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2021 Fall Football Roster

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15 Donovan Williams

15 Donovan Williams

  • Position:
    Tight End
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Dumfries, Va.
  • Highschool:
    CD Hylton
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-4 / 246

Summary

Biography

2021 (RS Senior):
  • Played in all 11 games, starting 10 times, for the Phoenix
  • Had 12 catches for 95 yards and a touchdown on the season
  • Opened the scoring at Maine with a nine-yard touchdown reception and Elon never trailed in the contest
  • Had a season-high three catches in that game at Maine
  • Had a season-best 39 receiving yards in a win over New Hampshire, including a season-long 29-yard catch

2020-21 (RS Senior):
  • Appeared in four games with four starts at tight end
  • Finished fourth on the team in receptions for 125 yards and one touchdown
  • Had five grabs for 50 yards and the game-winning touchdown versus Davidson on Feb. 20
  • Caught a season-high six passes for 65 yards at Gardner-Webb on Feb. 27

Prior to Elon:
  • Played at UConn from 2016 to 2019
  • Appeared in 31 games for the Huskies on offense
  • Played in all 12 games as a sophomore and junior and appeared in four games as a senior in 2019 on the way to exercising his redshirt season
  • Switched from quarterback to wide receiver ahead of 2017 and to tight end ahead of the 2018 season

Prep:
  • Was a dual-threat quarterback in high school at CD Hylton in Virginia for head coach Tony Lilly
  • As a senior, passed for 1,343 yards and 18 touchdowns while rushing for 785 yards and nine touchdowns while being named a First Team All-Conference honoree
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Historical Player Information

  • 82

    2020-21Redshirt Senior

    Tight End
    6'4" 243 lbs
    82
  • 15

    2021Redshirt Senior

    Tight End
    6'4" 246 lbs
    15
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