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Name: Javon Williams Jr.
College: Southern Illinois
Number: 15
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-0 Weight: 238
Position: Pos2: RB/KR
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2023
40 Low: 4.75 40 Time: 4.81 40 High: 4.86
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Data Scout Notes: Graded @ HPFA FB/Could Return for 23...415 Rush-9TD/28 Rec-245-8.7-0TD 2022: 2ndC-AP...P1stC-RB-AP/P2ndFCSAA-AP...2021: 2ndC...2020: P1stPSDS-RB&AP...2019: 2ndC...JerryRiceAwardWatchlist
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Height: 6003
Weight: 238
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Dates: 03/08/23 03-14-23@Northwestern
Hand: 10 3/8 Arm: 30 1/4
Wingspan: 76 1/4
Height: 6003
Weight: 238
40 Yrd Dash: 4.81
20 Yrd Dash: 2.77
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225 Lb. Bench Reps: 19
Vertical Jump: 31
Broad Jump: 10'06"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.50
3-Cone Drill: 6.87
40 Time Range: 4.81-4.88/Projected 4.62/+.19/Both-Bests
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Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois, Player News
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2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: AP Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois, Jr.,...The Missouri Valley Football Conference announced its postseason awards on Monday, and Southern Illinois landed 10 players on the All-Conference and All-Newco mer teams. SIU defensive end Richie Hagarty was named first-team All-MVFC, while linebacker Branson Combs, wide receiver Avante Cox, fullback Jacob Garrett, safety PJ Jules and all-purpose back Javon Williams Jr. picked up second-team honors. Honorable m ention All-MVFC selections were quarterback Nic Baker, offensive tackle Beau Branyan and wide receiver D'Ante' Cox. - Southern Illinois Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023  FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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Javon Williams Jr. had four rushing touchdowns, Nic Baker threw for 227 yards and Southern Illinois controlled Western Illinois from the outset in a 30-7 win on Saturday for its fifth consecutive victory. A junior, Williams entered the game with 37 caree r touchdowns and needed one more to pass Cornell Craig for third place all-time in program history. Tom Koutsos owns the record at 52. His runs of 6 and 3 yards in the first quarter gave the Salukis (5-0, 4-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) a 14-0 l ead. His 1-yard plunge with 7:57 left before intermission made it 20-0, and his 5-yard score with 9:24 left in third were the final points of the game. Baker finished 25-of-27 passing. Naseim Brantley caught four passes for 71 yards and scored the Leathe rnecks' (0-6, 0-3) lone touchdown. - Southern Illinois/AP College Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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OCT 9 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois, 6-2, 237, Jr. (Centralia, Ill./Centralia),...Williams Jr. led a Saluki offensive attack that scored 38-straight points at nationally ranked Missouri State, as Sout hern Illinois won it's fourth-straight game. Williams Jr. scored two touchdowns and totaled 121 yards of offense (45 rushing yards, 39 receiving yards, 37 passing yards). His 28-yard pass to Avante Cox set up SIU's first TD, he caught a 12-yard pass on 4 th-and-7 that led to another score, and Williams Jr. scored himself on a pair of 1-yard TD runs. He also returned two kickoffs for 43 yards. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: AP - Javon Williams Jr., 6-2, 245, junior, Southern Illinois (2020),...Played in all 13 games in 2021...Named 2nd Team All-MVFC...Totaled 905 all-purpose yards...Led the team in rushing yards (56 4) and rushing touchdowns (9)...Returned 13 punts for 82 yards (6.3 avg). - Southern Illinois Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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2022 PRESEASON MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): RB/AP Javon Williams, Southern Illinois,...Played in all 13 games in 2021...Named 2nd Team All-MVFC...Totaled 905 all-purpose yards...Led the team in rushing yards (564) and rushing touc hdowns (9)...Had a season-high 123 rushing yards vs. Dayton on 3 carries, including a 73-yard TD run, SIU's longest of the season...Recorded 2 rushing TDs in 3 games (at Kansas State, Illinois State, at Indiana State)...Caught 18 passes for 115 yards. - Southern Illinois Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RB - Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois,...Four Salukis earned Second-Team All-Conference honors - running back Javon Williams Jr., wide receiver Landon Lenoir, defensive end Anthony Knighton an d linebacker Bryce Notree. Williams leads the team in rushing yards (522) and touchdowns (9) and continues to be an impact performer in both the Wildcat formation and on kick returns. - Southern Illinois Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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MARCH 15 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois - Was a stat-sheet stuffer in SIU's 17-16 win over Northern Iowa. He rushed 10 times for 41 yards, caught 3 passes for 17 yards and completed a 42-yard touchdown pass to Avante Cox that sparked a Saluki comeback from a 13-0 halftime deficit against Northern Iowa. Williams Jr. also added an 11-yard punt return for good measure. