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
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, 2026Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Murray State | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 207 | 12.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Murray State | 144 | 250 | 57.6 | 1,523 | 6.1 | 11 | 9 |
| 2024* | Southern Illinois | 44 | 75 | 58.7 | 555 | 7.4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | Southern Illinois | 221 | 352 | 62.8 | 2,846 | 8.1 | 22 | 5 |
| 2026 | Southern Illinois | 109 | 191 | 57.1 | 1,337 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 |
| Career | 526 | 884 | 59.5 | 6,468 | 7.3 | 44 | 19 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Murray State | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | Murray State | 4 | −21 | −5.3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Murray State | 86 | 167 | 1.9 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024* | Southern Illinois | 38 | 243 | 6.4 | 4 | 38 |
| 2025 | Southern Illinois | 145 | 847 | 5.8 | 18 | 75 |
| 2026 | Southern Illinois | 56 | 97 | 1.7 | 6 | 30 |
| Career | 332 | 1,345 | 4.1 | 28 | 75 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Murray State | 1 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Murray State | 1 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Murray State | 1 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Southern Illinois | 1 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Southern Illinois | 1 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2026 | Southern Illinois | 1 | QB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Murray State (FCS) | 1 | -0.87 | – | – | -0.9 | – |
| 2022 | Murray State (FCS) | 20 | 0.27 | – | – | 5.3 | 31% |
| 2023 | Murray State (FCS) | 265 | 0.14 | 6th (n=255) | 0.32 | 37.2 | 54% |
| 2024 | Southern Illinois (FCS) | 107 | 0.45 | – | – | 47.8 | 54% |
| 2025 | Southern Illinois (FCS) | 490 | 0.38 | 86th (n=314) | 0.24 | 187.8 | 61% |
| 2026 | Southern Illinois (FCS) | 241 | 0.14 | 32nd (n=273) | 0.21 | 33.6 | 49% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at | L 31–34 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 34–20 | 17 | 30 | 286 | 1 | 1 | 67 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 10–48 | 20 | 38 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 46–6 | 13 | 20 | 217 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 16–28 | 19 | 35 | 288 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 10–31 | 18 | 29 | 179 | 1 | 0 | −19 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 14–35 | 19 | 31 | 166 | 1 | 0 | −25 |
2025 Southern Illinois 12 games, 2,846 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Thomas More | W 49–3 | 17 | 24 | 227 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 17–34 | 20 | 33 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 37–10 | 13 | 18 | 217 | 1 | 2 | 128 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 59–31 | 18 | 25 | 342 | 4 | 0 | 151 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 55–27 | 19 | 31 | 226 | 2 | 0 | 70 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 17–45 | 15 | 29 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 19–38 | 29 | 46 | 258 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 31–17 | 19 | 23 | 190 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 27–7 | 11 | 20 | 171 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 38–48 | 23 | 42 | 361 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 51–53 | 19 | 31 | 303 | 4 | 1 | 89 |
| Nov 22 | at | W 37–7 | 18 | 30 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
2024 Southern Illinois 3 games, 555 passing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 13–41 | 10 | 20 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 121 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 31–17 | 15 | 28 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 35–28 | 19 | 27 | 301 | 2 | 1 | 79 |
2023 Murray State 10 games, 1,523 passing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 41–10 | 8 | 16 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 0–56 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 14–35 | 23 | 32 | 194 | 1 | 0 | −5 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 30–28 | 11 | 17 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 7–38 | 12 | 22 | 157 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 6–27 | 12 | 29 | 157 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 24–28 | 21 | 34 | 227 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 6–38 | 15 | 26 | 108 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 31–45 | 19 | 36 | 228 | 3 | 0 | 52 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 7–44 | 16 | 22 | 123 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
2022 Murray State 1 game, 207 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 10–63 | 8 | 16 | 207 | 1 | 0 | −21 |
2021 Murray State 2 games, 12 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | L 7–42 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at | L 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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