2015 Football Roster
Anthony Ratliff-Williams
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Matthews, N.C.
- High School:
- Butler
• 2018 All-ACC Honorable Mention - Wide Receiver
• 2017 All-ACC First Team - Specialist
• 2017 All-ACC Third Team - All-Purpose
2018 - Junior Season
Started all 11 games at wide receiver and on special teams • Recorded 42 receptions for 689 and two TDs and rushed for 83 yards and a TD on 11 carries • Tallied at least two catches in all 11 games with a high of nine at Syracuse • Also returned 28 kickoffs for 598 yards (21.4 ypr) • Posted three receptions for 62 yards and a TD and a six-yard run at Cal • Made four receptions for 84 yards and returned three kicks for 69 yards at ECU • Added four catches for 84 yards and 19 yards rushing versus Pitt • Had two catches for 33 yards at Miami • Added three catches and a TD against Virginia Tech • Produced a career-high nine receptions for 79 yards and a 14-yard run at Syracuse • Added three catches at Virginia • Tallied a season-high 103 yards receiving on four catches and 118 kickoff return yards against Georgia Tech • Made four catches for 54 yards at Duke • Posted four receptions for 84 yards and 127 kickoff return yards versus Western Carolina • Added two catches for 76 yards, including a 51-yarder that matched his career high.
2017 - Sophomore Season
Earned first-team All-ACC honors as a return specialist as well as third-team accolades as an all-purpose back • His 895 kickoff return yards ranked fourth in UNC history and second nationally in 2017 • Also ranked sixth nationally in combined kick return yards • Was third in the ACC in all-purpose yards per game at 127.2 per contest • Led Carolina in receptions (35), receiving yards (630) and receiving touchdowns (6) • Completed 3 of 4 passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns • Was responsible for 10 total touchdowns (six receiving, two passing, two kick returns) • Had a season-high 131 yards on five catches with a touchdown at NC State • The 51-yard touchdown was his longest catch of the season and made it five straight games in which he was responsible for a touchdown • Caught five passes for a team-high 88 yards and a touchdown in the win over WCU • Finished with five catches for 75 yards and the game-winning touchdown in the win at Pitt • Also threw a 35-yard touchdown to Josh Cabrera and returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a score • Became just the third FBS player in the last 21 years to accomplish that trifecta • Earned ACC Specialist of the Week honors for the second time after his performance against the Panthers • Caught two passes for 25 yards and tossed his first career touchdown pass against Miami • Completed 2 of 3 passes, including an 18-yard touchdown to Beau Corrales • Picked up his third receiving score of the year at Virginia Tech, a 43-yard catch and run in the fourth quarter • Caught one pass for 12 yards against Virginia • Grabbed his second receiving touchdown of the year, a 25-yarder from Chazz Surratt, against Notre Dame • Finished with team highs of five catches and 55 yards against the Irish • Caught a 9-yard pass and returned four kickoffs for 114 yards at Georgia Tech • Had his best career receiving day against Duke, finishing with five catches for 125 yards and a touchdown, his first offensive score • Set a school record with 199 kickoff return yards and returned one kick 94 yards for a touchdown against Louisville • Earned ACC Specialist of the Week honors • Also caught three passes for 41 yards against the Cardinals • Caught one pass for 15 yards and returned two kickoffs for 45 yards with a long of 25 in the season opener against Cal.
2016 - Redshirt Freshman Season
Appeared in all 13 games • Caught three passes for 21 yards • Also returned seven kickoffs for 138 yards with a long of 32 yards • Tallied four tackles on special teams.
Butler High School
Listed as the No. 1 quarterback in North Carolina and the No. 21 signal caller nationally by Scout.com • Ranked the No. 9 overall player in North Carolina • Rated the No. 19 dual-threat quarterback in the country by Rivals • Also considered the No. 15 player in the state of North Carolina • Helped guide Butler to the second round of the state playoffs as a senior • Butler went 10-3 and averaged 49 points per game • Completed more than 61 percent of his pass attempts for 1,783 yards and 25 touchdowns, while rushing for more than 1,200 yards and 16 touchdowns on 118 carries in 2014 • In his first season as a full-time starter in 2013, threw for 2,558 yards and 34 touchdowns as a junior • Also ran the ball 195 times for 1,655 yards and 20 touchdowns • Helped lead the Bulldogs to 11 wins and a spot in the 4-AA Western Regional final • High school head coach was Brian Hales at Butler.
Personal
Son of Dinah Ratliff and Anthony Williams • Birthday is June 17 • Communication studies major.
