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Jersey Number 20
J'Koby Williams
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Beckville, Texas
- High School:
- Beckville
CAREER HONORS
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- All-Big 12 Third Team - Returner (2025, So.)
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention - RB (2025, So.)
- PFF All-Big 12 Team (2025, So.)
- DCTF All-Texas College Second Team (2025, So.)
- Paul Hornung Award Finalist (2025, So.)
- Week 9 Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll - Oct. 28ย (2025, So.)
- Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week - Oct. 27ย (2025, So.)
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
- Combined with Cameron Dickey to form one of the most-dynamic rushing duos in the country as a sophomore โฆ an all-around threat with the ball in his hands, impacting the game on the ground, in the passing game and as a returner โฆ appeared in all 14 games on the season while making six starts overall.
- Led the Red Raiders with 1,525 all-purpose yards on the year after totaling 868 yards on the ground, 388 receiving yards, 27 yards on punt returns and 242 as a kick returner โฆ averaged an impressive 108.9 all-purpose yards to lead the team โฆ bested Dickey for the team high in all-purpose yards as the Red Raiders were one of two teams nationally (Florida Atlantic) to boast multiple players with 1,300 all-purpose yards on the season but was the lone team to do so with both being running backs โฆ marked only the seventh time in program history and the first time since 2015 that Texas Tech had two players with at least 1,300 all-purpose yards in the same season โฆ was the first time, however, that both players were part of the running back room.ย
- Carried 155 times for 868 yards and six touchdowns on the ground to join with Dickey as the fist pair of 800-yard rushers in the same season in school history โฆย the Red Raiders were one of only four power conference schools to have multiple running backs with at least 800 rushing yards โฆ the two helped push Texas Tech to 2,560 rushing yards on the season as a team, its most since joining the Big 12 in 1996 โฆ the Red Raiders also averaged 182.9 rushing yards per game as a team, their highest average since 2015 and the fourth-highest clip of the Big 12 era.ย
- Received double-digit carries in eight different games, including in seven contests versus Big 12 foes and in the Capital One Orange Bowl โฆ rushed for at least 80 yards in four games and hit the 100-yard mark twice, both in Big 12 wins โฆ totaled more than 100 all-purpose yards in eight different games as well.ย
- Hauled in 35 passes for 388 yards and two touchdowns through the air thanks to his ability to spread out as a receiver or catch the ball out of the backfield โฆ had at least one catch in 13 of 14 games and totaled at least 50 receiving yards three times on the year โฆ one of those resulted in a 100-yard receiving game, the first of his still young collegiate career.ย
- Limited in his role as a returner following a preseason injury to Quinten Joyner โฆ made six kick returns over four games, resulting in 242 yards and a touchdown on a 40.3 average โฆ often placed as a kick or punt returner in key moments beginning midway through Big 12 play โฆ added three punt returns late in the season for 27 yards.ย
- Credited with 416 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which awarded him an 88.4 overall grade โฆ had the 11th-highest overall offensive grade nationally among running backs with 100 attempts and was eighth among power conference rushers โฆ received an 87.2 grade as a pass catcher, which ranked fifth among running backs with at least 10 targets and second among power conference rushers โฆ also had an 88.1 grade as a rusher and a 75.8 in run blocking โฆ listed with 44 targets by the publication with 35 resulting in a completion, finishing with 466 yards after catch โฆ able to fend off tacklers, forcing 48 missed tackles, per PFF, resulting in 597 rushing yards.ย
- AWARDS AND HONORS: an All-Big 12 third team honoree by the conference coaches as a returner and an honorable mention selection as a running back โฆ tabbed to the All-Big 12 team compiled by Pro Football Focus, which uses its grading system when determining its postseason awards โฆ member of the All-Texas second team compiled by Dave Campbellโs Texas Football โฆ one of six finalists for the Paul Hornung Award, which recognizes the most-versatile player in college football โฆ was the lone Big 12 player to be named a finalist for the award โฆ tabbed the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week and to the Paul Hornung Award honor roll after returning a kickoff for a touchdown versus Oklahoma State.
