Quarterback, Southern Illinois (from Murray State), 2021–⁠26

D.J. Williams

Number
No. 1
Height
6′3″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Harvey, IL

D.J. Williams plays quarterback for Southern Illinois, after Murray State (2021–⁠23). Last time out, against Illinois State: 19 of 31, 166 yards, 1 TD; 10 carries, −25 yards. Williams leads Southern Illinois in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,337 passing yards, 6 TD

Last game: 19 of 31, 166 yards, 1 TD; 10 carries, −25 yards vs. Illinois State, L 14–⁠35

Next game: vs. Northern Iowa, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 19@WFL
  2. 286SEMO
  3. 182@ILL
  4. 217@MUR
  5. 288YSU
  6. 179@SDAK
  7. 166ILST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

361passing yards, career highat Youngstown State, 20254touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. South Dakota, 2025151rushing yards, career highat Southeast Missouri State, 20254rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Southeast Missouri State, 2026

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Murray State81650.020712.910
2023Murray State14425057.61,5236.1119
2024*Southern Illinois447558.75557.442
2025Southern Illinois22135262.82,8468.1225
2026Southern Illinois10919157.11,3377.063
Career52688459.56,4687.34419

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Murray State3124.009
2022Murray State4−21−5.303
2023Murray State861671.9022
2024*Southern Illinois382436.4438
2025Southern Illinois1458475.81875
2026Southern Illinois56971.7630
Career3321,3454.12875

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Murray State1QBYr 1
2022Murray State1QBYr 2
2023Murray State1QBYr 3
2024Southern Illinois1QBYr 4
2025Southern Illinois1QBYr 5
2026Southern Illinois1QBSr. (Yr 6)6′3″218

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Murray State (FCS)1-0.87––-0.9–
2022Murray State (FCS)200.27––5.331%
2023Murray State (FCS)2650.146th (n=255)0.3237.254%
2024Southern Illinois (FCS)1070.45––47.854%
2025Southern Illinois (FCS)4900.3886th (n=314)0.24187.861%
2026Southern Illinois (FCS)2410.1432nd (n=273)0.2133.649%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Southern Illinois 7 games, 1,337 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 27atWest FloridaL 31–⁠3438190046
Sep 12vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 34–⁠2017302861167
Sep 19atIllinoisL 10–⁠482038182117
Sep 26atMurray StateW 46–⁠613202172013
Oct 3vs.Youngstown StateL 16–⁠281935288018
Oct 10atSouth DakotaL 10–⁠31182917910−19
Oct 17vs.Illinois StateL 14–⁠35193116610−25
2025 Southern Illinois 12 games, 2,846 passing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Thomas MoreW 49–⁠317242273018
Sep 6atPurdueL 17–⁠3420332021019
Sep 13atUT MartinW 37–⁠10131821712128
Sep 20atSoutheast Missouri StateW 59–⁠31182534240151
Oct 4vs.Indiana StateW 55–⁠2719312262070
Oct 11atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠4515291900141
Oct 18vs.North DakotaL 19–⁠382946258113
Oct 25vs.Northern IowaW 31–⁠1719231902049
Nov 1atMurray StateW 27–⁠711201711090
Nov 8atYoungstown StateL 38–⁠4823423613055
Nov 15vs.South DakotaL 51–⁠5319313034189
Nov 22atIllinois StateW 37–⁠7183015900134
2024 Southern Illinois 3 games, 555 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atBYUL 13–⁠4110209801121
Sep 7atAustin PeayW 31–⁠1715281562043
Sep 14vs.Incarnate WordW 35–⁠2819273012179
2023 Murray State 10 games, 1,523 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.PresbyterianW 41–⁠108161041012
Sep 7atLouisvilleL 0–⁠56716680021
Sep 16atMiddle TennesseeL 14–⁠35233219410−5
Sep 30vs.Indiana StateW 30–⁠2811171572021
Oct 7atSouth DakotaL 7–⁠3812221571142
Oct 14vs.Southern IllinoisL 6–⁠2712291570212
Oct 21atMissouri StateL 24–⁠282134227327
Oct 28atNorth Dakota StateL 6–⁠38152610801−1
Nov 4vs.North DakotaL 31–⁠4519362283052
Nov 11atIllinois StateL 7–⁠441622123036
2022 Murray State 1 game, 207 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atTexas TechL 10–⁠6381620710−21
2021 Murray State 2 games, 12 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 11atCincinnatiL 7–⁠42–––––1
Sep 18atBowling GreenL 10–⁠27–––––11

No box score in the source for Sep 3 vs. Mississippi Valley State; Oct 9 at UT Martin; Oct 30 at Tennessee State, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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