Four receptions were enough for Jarel Williams to make a big mark on Alabama A&M’s Saturday. The Saraland, Alabama, native finished with 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a 55–17 home win over Bethune-Cookman on October 10, 2026. Alabama A&M biography Official box score and play-by-play
The hometown story starts at Saraland High, where Williams played for coach Jeff Kelly. West Virginia’s biography records a 2021 senior season of 60 catches, 883 yards and 13 touchdowns as the Spartans reached the state quarterfinals. West Virginia biography
That biography also preserves a familiar kind of performance: 11 catches for 157 yards and two scores against Spanish Fort in a 28–16 Saraland win. Williams’ college path then took him through West Virginia, where he caught a 17-yard pass in the 2024 Frisco Bowl. Alabama A&M now lists him in its receiving corps. West Virginia biography Alabama A&M biography
His first touchdown against Bethune-Cookman was an 11-yard connection with Cornelious Brown in the second quarter. The longer one arrived early in the third. With Alabama A&M leading 17–10, Brown found Williams deep to the right; the official play-by-play places the catch at the Bethune-Cookman 17. Williams finished the 60-yard touchdown with 12:36 left in the quarter. Official box score and play-by-play
The extra point made it 24–10. Alabama A&M went on to score 24 points in that third quarter, turning a one-score halftime lead into a much wider advantage. Williams accounted for both of the Bulldogs’ passing touchdowns. Official box score and play-by-play
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Sources: aamusports.com, aamusports.com, wvusports.com.
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