williams enrolled early at Arizona. After Arizona coach,

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, left to coach the

, Williams entered the

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and followed Fisch to Washington. He made his collegiate debut in the 2024 season opener where he completed three of his five passes for 28 yards and a touchdown, while also adding 17 yards on the ground as he helped the Huskies to a 35–3 win over

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. In week three, Williams played sparingly versus rival

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where he completed three of four passes for 12 yards, while also rushing three times for 22 yards in a 24–19 loss. He also started the 2024 Sun Bowl against Louisville, where they lost, 35-34.

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External links

Washington Huskies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Demond Living people American football quarterbacks Players of American football from Chandler, Arizona Washington Huskies football players Year of birth missing (living people)