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Abraham Williams

Position

CB

Height

6-1

Weight

189 lbs.

Class

Sr.

EXP

&TR

Hometown

Salt Lake City, Utah

Previous School

Idaho/Weber State/West HS

& utilizing his super senior season due to the COVID 2020 season

2024 (Redshirt Senior Season, Idaho): Saw action in four games for the Idaho Vandals with 16 tackles before getting injured after four games and missing the remainder of the season … also returned four kickoffs for 89 yards … opened the season with six tackles against Oregon … followed that up with seven tackles against Wyoming and he added a 29-yard kickoff return, a season-long … had three tackles against Abilene Christian with two kickoff returns, averaging 19.0 yards per return … had a 22-yard return against UC Davis but was injured for the season in that game.

2023 (Redshirt Junior Season, Weber State): Earned multiple All-America honors and first-team All-Big Sky honors … finished the season ranked fifth in the nation in kickoff returns with an average of 29.7 yards per return, tied for the third best average in a season in Weber State history … had 18 returns for 535 yards on the season … had 33 tackles on the season with 25 solo tackles and had one interception, which he returned 14 yards  …  also had five pass breakups … started the season with a 100-yard kickoff return touchdown in the season-opening win over Central Washington … it was his fifth career 100-yard kickoff return touchdown, an FCS record … was named the National Player of the Week for his performance … added three tackles in that contest … had a season-high five tackles three times, against Northern Iowa, Northern Colorado, and UC Davis … picked off a pass against Northern Colorado … had a pair of pass breakups against both Northern Iowa and Idaho … had six kickoff returns of 30 or more yards including a 42 and 41-yarder in addition to his 100-yard return … had a 42-yard kickoff return against UC Davis and a 41-yard kickoff return against Utah.

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore Season, Weber State): Earned consensus All-American honors for the Wildcats as a kick returner … was named an All-American by six different All-America outlets and earned first-team honors on each team … also earned first-team All-Big Sky honors … led the nation in kickoff returns with 24 returns for 898 yards, an average of 37.4 yards per return … had four 100-yard kickoff returns for a touchdown, which was a Weber State and Big Sky Conference record … was the only player in all divisions of NCAA football (FBS, FCS, Division II or Division III) to have more than two kickoff return touchdowns during the season … had 100-yard returns against Eastern Washington, Montana State, Sacramento State, and Northern Arizona … twice earned Big Sky Player of the Week honors during the season … on defense, had two interceptions, both coming against  Utah Tech and he returned those interceptions 65 yards … also had one forced fumble against Utah Tech … for the season he had one pass breakup and six total tackles.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season, Weber State): Saw action in three games during the season … recorded three tackles on the year, coming against Utah, Southern Utah and Northern Colorado … also had one pass breakup.

Spring 2021 (Freshman Season, Weber State): Redshirted.

High School: Lettered in football at West High School in Salt Lake City.

Personal: Birthday is March 30, 2002 … eanred a degree and is working on a Master’s.