- IN NCAA RANKINGS: ended the season ranked 12th for total all-purpose yards (1,525) and 28th nationally for all-purpose yards per game (108.9) โฆ averaged 5.60 yards per carry on the season, which ranked 39th overall โฆ had 12 plays on the year - both on offense and as a returner - that resulted in at least 30 yards, which ranked tied for sixth in the FBS โฆ carried 10 times for at least 20 yards, which was tied for 29th nationally.ย
- IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: finished second only to BYUโs LJ Martin for total all-purpose yards (1,525) in the conference โฆ was third overall in the league for all-purpose yards per game (108.9) behind only Arizona Stateโs Raleek Brown (120.5) and Martin (120.0) โฆ ended the year eighth in the league for total rushing yards (868) and was 13th for rushing yards per game (62.0) โฆ combined for nine touchdowns on the season, which was tied for 11th in the league โฆ among the most-explosive players in the conference, finishing tied for the league high with 12 all-purpose plays that resulted in at least 30 yards โฆ was tied for second with six all-purpose plays of at least 40 yards and third with four plays of 50-plus yards.ย
- SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:ย
- Opened the season by carrying six times for 56 yards and a touchdown against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8/30), finding the end zone via a 5-yard scamper in the second quarter โฆ had nine carries for 54 yards and three receptions for 35 yards the next week versus Kent State (9/6).ย ย
- Closed non-conference play by carrying 13 times for 48 yards and a touchdown versus Oregon State (9/13) to go along with career highs of seven catches for 116 yards and another score โฆ both touchdowns came in the second quarter via a 30-yard pass from Behren Morton for a 21-0 lead and then a 3-yard rush less than four minutes later โฆ one of three Red Raiders with at least 100 receiving yards in the win, joining both Terrance Carter Jr. and Coy Eakin โฆ marked the first time Texas Tech boasted three 100-yard receivers in the same game since Jakeem Grant, Bradley Marquez and DeAndre Washington did so versus Baylor in 2014.
- The win over Oregon State kicked off an eight-game stretch with more than 100 all-purpose yards โฆ began Big 12 play with 11 carries for 43 yards and two receptions for 71 yards at Utah (9/20) โฆ performance included a 73-yard reception on Texas Techโs opening drive, the longest of his career โฆ broke numerous tackles before being downed in the red zone, setting up a Cameron Dickey touchdown run a few plays later fo an early 7-0 lead.ย
- Hit the 100-yard mark for the first time on the season two weeks later at Houston, carrying a career-high 20 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns in the win โฆ broke the game open with a 5-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter for a 22-3 lead and then found the end zone from only 1-yard out to seal the victory early in the fourth quarter โฆ marked the first multi-touchdown rushing game of his career and his second overall of his career.ย
- Followed with nine carries for 48 yards versus Kansas (10/11), three attempts for 22 yards at Arizona State (10/18) and then four carries for 10 yards against Oklahoma State (10/25) โฆ inserted as a kick returner for the first time versus the Sun Devils, bringing back two attempts for 87 yards thanks to a 31-yard return in the second quarter and a 56-yarder to start the fourth.
- Delivered one of the most-explosive returns of the season a week later versus Oklahoma State, bringing back the opening kick 99 yards for a touchdown โฆ marked the first kickoff return for a touchdown by a Red Raider since Drae McCray went 100 yards early in the 2023 season versus Houston โฆ was the first time the Red Raiders returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown since Keke Coutee went 92 yards to start a 2017 win over Baylor โฆ later scored on the Red Raidersโ first play from scrimmage via a 26-yard touchdown reception as part of three catches for 60 yards overall โฆ named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week and to the Paul Hornung Award honor roll for his performance.ย
- Proceeded to rush for at least 60 yards in five of the final six games of the season, beginning at Kansas State (11/1) with 17 carries for a career-high 135 yards and a touchdown โฆ helped the Red Raiders come out of halftime to take a 19-7 lead thanks to a 41-yard touchdown scamper โฆ returned home for 13 carries for 77 yards and two receptions for 32 yards against BYU (11/8) and then seven carries for 45 yards and for catches for 30 yards versus UCF (11/15) โฆ returned his first punt of the season against the Knights, resulting in 16 yards โฆ closed the regular season with 15 carriesย for 60 yards and a touchdown at West Virginia (11/29) to go along with one punt return for five yards and two catches for 11 yards.
- One of the Red Raidersโ top performers in the Edward Jones Big 12 Championship win over BYU (12/6) with 15 carries for 80 yards, including a 23-yard scamper late in the second quarter that led to a late field goal โฆ rushed 13 times for 81 yards in the Capital One Orange Bowl versus Oregon (1/1) to go along with five catches for 17 yards and two kick returns for 35 yards.
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
- Emerged as a potential standout at running back following a stellar performance in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl โฆ appeared in 10 games as a true freshman, making one start, which came versus Arkansas in the bowl game โฆ joined with fellow true freshman Cameron Dickey as backups to Tahj Brooks throughout the season.
