2019: Started all 14 games as a sophomore... led NCAA in rushing, scoring, and all purpose yards... ran for NCAA high 2,316 yards on 345 carries... scored 33 touchdowns (30 rushing)... caught 10 passes for 64 yards and scored three touchdowns... returned 10 kicks for 148 yards... finished with a DII-high 2,526 all-purpose yards... ranked highly in the NCAA, breaking several DII records as well as Notre Dame College program records... earned several awards and honors including his second season as a Harlon Hill finalist.
2019 DII Rankings:
- First in All-Purpose Yards; only player to secure 2,000
- First in Rushing Yards; only player to secure 2,000
- Second in Rushing Touchdowns with 30
- First in Total Touchdowns with 33
- First in Scoring with 198 points (14.1 points/game)
- Sixteenth in Yards Per Carry with an average of 6.71
Awards
- Finished second in Harlon Hill voting
- D2Football.Com's National Offensive Player of the Year
- Named All-American by the AP, AFCA, D2CCA, D2Football.Com, an Don Hansen Gazette
- MEC Offensive Player of the Year
- MEC Athlete of the Year
- First-Team All-Region by D2CCA and Don Hansen Football Gazette
- First Team All-MEC
Notes
- Became the second player in DII history to rush for over 2,000 yards in back-to-back seasons
- First player at any NCAA level to rush for over 2,000 yards in both freshman and sophomore seasons.
- 2,316 Rushing Yards ranks sixth in DII history, his second season in which he has recorded a top-ten finish in the category.
- First player to score 33 touchdowns at the DII level since 2009.
- Third player at DII level to gain over 2,500 yards in back-to-back seasons.
2018: Played in all 14 games, making 13 starts in debut season... Ran for an NCAA-high 2,421 yards on 378 carries... Scored 18 rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown... Caught 12 passes for 79 yards... Returned 12 kicks for 199 yards... Led NCAA DII in all-purpose yards with 2,699... Ranked highly in the NCAA, breaking several Division II Records and NDC records... Earned several awards and honors including being named a Harlon Hill Award finalist.Â
2018 NCAA DII Rankings:Â
- First in all-purpose yards with 2,699; only player to eclipse 2,000
- First in rushing yards with 2,421; only player to eclipse 2,000
- Ninth in rushing touchdowns with 18
- Tenth in total touchdowns with 19
- Thirteenth in scoring with 114 points
- Eighteenth in yards per carry with a 6.40 average
Records set in 2018:
- Broke NCAA DII record for Most Rushing Yards Gained in First Game of Career (302 vs. Shepherd - 9/1)
- Broke NCAA DII record for Most Single-Season Rushing Yards Gained by a Freshman (2,421)
- Broke NCAA DII record for Most Single-Season All-Purpose Yards Gained by a Freshman (2,699)
- Broke NCAA DII record for Most Single-Season All-Purpose Yards Gained by Two Players on the Same Team (with Marvelle Ross, 4,630)
- Tied NCAA DII record for Most Games Gaining 100 Yards or More by a Freshman (12)
- Ranks fourth in NCAA DII Single-Season Rushing Yards (2,421)
- Ranks seventh in NCAA DII Single-Season All-Purpose Yards (2,699)
- Broke NDC Single-Game Rushing record (340 vs. West Liberty - 9/29)
- Broke NDC Longest Rush record (89 vs. West Liberty - 9/29)
Awards/Honors:
- Harlon Hill Award Finalist - Finished third in final voting
- AFCA First Team All-American
- AP First Team All-American
- D2CCA First Team All-American
- Don Hansen FB Gazette All-American
- Don Hansen FB Gazette Freshman of the Year
- D2CCAÂ Super Region 1 Offensive Player of the Year
- Don Hansen FB Gazette Super Region 1 Offensive Player of the Year/Freshman of the Year
- D2CCAÂ First Team All-Super Region 1
- Don Hansen First Team All-Super Region 1
- MEC Offensive Player of the Year
- MEC Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
      (First player to win both honors in the same year in the Mountain East)
- First Team All-MEC
High School: Participated in football, basketball and track and field at Forest Hills High School... Was a member of a state championship winning basketball team... Won two state championships in track and field.
Personal: Son of Tonya McLaughlin and Michael Williams... Majoring in environmental science.
