Troy University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Williams, Jarris

Jersey Number 21
Jarris Williams
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 206
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mobile, Ala.
- High School:
- Blount HS
Bio
2024 (Junior): Played in just one game before suffering a season-ending injury … Rushed two times for seven yards at Iowa
2023 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games as a reserve running back and special teams contributor … Missed a month due to injury in October-November … Rushed 14 times for 69 yards and a touchdown … Bulk of yardage came in the opener where he rushed six times for 48 yards and a score against Stephen F. Austin … Four carries for 19 yards against Arkansas State … Averaged 4.33 yards after contact and forced six missed tackles … Played 84 special teams snaps in his 10 games, mainly on kickoff coverage team
2022 (RS-Freshman): Played in nine games, primarily on special teams … Offensively, rushed twice for four yards … Played 73 total snaps on special teams … Returned four kickoffs, all coming in the final three games of the season … Had a pair of returns in Troy's Cure Bowl victory over UTSA
2021 (Freshman): Did not see game action … Redshirted
High School: Rushed for 1,352 yards and 13 touchdowns on just 109 carries (12.4 YPC) as a senior at Blount High School … Also caught 12 passes for 228 yards and two scores … Rated as the No. 23 running back in the country by ESPN and the No. 12 player in the state of Alabama; a four-star recruit … 247 Sports Composite rates him as the No. 48 running back in the country and the No. 33 player in the state of Alabama … Three-star recruit by Rivals.com and the No. 41 player in the state of Alabama … Named a Preseason All-America candidate by Sports Illustrated … First team all-state selection as a junior after rushing for 1,632 yards and 16 touchdowns on just 189 carries (8.6 yards per carry) … Also caught 22 passes for 395 yards and two touchdowns … Helped lead Blount to the quarterfinals of the Alabama 6A Playoffs his junior year; lost to eventual state champion Spanish Fort by just 10 points … Williams scored both touchdowns for the Leopards in the game … Selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Also ran track for Blount
Personal: Full name is Jarris Anthony Williams … Son of Lashundra Covey and Jarris Williams Sr. … Born May 15, 2003, in Mobile, Ala. ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
2023 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games as a reserve running back and special teams contributor … Missed a month due to injury in October-November … Rushed 14 times for 69 yards and a touchdown … Bulk of yardage came in the opener where he rushed six times for 48 yards and a score against Stephen F. Austin … Four carries for 19 yards against Arkansas State … Averaged 4.33 yards after contact and forced six missed tackles … Played 84 special teams snaps in his 10 games, mainly on kickoff coverage team
2022 (RS-Freshman): Played in nine games, primarily on special teams … Offensively, rushed twice for four yards … Played 73 total snaps on special teams … Returned four kickoffs, all coming in the final three games of the season … Had a pair of returns in Troy's Cure Bowl victory over UTSA
2021 (Freshman): Did not see game action … Redshirted
High School: Rushed for 1,352 yards and 13 touchdowns on just 109 carries (12.4 YPC) as a senior at Blount High School … Also caught 12 passes for 228 yards and two scores … Rated as the No. 23 running back in the country by ESPN and the No. 12 player in the state of Alabama; a four-star recruit … 247 Sports Composite rates him as the No. 48 running back in the country and the No. 33 player in the state of Alabama … Three-star recruit by Rivals.com and the No. 41 player in the state of Alabama … Named a Preseason All-America candidate by Sports Illustrated … First team all-state selection as a junior after rushing for 1,632 yards and 16 touchdowns on just 189 carries (8.6 yards per carry) … Also caught 22 passes for 395 yards and two touchdowns … Helped lead Blount to the quarterfinals of the Alabama 6A Playoffs his junior year; lost to eventual state champion Spanish Fort by just 10 points … Williams scored both touchdowns for the Leopards in the game … Selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Also ran track for Blount
Personal: Full name is Jarris Anthony Williams … Son of Lashundra Covey and Jarris Williams Sr. … Born May 15, 2003, in Mobile, Ala. ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
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