- Likely was destined to redshirt early in the season until a season-ending injury to CamโRon Valdez โฆ member of the scout team the first few weeks of the season โฆ in fact, tabbed the offensive scout team player of the week following Texas Techโs season-opening win over Abilene Christian (8/31).ย
- Finished with 236 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the season off 41 carries, which ranked second on the team slightly ahead of Dickey โฆ bulk of his yardage and carries came in the bowl game, however โฆ made at least one rush attempt in eight of his 10 games played โฆ contributed via the passing game in one of the two games without a rushing attempt.ย
- Threat in the passing game and as a returner, catching 10 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown, while returning 12 kicks for 296 yards (24.7 average) โฆ was fifth on the team with 63.2 all-purpose yards per game and fifth overall with 632 all-purpose yards on the season.ย
- Served as Texas Techโs primary kick returner late in Big 12 play following an injury to fellow speedster Drae McCray โฆ boasted two kick returns of at least 40 yards with one of those pushing the Red Raiders past midfield at 50-plus yards.ย
- Credited with 118 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus and additional 45 on special teams (all on kick or punt returns) โฆ received a 75.3 overall grade by PFF, which ranked sixth on the offense โฆ did not allow a pressure as a pass blocker in his 12 opportunities on the season.ย
- AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized as the Offensive Player of the Game (visiting team) for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
- IN NCAA RANKINGS: ended the season tied for 20th in the FBS for kick return average (24.7), just behind Drae McCray (25.4) at No. 14 in the rankings โฆ Texas Tech was the only FBS school with two returners ranked in the top 20 of the final national rankings โฆ as a team, the Red Raiders shared the FBS lead with five combined kick returns (between McCray and Williams) that went at least 40 yards โฆ the Red Raiders were also tied for sixth for kick returns of 30 or more yards (7) and second for 50-plus yard returns (2).ย
- IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: was third in the league for kick return average behind only BYUโs Keelan Marion (26.2) and McCray (25.4) โฆ was one of six returners in the league to have two or more kick returns of at least 40 yards โฆ as a team, the Red Raiders led the league for kick returns of at least 30 yards (7), 40 yards (5) and shared the conference high for 50 or more yards (3).ย
- SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
- Made his Red Raider debut with four carries for 27 yards and a touchdown in the win over North Texas (9/14) โฆ caught one pass for 10 yards in the rout as well โฆ found the end zone for the first time in his career via a three-yard rushing touchdown with 4:06 remaining in the third quarter โฆ the touchdown run pushed Texas Techโs lead to 59-14 at the time.ย
- Found the end zone via the air against Baylor (10/19) as part of two catches for 22 yards and a touchdown โฆ did not have a rushing attempt in the loss โฆ connected with Behren Morton on an 18-yard reception with 6:31 remaining in regulation for his first career touchdown catch.
- Saw an increased role offensively with eight carries for 42 yards against TCU (10/26) โฆ inserted as Texas Techโs primary kick returner for the first time with three returns for 62 yards โฆ finished with 104 all-purpose yards, marking the first of three games on the season with 100-plus yards.ย ย
- Contributed to the win over ranked Iowa State (11/2) via four kick returns for 85 yards with a long of 28 yards โฆ added one carry for one yard and one reception for two yards.
- Provided a spark in the return game versus Colorado (11/9) with both of his kick returns going at least 40 yards โฆ finished with two returns for 103 yards to go along with four carries for 12 yards โฆ returned the opening kick of the game 46 yards to set up a quick Texas Tech scoring drive that featured a Behren Morton to Jalin Conyers 17-yard touchdown pass only four plays later โฆ set up another scoring opportunity for the Red Raiders just before halftime with a 57-yard attempt with only 19 seconds remaining โฆ marked his longest return of the season.ย
- Had only one return for 13 yards in the road win over Oklahoma State (11/23) to go along with two carries for four yards โฆ closed the regular season with five carries for 20 yards to go along with two receptions for 30 yards against West Virginia (11/30) โฆ called on for two kick returns for 33 yards in the win as well.ย
- Made his first career start in place of Tahj Brooks in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas (12/27), finishing with 123 yards and a touchdown off 15 carries, all season highs โฆ added four catches for 36 yards as well, including one for a season-long 22 yards โฆ became the first Red Raider true freshman to start at running back since TaโZhawn Henry did so midway through the 2018 season against TCU โฆ his 123 rushing yards marked the most by a true freshman in his first career start since Justin Stockton ran for 135 yards versus UTEP in 2014 โฆ scored the Red Raidersโ opening touchdown on a 54-yard touchdown run - his longest of the season - with 11:15 remaining in the second quarter โฆ averaged 8.2 yards per carry as he and Dickey combined for 199 rushing yards on 30 combined carries.ย
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Beckville High School in Beckville, Texas, near the Texas-Louisiana state line โฆ one of the stateโs most dynamic rushers throughout high school career โฆ during four-year run, Beckville won 42 games โ a four-year best at any stretch for a school that started playing football back in 1931 โฆ success included helping the Bearcats to three-straight district titles with all of them coming in undefeated fashion, a first for Beckville.
