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#23 Xavior Williams

Height 5-11
Weight 192 lbs.
Class Sr.
Hometown Burlington, Iowa
High School Notre Dame
Previous School Northern Iowa
Xavior Williams - Football - University of Iowa Athletics

Hawk Item – – Graduate transfer who joined the program after previously attending Northern Iowa . . . one of two players ever at Northern Iowa to record both a fumble return touchdown and interception return touchdown.

2021 – – Did not see action in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana . . . saw action in 27-17 win at #9 Iowa State as defense allowed just 87 net rushing yards, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 30-7 win over Kent State as defense allowed just 79 net rushing yards and 264 yards total offense, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 24-14 win over Colorado State as defense allowed 95 net rushing yards and 250 yards total offense, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 51-14 win at Maryland as defense allowed just 97 net rushing yards and 271 yards total offense . . . two solo tackles at Maryland . . . did not see action in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State . . . saw action in 24-7 loss to Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-7 loss at Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 17-12 win at Northwestern, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 93 net rushing yards . . . started at strong safety in 27-22 win over Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 33-23 win over Illinois, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 64 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 28-21 win at Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 42-3 loss to #2 Michigan, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky due to injury.

2019 Honors – – Named first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference . . . 2019 – – Started all15 games, recording 26 solo tackles and 24 assists, with 13 pass break-ups, two fumble recoveries (one returned for a touchdown) and one interception . . . two solo stops and one assist at Iowa State, with one kickoff return for 17 yards and a 53-yard fumble return for a touchdown . . . one solo tackle and one assist vs. Southern Utah . . . one assist vs. Idaho State . . . eight tackles at Weber State, including five solo stops and three assists, along with one punt return for 15 yards . . . two assists vs. Youngstown State . . . three solo stops and two assists at North Dakota State . . . two solo stops and one assist vs. South Dakota . . . six tackles at Missouri State, including two solo stops and four assists . . . also four punt returns for 51 yards . . . two solo tackles and one assist at Illinois State . . . two solo tackles and two assists vs. Indiana State, along with three punt returns for 41 yards . . . three tackles at South Dakota, including two solo stops . . . three solo tackles and one assist vs. Western Illinois . . . two solo tackles vs. San Diego, along with two kickoff returns for 37 yards . . . two assists at South Dakota State . . . two assists vs. James Madison.

2018 Honors – – Named first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference . . . 2018 – – Played in 11 games with 10 starts . . . recorded 42 total tackles, including 29 solo tackles, and four interceptions and one touchdown . . . seven tackles at Montana, including three solo stops and four assists . . . three solo tackles and one assist at Iowa . . . one solo tackle and one assist vs. Hampton . . . two solo stops and one assist at Indiana State . . . six tackles vs. North Dakota State, including three solo stops and three assists . . . also had five kickoff returns for 124 yards vs. NDSU . . . four solo tackles at South Dakota . . . three solo tackles and one assist vs. South Dakota State, along with an interception return for a touchdown . . . one solo tackle and one assist at Western Illinois . . . seven tackles vs. Illinois State, including six solo stops and one assist . . . three solo tackles at Youngstown State, along with three kickoff returns for 93 yards.

2017 Honors – – Named Freshman All-America by HERO (first team) and Phil Steele (second) . . . 2017 – – Played in all 13 games, starting eight times at cornerback . . . collected 30 tackles, including 25 solo stops and five assists . . . also recorded four interceptions and eight pass break ups to rank second on the team in both categories . . . one solo tackle and one assist at Iowa State . . . one solo tackle vs. Cal Poly . . . three solo tackles at Southern Utah . . . three solo stops at South Dakota State . . . three solo tackles and one assist vs. Youngstown State . . . two solo tackles at North Dakota State, along with four kickoff returns for 99 yards . . . two kickoff returns for 36 yards vs. Western Illinois . . . recorded career-high six solo total tackles vs. South Dakota, with three kickoff returns for 72 yards . . . one solo tackle and two assists vs. Indiana State . . . two solo tackles vs. Monmouth . . . four tackles at South Dakota State, including three solo stops and one assist, along with five kickoff returns for 109 yards . . . recorded an interception against South Dakota (11/4), Missouri State (11/11), Indiana State (11/18) and Monmouth (11/25) to mark the first freshman to earn four-straight games with an interception.

2016 – – Redshirted.

High School – – Named first-team all-state as a senior by Iowa Newspaper Association and Des Moines Register . . . earned first-team all-district honors three straight seasons . . . two-time district MVP as wide receiver . . . earned second-team all-state honors as a junior . . . Career – – Played both defensive back and wide receiver . . . holds school record for career all-purpose yards, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns . . . had 1,847 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior, while also rushing for 799 yards and 10 touchdowns . . . also lettered in track and field, helping his team claim state championship in 2015 . . . state champion in the 400-meter relay, while placing second in the long jump and third in the high jump . . . four-time state champion in 2016, winning the high jump, long jump, 400-meter relay and 800-meter relay . . . 2016 Drake Relays high jump champion.

Personal – – Born 6/9/98 . . . exercise science major . . . mother is Aimee Hingst … high school coach was Nick Breuer.