2020 Football Roster
Williams, Javonte
Jersey Number 25
Javonte Williams
- Position:
- Running Back
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wallace, N.C.
- High School:
- Wallace-Rose Hill
Bio
2020 – Junior Season
Appeared in 11 games and started one game at running back • Named offensive MVP • Maxwell Award Semifinalist • Doak Walker Award Semifinalist • AP All-America Team (Second Team) • PFF ACC Player of the Year • AP All-ACC First Team • All-ACC Second Team • Graded out as the best running back in the country according to Pro Football Focus • Led the nation with 75 avoided tackles, was second with 42 rushes of 10+ yards and was third with 72 rushing first downs • Set single-season program records with 132 points and 22 total touchdowns (fourth most in the country) • Tied Tar Heel legend Don McCauley (1970) with 19 rushing TDs • His 1,140 rushing yards were the 13th most in program history, sixth most in the country and third best in the ACC • Third in the ACC with 103.6 rushing yards and second with 131.4 scrimmage yards per game • Scored three rushing TDs in the season opener against Syracuse and finished with 57 yards on 14 carries • Had a rushing and receiving TD at Boston College • Registered 169 rushing yards and 224 all-purpose yards with two rushing TDs against Virginia Tech • Had 119 rushing yards and a career-high 67 receiving yards and scored two TDs at Florida State • Named to PFF National Team of the Week after rushing for 160 yards and three TDs against NC State • Had 54 rushing yards and one TD at Virginia • Tied a school record with four first-half TDs at Duke • Had 175 all-purpose yards (151 rush, 24 receiving) against the Blue Devils • Registered an eighth-straight game with a rushing TD and had 101 rushing yards against Wake Forest • Set a new career high with 236 rushing yards on 23 carries against No. 9 Miami • Notched three rushing TDs for the fourth time in 2020 against the Hurricanes.2019 – Sophomore Season
Appeared in all 13 games, starting against Appalachian State, at running back • Ranked fifth among Power 5 running backs with an 89.8 grade on offense according to Pro Football Focus • Rushed for 933 yards and five TDs on 166 attempts • Caught 17 balls for 176 yards and one TD • Finished with 1,109 all-purpose yards • Ranked seventh in the ACC with 71.8 yards rushing per game and eighth with 5.6 yards per attempt • Had three games with 100+ rushing yards • Had 59 rushing first downs (15th among P5 RBs) • His 36 rushes of 10 or more yards ranked 23rd nationally • Had 10 rushes of 20 or more yards • Ran for 102 yards on 18 carries (5.7 per rush) against South Carolina • Had 76 yards on just 10 carries (7.6 per carry) against Miami • Led Carolina in rushing with 94 yards against App State • Had 49 yards and a TD against Clemson • Rushed for a career-high 144 yards and had a TD in the 38-22 win at Georgia Tech • Had 111 yards on the ground against Duke • Rushed for 98 yards on 16 carries against Virginia • Scored three TDs (2 rush, 1 receiving) and had 100 all-purpose yards (58 rush, 42 receiving) at NC State • Rushed for a game-high 85 yards on 14 carries against Temple in the Military Bowl.
2018 - True Freshman Season
Wallace-Rose Hill High School
Rated the No. 93 player in the state of North Carolina by 247Sports • Led Wallace-Rose Hill to its fourth-straight state title as a senior, scoring a 73-yard touchdown on the first play of the game, which was held at Kenan Stadium • Earned MVP honors after finishing the game with 207 yards and two touchdowns • Finished his senior year with 2,271 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns • Also caught 13 passes for 363 yards and five scores • Earned an invite to the 2017 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas • Named to the NCPreps.com all-state team • Also won a track and field state title in the 4x100-meter relay in 2016 • Coached by Kevin Motsinger. Personal
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