UNLV: A highly accomplished, veteran leader signal-caller who arrived in time to compete in spring practice with the Rebels.
2024:
- Named Second Team All-Mountain West
- Became an offensive force after becoming starting QB in Game FourÂ
- One of just 35 named to the Davey O’Brien Quarterback Class of 2024Â
- Named a Davey O’Brien Great 8 Honoree and Manning Award Star of the Week (Sept. 30)
- Just the third QB in school history to have at least three 100-yard rushing games in career (all came in a six-game span this fall)
- Became the first UNLV quarterback in history to throw for at least three touchdowns in each of his first three startsÂ
- Dazzled both in the air and on the ground in leading Rebels to a 59-14 win over Fresno State on Sept. 28 to open Mountain West play, completing 13-of-16 attempts for 182 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 119 net yards and another scoreÂ
- Engineered the highest scoring half vs. an FBS opponent in UNLV history as the Rebels led Utah State 41-7 at the breakÂ
AT CAMPBELL: Spent five years at the FCS school located in Buies Creek, NC ... Left as the Camels’ career passing leader in yards (8,236) and touchdowns (58). 2023: Played in 11 games and set career-highs in yards (school-record 2,597), completions (231), attempts (328), touchdowns (19) and completion percentage (70.0) ... A 2023 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee ... Against in-state rival UNC, he completed 25-of-37 attempts for 185 and one touchdown while rushing 11 times for a season-high 51 yards, including a 39-yarder ... Threw for season-high 367 yards vs. Elon completing 33-of-44 attempts ... Threw five touchdowns at NC Central (20-of-26 for 302 yards with a long of 70 yards) ... Finished with 353 yards and three TDs against Citadel (25-of-32) as well as 45 yards rushing and two more scores ... Earned CAA Offensive Player of the Week after his big day against the Bulldogs. 2022: Named First Team Preseason All-Big South … Passed for 2,221 yards, adding 12 passing touchdowns, while completing 180-of-289 attempts with seven interceptions … Rushed for 338 yards and seven more touchdowns over 10 games … Named Third Team All-Big South by Phil Steele ... Only QB in the Big South Conference to rank in the league’s top-three in passing and top-15 in rushing ... Ranked third in the Big South in both passing yards and total offense (2,559) …A two-time Big South Offensive Player of the Week, combining for 294 yards with a touchdown while completing 22-of-33 passes in a win over NC Central, and passing for three touchdowns and 249 yards on 26-of-35 passing in the first half alone of a win over Robert Morris … Passed for a school record 426 yards and two touchdowns, adding two more rushing TDs at North Carolina A&T … Passed for 300 yards and a TD at East Carolina, completing 23-of-38 passes … Rushed for a season-high 91 yards with two touchdowns at William & Mary, adding 186 yards passing on 18-of-31 throws with a touchdown. 2021: Saw time in just four games due to injury, starting all four…Threw for 714 yards with seven touchdowns and one interception in limited time, adding 127 yards rushing, including a long of 18 yards … Honorable Mention Preseason All-Big South ... Threw for a season-high 268 yards (19-33 passing) and a pair of touchdowns, adding 39 rushing yards at No. 3 James Madison … Also tossed three touchdowns against Elon to go along with a season-high 68 yards rushing … Completed 6-of-7 passes for 88 yards and a TD at North Alabama before exiting the game … Passed for 206 yards and a score (15-32) in CU’s season opener at Liberty, adding 26 rush yards. 2020: Named Preseason Big South Offensive Player of the Year, as well as Preseason All-Big South by the league … Named the Big South’s preseason top offensive player by HERO Sports … FCS Player of the Week by Stats Perform (Sept. 14), collecting 310 yards of total offense at Georgia Southern with three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) … Connected on 17-of-27 passes against the Eagles … Completed 12-of-25 throws for 137 yards and a touchdown at Coastal Carolina, adding 62 rushing yards on 18 carries with another score … Ran for two TDs at Appalachian State, totaling 44 rush yards, while completing 7-of-19 passes … Tossed a pair of touchdowns, completing 17-of-29 passes for 187 yards, rushing for 37 more yards in CU’s finale at Wake Forest … Hauled in his second career touchdown reception against the Demon Deacons, a 26 yard catch. 2019: Named First Team FCS Freshman All-America by HERO Sports … Named the Big South’s Offensive Freshman of the Year … Tabbed the Big South Freshman of the Year by Phil Steele … A four-time Big South Freshman of the Week … A STATS Jerry Rice Award Watch List finalist … Became the second Camel and first CU freshman to pass for more than 2,000 yards in a single season, throwing for 2,042 yards and 17 touchdowns … Rushed for a team-high 664 yards and nine touchdowns, ranking third in the Big South in total offense (2,686), while standing in the top six in rushing yards, rushing TDs, passing yards and passing TDs … Combined for four touchdowns, passing for three and 236 yards (17-of-25 passes), with another TD and 41 yards rushing in a win over Davidson … Registered a season-high 266 yards passing with a touchdown and 44 yards rushing at Mercer ... Surpassed the century mark on the ground, running for a season-high 110 yards with two touchdowns against nationally ranked Kennesaw State, adding 233 yards passing and another TD.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended U.S. Military Academy Preparatory for a year after graduating from Hapeville Charter School ... Named an all-region first team quarterback under coach Winston Gordon … Also named team MVP … Honor roll recipient … The son of O’Ronde Williams and Veverly Griffin … Has one sibling, Ayzhah.
PERSONAL: Earned his bachelor’s degree from Campbell and is pursuing his graduate certificate at UNLV.
