PRIOR TO NIU (2020-22 at Iowa)
In 26 games at Iowa, gained 471 yards on 116 carries to average 4.06 yards per carry … caught 18 passes for 91 yards as a Hawkeye.

2022 (Sophomore): In 11 games, carried the ball 43 times for 138 yards to average 3.2 yards per rush … also caught nine passes for 44 yards with a long reception of 32 yards versus Nevada … had at least one carry in nine of 11 games played … started the Nevada and Rutgers games at running back … rushed a season-high 16 times for 57 yards versus Nevada and caught three passes for 34 yards … recorded seven carries for 17 yards at Rutgers and had a pair of catches for 10 yards … rushed four times for 20 yards at Ohio State for a five-yard average … gained 19 yards on six rushes versus Wisconsin … had four carries at Illinois and also recorded catches in the Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebraska games … preseason fourth-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports.

2021 (Freshman): Saw action in all 14 games on the season … led team in rushing yards in both post-season games in 2021 . . .carried the ball 65 times for 305 yards to average 4.7 yards per carry … also caught nine passes for 47 yards … earned the team’s Next Man in Award on offense …. had four rushing attempts for 17 yards vs. Kent State, with a long of six yards . . . also caught three passes for 14 yards, with a long of 11 yards in the game . . . carried twice for 15 yards at Wisconsin, with a long of eight yards, along with a kickoff return for 18 yards . . . rushed 10 times for 41 yards at Northwestern and caught one pass for four yards . . . recorded 10 rushing attempts for 56 yards vs. Illinois, with a long of 16 yards . . . carried the ball six times at Nebraska and caught two passes for 16 yards . . . led team in rushing with 12 attempts for 56 yards in the Big 10 Championship game vs. Michigan . . . also had one pass reception and one incomplete pass attempt . . . started at running back in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky and led the team with career-best 16 rushing attempts for career-high 98 yards, with a long of 19 yards . . . also caught two passes for 14 yards vs. Kentucky … Academic All-Big Ten

2020 (Freshman): Redshirted after playing in just one game . . . saw first action of career in 49-7 win over Michigan State. . . totaled eight rushing attempts for 28 yards vs. MSU, with a long of seven yards . . . earned Dean’s List recognition in the fall of 2020 after joining the team the previous spring.

HIGH SCHOOL
First-team all-state, all-conference, and all-district as a senior . . . second-team all-state as a junior . . . first-team all-district and all-conference as a freshman, sophomore, and junior . . . a four-year football letterman . . . member of state championship team as a senior with 13-1 record . . . prep team reached state semifinals as a junior . . . state playoff participant as a freshman and sophomore . . . rushed for 1,263 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior . . . rushed for 1,309 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior . . . had 732 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore, with 421 receiving yards and two touchdowns . . . rushed for 805 yards and seven touchdowns as a freshman, along with 242 receiving yards and one touchdown . . . also lettered three years in track.

PERSONAL
Birthday is February 20th . . . pre-business major . . . parents are Kori and Byron Williams . . . high school coach was Tom Wilson.

Gavin Williams