2019 Football Roster
Roster
Williams, Davion
Jersey Number 14
Davion Williams
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 177
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Belleville, Mich.
- High School:
- Belleville
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Two-year letterwinner had 14 tackles in 23 career games.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all seven games, posting eight tackles (five defensive, three punt return) . . . logged one special team tackle at Penn State on a punt return . . . played 11 special teams snaps in Ohio State game . . . was in on six special teams snaps in Northwestern, all on punt return, and recording one tackle . . . was in on 18 defensive snaps and five special teams snaps vs. Indiana, totaling career-high four tackles with career-high four tackles . . . saw action at Michigan on special teams . . . saw action in season opener vs. Rutgers, tallying two tackles, coming on back-to-back plays in third quarter.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . recorded six tackles (three solo, three assists) . . . recovered two fumbles . . . ranked sixth on the team with five tackles on special teams (two kickoff, three punt) . . . played 20 snaps on defense . . . forced a fumble and tallied one tackle at Michigan . . . recovered a fumble and made one stop vs. Illinois . . . recovered a fumble and played a season-high 14 snaps at cornerback in the Week 2 win vs. Western Michigan.
2018 SEASON: Played in three games on special teams (Maryland, Nebraska, Oregon) to preserve his redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the top cornerbacks in the state of Michigan by 247Sports (No. 1) and ESPN.com (No. 3) . . . ranked the No. 18 cornerback in the country by 247Sports . . . ranked one of the top overall players in the state of Michigan by 247Sports (No. 5), MLive (No. 16), The Detroit News (No. 18), Rivals.com (No. 21) and ESPN.com (No. 24) . . . first-team all-state Division 1 Associated Press selection . . . chosen to The Detroit News All-State Division 3-4 Team as a defensive back . . . named to MLive Detroit Dream Team (second team) . . . chosen to the Detroit Free Press All-West Second Team . . . played for Coach Jermain Crowell at Belleville High School . . . helped lead the Tigers to a perfect 9-0 regular season and the Western Wayne Athletic Conference (Blue) title . . . Belleville finished 10-1 overall and reached the Division 1 district finals . . . against Dearborn Fordson on Sept. 29, scored on a 43-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass at the end of the first half, returned a fumble 82 yards for a touchdown, and recorded an interception . . . had 35 tackles and three pass break-ups as a junior . . . also plays basketball, earning Class A honorable mention all-state honors as a junior . . . son of Denoris and Shaniqua Williams . . . born April 9, 1999 . . . apparel and textile design major.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all seven games, posting eight tackles (five defensive, three punt return) . . . logged one special team tackle at Penn State on a punt return . . . played 11 special teams snaps in Ohio State game . . . was in on six special teams snaps in Northwestern, all on punt return, and recording one tackle . . . was in on 18 defensive snaps and five special teams snaps vs. Indiana, totaling career-high four tackles with career-high four tackles . . . saw action at Michigan on special teams . . . saw action in season opener vs. Rutgers, tallying two tackles, coming on back-to-back plays in third quarter.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . recorded six tackles (three solo, three assists) . . . recovered two fumbles . . . ranked sixth on the team with five tackles on special teams (two kickoff, three punt) . . . played 20 snaps on defense . . . forced a fumble and tallied one tackle at Michigan . . . recovered a fumble and made one stop vs. Illinois . . . recovered a fumble and played a season-high 14 snaps at cornerback in the Week 2 win vs. Western Michigan.
2018 SEASON: Played in three games on special teams (Maryland, Nebraska, Oregon) to preserve his redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the top cornerbacks in the state of Michigan by 247Sports (No. 1) and ESPN.com (No. 3) . . . ranked the No. 18 cornerback in the country by 247Sports . . . ranked one of the top overall players in the state of Michigan by 247Sports (No. 5), MLive (No. 16), The Detroit News (No. 18), Rivals.com (No. 21) and ESPN.com (No. 24) . . . first-team all-state Division 1 Associated Press selection . . . chosen to The Detroit News All-State Division 3-4 Team as a defensive back . . . named to MLive Detroit Dream Team (second team) . . . chosen to the Detroit Free Press All-West Second Team . . . played for Coach Jermain Crowell at Belleville High School . . . helped lead the Tigers to a perfect 9-0 regular season and the Western Wayne Athletic Conference (Blue) title . . . Belleville finished 10-1 overall and reached the Division 1 district finals . . . against Dearborn Fordson on Sept. 29, scored on a 43-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass at the end of the first half, returned a fumble 82 yards for a touchdown, and recorded an interception . . . had 35 tackles and three pass break-ups as a junior . . . also plays basketball, earning Class A honorable mention all-state honors as a junior . . . son of Denoris and Shaniqua Williams . . . born April 9, 1999 . . . apparel and textile design major.
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