#25 Josh Williams Season 2019
2024 SEC Community Service Team
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 LSU Master’s Degree (Business)
2023 Hampshire National Honor Society (National Football Foundation)
2022 LSU Bachelor’s Degree (Marketing)
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Played 6 years with the Tigers and earned a pair of college degrees during his time at LSU … Appeared in 60 games, starting 17 times … Rushed for 1,494 yards and 17 touchdowns during his career … Caught 71 passes for 600 yards and 1 score … Member of LSU’s 2019 national championship team … Former walk-on to the team that earned a scholarship and become one of LSU’s most reliable running backs … Worked his way up from the scout team when he first arrived on campus to being one of the leading rushers for the Tigers … Joined the team as a walk-on in 2019 and was awarded a scholarship after preseason camp in 2020 … Turned down offers to some smaller Division I schools to attend LSU, a team that he was a huge fan of growing up … LSU’s most dependable back who was counted on for hard-fought yardage and pass protection … Equally as accomplished in the classroom, earning SEC Academic Honor Roll honors 4 times … Earned 2 LSU degrees – a Bachelor’s in marketing in December of 2022 followed by a Master’s in business administration in December of 2023 … Team leader both on and off the field … Brian Kelly said of Williams, “he doesn’t have to say anything. He leads by setting a positive example in all that he does. He sets the foundation for the principles and standards of our program and serves as a great role model for our younger players.” … Award the No. 18 jersey prior to the start of the 2024 season … The No. 18 jersey is given to the player who best portrays those traits of a champion, both on and off the field … Part of a group of LSU players who participated in the school’s Study Abroad program in May of 2023, spending 10 days in Senegal … Delivered the keynote speech at LSU’s annual “Tribute”, a graduation exercise for student-athletes held the night before graduation, in December of 2022 … Recipient of the 2022 Percy E. Roberts Offensive Player of the Year Award for LSU … LSU’s nominee for the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award in both 2023 and 2024 … Selected to play in the Tropical Bowl All-America Game in January of 2025 in Orlando … Selected to the 2024 SEC Community Service Team.
SUPER SENIOR SEASON (2024)
Played in all 13 games, starting 7 times at running back … Rushed for 482 yards and 6 TDs on 117 carries … Added 31 receptions for 263 yards … Had best game of season in win over Vanderbilt, rushing for 90 yards and 2 TDs … Caught 4 passes for career-best 61 yards in win over Commodores … Scored game-winning TD on a 2-yard run with 1:10 left in contest in comeback road win over South Carolina … Scored TDs in 3 straight games early in season – at South Carolina, UCLA, and South Alabama … Closed LSU career with 42 yards and a TD in Texas Bowl win over Baylor … Rushing TD vs. Baylor went for 4-yards and put the Tigers up 41-24 early in the fourth quarter … Rushed for 62 yards and a TD on 13 carries in win over UCLA … The 6 rushing TDs tied for team-high honors … Caught career-best 6 passes for 38 yards vs. Alabama … Had 31 rushing yards and caught 5 passes for 16 yards against Oklahoma in his final game in Tiger Stadium.
SENIOR SEASON (2023)
Appeared in 13 games and started the final 4 games of the season … Rushed for 284 yards and 5 TDs on 55 carries … Caught 14 passes for 194 yards and a score … Rushed 12 times for season-high 51 yards in win over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl … Topped the 1,000-yard mark for his career in win over Badgers … Scored 2 TDs (1 rushing, 1 receiving) in win over Auburn … Had a 41-yard run in second quarter vs. Arkansas to setup LSU’s first points of the game … Scored on a 2-yard run early in third quarter against Alabama to put the Tigers up 28-21 … Started the scoring for the Tigers in win over Florida with a 1-yard TD run in first quarter … Caught a short pass across the middle and turned it into a 45-yard gain that setup a third quarter TD, putting the Tigers up 24-14 over Florida … Started a second half comeback in win over Texas A&M with a 1-yard TD in third quarter … LSU outscored the Aggies, 28-6 from that point on in the 42-30 victory.
JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
LSU’s starting running back … Led all LSU running backs in rushing yards with 532 to go along with 6 TDs … Rushed for career-best 118 yards and a TD on 18 carries in win over Arkansas … Had first 100-yard game of career in win over Florida with 106 yards on 14 carries … Received game ball in locker room following win over Florida … Rushed for 76 yards and a TD in helping LSU to a 45-20 win over then-No. 7 and undefeated Ole Miss … Followed that with 54 yards and a TD in win over No. 6 Alabama … His 2-yard TD run vs. Alabama came late in third quarter and put the Tigers up 14-9 … Other rushing TDs came against Southern, Mississippi State and Tennessee … Ranked among team leaders in receiving with 21 receptions for 132 yards … Named game team captain three times.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021)
Played all 13 games, seeing action at running back and on special teams … Rushed 23 times for 107 yards … Caught 5 passes for 11 yards … Had best game of season against Kansas State in the Texas Bowl, rushing for 32 yards on 7 carries … Had a long run of 11 yards vs. Kansas State … Had 24-yard run on third-and-4 late in the fourth quarter against Florida that setup LSU’s game-winning touchdown … Carried 4 times for 16 yards in win over McNeese.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2020)
Played in all 10 games, seeing action at running back and kickoff returns … Rushed for 88 yards on 22 carries … Led LSU in rushing in the season-finale victory over Ole Miss with 55 yards on 12 carries … Had 30 yards on eight carries in win over Vanderbilt … Returned two kickoffs for 37 yards, including a long of 28 yards, against Ole Miss.
TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Member of the scout team during LSU’s national championship season … Did not see any game action.
Josh Williams’ Career Highs
Rushing
Rushing attempts: 18 at Arkansas, 2022
Rushing yards: 118 at Arkansas, 2022
Rushing TDs: 2 vs. Vanderbilt, 2024
Long rush: 50 vs. at Florida, 2022
Receiving
Receptions: 6 vs. Alabama, 2024
Receiving Yards: 61 vs. Vanderbilt, 2024
Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Auburn, 2023
Long Reception: 45 vs. Florida, 2023