* 2021 MVFC All-Newcomer Team

2021 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team as NDSU's leading rusher his first year in the program after transferring from Southern Methodist University...Carried 123 times for 772 yards and 12 touchdowns...Averaged 6.3 yards per carry and 55.1 yards per game for an NDSU team that had four 500-yard rushers and ranked second in the FCS averaging 280.6 rushing yards per game...Had two 100-yard rushing games during the season...Career-high 18 carries and 137 yards with two touchdowns at Youngstown State...Ran 17 times for 112 yards and two scores in the second round NCAA playoff win over Southern Illinois...In a four-game stretch from Youngstown State through the NCAA quarterfinal win over East Tennessee State, he carried 62 times for 400 yards and eight touchdowns.

2020 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 10 games for SMU...Carried 13 times for 98 yards and two touchdowns...Longest run of the year was 49 yards for a touchdown at Temple...Made three catches for five yards.

2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in six games for SMU...Registered 10 carries for 25 yards...Added one catch for five yards...Season-high three carries for 12 yards against Texas State.

2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Took a redshirt year at SMU.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Ryan Roark at Angleton High School...Helped Angleton to a 13-1 record in 2017...Registered 165 carries for 1,814 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior...Ran for 91 yards on 14 carries in the 2017 state semifinals...As a junior, posted 1,207 yards on 113 carries and 15 touchdowns.

PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in May 2022 with a degree in business administration...Enrolled in graduate school for fall 2022 semester.

TaMerik Williams