- Set the school rushing mark with 6,401 yards and 98 touchdowns โฆ averaged an impressive 12.5 yards per carry on the ground โฆ primarily split time at running back and as a slot receiver but did play behind center at quarterback during part of his senior year โฆ threw for 1,348 yards, 17 touchdowns and six interceptions during his career behind center โฆ on special teams, returned five punts and two kickoffs for a touchdown in his career.
- Combined for 3,116 total yards and 49 touchdowns his senior season alone โฆ helped push the Bearcats to a 10-2 record and a District 10-2A title following an undefeated 6-0 run through the district slate โฆ helped push Beckville to the Class 2A Division I area round that same season.
- Single-handedly kept Beckville in its area round game, running for a career-high and school record 303 yards on a career-high 28 carries โฆ scored all four touchdowns in a 42-28 loss to Garrison, which included touchdown runs of 72, 56 and 52 yards.
- Finished his senior season with 1,901 rushing yards, which ranked second all-time in school history โฆ his 32 rushing touchdowns set a program record, breaking the previous mark by former teammate Ryan Harris, who rushed for 31 in 2020.
- Voted the unanimous District 10-2A MVP following both his junior and senior seasons โฆ tabbed one of 25 semifinalists for the Mr. Texas Football award by Dave Campbellโs Texas Football โฆ named the Built Ford Tough 2A Player of the Week following six touchdowns, in four different ways, in the Bearcatsโ 69-14 victory over Big Sandy โฆ recognized as a second-team All-State honoree by Padilla Poll and an honorable mention selection as a quarterback by the Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) his senior season.
- Garnered first team All-State accolades by the TSWA following his 2022 junior season โฆ registered 2,408 all-purpose yards and 39 touchdowns as a junior โฆ also tabbed to the first ever THSCA Super Elite Team following junior season.
- A TSWA Class 2A second team All-State kick returner and an honorable mention All-State pick at running back his sophomore season โฆ credited in helping lift the program to a 10-4 record his freshman season, its best record in two decades.
- Three-sport athlete for Beckville, starring in both basketball and track and field in addition to football โฆ twice named to the Class 2A All-Region team ย on the hardwood โฆ three-time state champion in the 110-meter hurdles during high school career at the Class 2A level โฆ set a new personal record to complete the three-peat, clocking in at 14.19 to win the gold medal as a senior โฆ previously posted a 14.41 time to win the state title as a sophomore before being clocked at 14.26 as a junior.
- Five-time state champion overall, also winning gold in the 300-meter hurdles as a sophomore in 2022 and in the triple jump as a junior in 2023 โฆ set a personal record in the 300-meter hurdles, finishing at 39.21 to sweep the hurdle events as a sophomore โฆ measured at 45โ 11.75 in the triple jump to win the Class 2A ranks his junior year โฆ placed third at the state meet three other times during his career โ in the 4x200 relay as a sophomore, in the 300-meter hurdles as a junior and in the 4x200 relay as a senior โฆ qualified for the state meet in both the long jump and the 4x400 meter relay as only a freshman in 2021, finishing fifth overall in both events.
- Tabbed a four-star prospect by On3, ranking 27th nationally among running backs and at No. 55 among prospects from the state of Texas โฆ considered a three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports โฆ CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER:ย Baylor, Houston, LSU, Michigan, SMU, TCU, Texas and UCF, among others.
PERSONAL
- JโKoby Williams ... son of Dexter and Amber Prince ... has three siblings โ an older brother, Jay, a younger brother, Jordan and a younger sister, Kenzie.
- Related to former NFL linebacker, Demorrio Williams, who played in 138 games over a nine-year professional career with the Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers.
- A sports management major at Texas Tech.ย
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