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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Javon Williams Jr. and Romeir Elliott each had a pair of touchdown runs, and Southern Illinois beat top-ranked North Dakota State 38-14 on Saturday that ended the Bison's 39-game winning streak. North Dakota State (2-1, 1-1 Missouri Valley), which has wo n three straight FCS championships, last lost on Nov. 4, 2017 to then-No. 8 South Dakota State. It was the Bison's worst defeat since a 37-6 loss at Cal Poly during the 2005 season. Williams ran for a 3-yard score and Elliott broke loose for a 20-yard to uchdown run in the fourth quarter. Both scores followed a North Dakota State turnover. Elliott finished with 91 yards rushing and Williams had 41, and the pair also had touchdown runs in the second quarter. The Salukis (2-1, 1-1) snapped an eight-game lo sing streak to the Bison, who were 16.5-point favorites. - Southern Illinois/AP College Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FIRST TEAM: Javon Williams Jr, Southern Illinois, Soph.,...Williams was 2nd Team All-American by Stats FCS in 2019...Finished 3rd in the voting for Jerry Rice Award, which goes to the nation's top freshman in FCS football...2nd Team All-MVFC...Played in all 12 games and started 4...Led all Division I freshmen with 19 TDs (17 rushing, 2 receiving)...Finished with 1,038 rushing yards (2nd nationally among freshmen) and 1,359 all-purpose yards (3rd nationally among freshmen)...Averaged 6.4 yards per carry. - Southern Illinois Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FIRST TEAM: AP Javon Williams Jr, Southern Illinois, Soph.,...Named MVFC Newcomer of the Week vs. Youngstown State (41 yards passing, 63 yards rushing, 73 yards receiving) and at Western Illinois (19 carries, 149 yards, 3 TDs and 2-of-2 passing for 48 yards)...Became first player in school history to run for a TD, pass for a TD and catch a TD pass in the same game (Youngstown State). - Southern Illinois Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois,...Williams rushed for 1,038 yards and a 6.4 average and leads all Division I freshmen with 19 TDs (17 rushing, 2 receiving) The Jerry Rice Award Watch List candida te caught 10 passes for 209 yards and completed 7-of-11 passes for 160 yards. - Southern Illinois Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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NOV 25 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois,...Williams rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown against top-ranked North Dakota State on Saturday. Williams averaged 5.1 yards per carry and exploded for a 28-ya rd touchdown to give SIU a 7-7 tie at halftime. The redshirt freshman was just the third player to rush for 100+ yards against NDSU this season. He also caught one pass for nine yards. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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NOV 18 STATS FCS NATIONAL FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois, RB, R-Fr., 6-1, 239, Centralia, Illinois,...Williams continued to flash versatility in Southern Illinois' fifth straight win, 45-21 at Western Illinois. He carr ied the ball 19 times for a career-high 149 yards with three touchdowns, which lifted him to 18 overall for the season, a Missouri Valley Football Conference record for freshmen. He also completed both of his passes for 48 more yards and had one receptio n for six yards. Honorable Mention: John Bachus III, QB, UT Martin; Dequece Carter, RB, Fordham; Cooper DeVeau, CB, Brown; Josh Green, DB, Tennessee State; Keaton Heide, QB, South Dakota State; Ethan Hull, LB, Jacksonville; Will Knight, RB, Delaware; Jar en Mitchell, WR, Northern Colorado; Gavin Pringle, CB, Bucknell; Scott Valentas, LB, Columbia. - STATS FCS Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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NOV 18 MISSOURI VALLEY CO-NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: RB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois, 6-1, 239, R-Fr., Centralia, Ill. (Centralia),...rushed for a career-high 149 yards, completed both of his passes for 48 more yards and had one reception for six yar ds. He did it on just 19 carries for a 7.8 average with a long of 35. Williams scored three rushing TDs on rushes of 1, 8 and 2 yards. That gives him 18 touchdowns on the season — the most by a Division I freshman and seventh-best among all FCS players . - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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NOV 11 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois,...Williams Jr. rushed 10 times for 113 yards (11.3 ave.) and completed both of his passes for another 62 yards. One of his throws was a 34-yard touchdow n strike to tight end Jacob Garrett, that put SIU up, 13-0. The Salukis went on to win, 37-14, for their fourth-straight victory. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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Kare Lyles threw for four touchdowns - two each to Landon Lenoir and Avante Cox - and Southern Illinois put away Missouri State early in a 37-14 win on Saturday. Lenoir had 124 yards receiving on nine receptions and Javon Williams Jr. had 113 yards rushi ng on 10 carries. The Salukis (6-4, 4-2 Missouri Valley) scored on five of six possessions in the first half - four produced touchdowns - and they built a 30-0 lead by intermission. Southern Illinois piled up 555 yards of offense and 26 first downs, whic h helped offset three turnovers. Southern Illinois now has won four straight following a three-game losing streak. Peyton Huslig threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns for Missouri State (1-8, 1-5). Following 4-2 start last year, the Bears now have lost 13 of their last 14 games. - AP College Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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2019 JERRY RICE AWARD WATCH LIST: Javon Williams Jr., RB, Southern Illinois: 110 carries, 659 yards, 13 TDs; 8 receptions, 194 yards, 2 TDs; 1 TD pass; 106.8 all-purpose yards per game (9 games),...A southern Illinois native from nearby Centralia, Willia ms Jr. has scored 15 touchdowns on the season (13 rushing, 2 receiving) - the most by a freshman in Division I. No other FCS freshman has more than 10 touchdowns.He is tied with FBS freshman running back Kenny Gainwell of Memphis. The 15 TDs is a freshman record at SIU and seventh overall in FCS this year. It's the most by a Saluki player since RB Jewel Hampton had 17 in 2011. In the game against Youngstown State, Williams Jr. became the first player in school history to rush for a TD, catch at T D and pass for a TD in the same game. Frequently operating out of the Wildcat formation, Williams Jr. averages 7.0 yards per carry and his 659 rushing yards ranks second among freshmen in SIU history. Tom Koutsos holds the mark with 1,052 in 1999. - STA TS FCS/Southern Illinois Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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NOV 4 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois,...Williams scored both of SIU's touchdowns in a 23-14 win over Indiana State. He now leads all Division I freshmen with 15 touchdowns. Williams Jr. carried 12 tim es for 84 yards and a 7.0 yard average. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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Javon Williams Jr. ran for two touchdowns and Nico Gauldoni kicked three field goals as Southern Illinois beat Indiana State, 23-17 in a Missouri Valley Football Conference battle Saturday afternoon. Williams raced 54 yards on the Saluki's second series to score, but Dominique Dafney capped a five-play, 42-yard drive for the Sycamores to even the game at 7-7 early in the second quarter. Williams' second touchdown, a 2-yard run with 3:37 left in the first half put Southern Illinois on top for good. Gauld oni added a 24-yard field goal with :08 left in the half made it 17-7 at intermission. He converted from 36-yards out in the third and added a 27-yarder in the fourth quarter. D.J. Davis carried 22 times for 160 yards to lead the Salukis (5-4, 3-2), who ran for 265 yards. Williams carried 12 times for 84 yards. Dafney ran for two touchdowns but Indiana State (3-6, 1-4) was held to just 292 yards of total offense. - AP College Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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Javon Williams Jr. ran for 107 yards and a career-high four touchdowns, Avante Cox had 193 yards from scrimmage and three total TDs, and Southern Illinois beat South Dakota 48-28 on Saturday. Williams had all four of his touchdowns in the first half and the Salukis (4-4, 2-2 Missouri Valley) outscored South Dakota 27-0 in the second quarter. Cox's 11-yard TD reception with 9 seconds left before the break made it 34-7. Cox scored on a 33-yard pass from Kare Lyles in the third quarter and ran it in from 5 yards to make it 48-21 in the fourth. D.J. Davis ran 17 times for 125 yards for Southern Illinois and Landon Lenoir caught four passes for 73 yards. Kai Henry ran 18 times for 116 yards for the Coyotes (3-5, 2-2). Austin Simmons passed for two touchdown s and ran for another score but had three interceptions. - AP College Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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OCT 21 MISSOURI VALLEY NEWCOMER OF WEEK: RB Javon Williams, Southern Illinois, 6-1, 239, R-Fr., Centralia, Ill. (Centralia HS),...Williams Jr. became the first player in school history to rush for a touchdown, catch a touchdown, and throw a touchdown pas s in the same game. In a 35-10 win over No. 18 Youngstown State, Williams Jr. totaled 177 yards (63 rushing, 73 receiving, 41 passing). His highlights included a seven-yard touchdown run, a 73-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard TD pass. He has scored nin e touchdowns on the season and has already surpassed last year's team leader (7). - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#10 FB) Sr/2023 FB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
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SEPT 9/WEEK 2 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RB Javon Williams, Southern Illinois, 6-2, 234, Fr., Centralia (Ill.) High,...RB Javon Williams touched the ball 9 times during SIU's 45-20 win over FBS UMass. He scored touchdowns on t hree of them, totaling 171 yards (68 rushing, 103 receiving) for an average of 19.0 yards per touch. He tied the school record for longest reception by a running back with an 85-yard TD catch, and added a 64-yard run for touchdown on the ground. The win was SIU's fourth-ever against an FBS opponent and first since 2007. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
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Javon Williams Jr. ran for two touchdowns and had another score receiving and Stone Labanowitz threw for four touchdowns as Southern Illinois scored 35 unanswered points to beat Massachusetts 45-20 on Saturday. Williams broke for a 64-yard touchdown earl y in the third quarter and ran 3 yards for another on the team's next drive to give the Salukis (1-1) a 31-13 lead with 7:25 left in the quarter. Both scoring drives were initiated by interceptions. Labanowitz threw two touchdown passes in the fourth qua rter, one to Nigel Kilby and the other to Romeir Elliot for a 45-13 lead with 7:35 to play.Williams finished with 103 yards receiving and 68 yards rushing. Labanowitz threw for 265 yards. UMass scored first but the Salukis came alive early in the second quarter, starting with Labanowitz's 85-yard strike to Williams on first down. Later, Griffin Cerra booted a 39-yard field goal to make it 10-6 with 3:19 left in the half. UMass took a brief 13-10 lead before Labanowitz struck again, this time to D .J. Davis from 32 yards for a 17-13 Salukis advantage at halftime. Randall West threw for 125 yards and ran for a touchdown for the Minutemen (0-2). - AP College Football
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