2022 Football Roster

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21 Jamyest Williams

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Athens, Ga.
  • High School Grayson / South Carolina

Biography

CAREER STATISTICS

ATHLETIC HONORS
• 2021 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)

ACADEMIC HONORS
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2021

AT GEORGIA STATE: All-Sun Belt honoree as a talented and versatile running back ... Joined the program in 2020 as a transfer from South Carolina, where he played in the secondary ... Rushed for 1,559 yards and 11 TD in 29 games after moving to offense midway through 2020 season ... Ranks fourth on the GSU career rushing list ... Career average of 6.0 yards per carry ... Enrolled at GSU in January 2020 ... First name pronounced juh-MY-est.
    
2022: Rushed for 447 yards in eight games ... Averaged 5.3 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns ... Added four catches for 27 yards ... Back-to-back 100-yard games vs. Army and Georgia Southern ... Rushed for 106 yards at Army, including a 33-yard TD run ... Followed
    
2021: Earned honorable mention All-Sun Belt recognition ... Ranked fifth in the Sun Belt with 859 yards rushing, the third-best season total in program history ... Tied for fourth in the conference with nine rushing touchdowns ... Averaged a GSU season record 6.71 yards per carry, the sixth-best mark in FBS ... Averaged 98.8 yards per game with five touchdowns over the final five regular-season games, including back-to-back 100-yard games in wins over Arkansas State and Troy.
    
Scored the game-winning touchdown vs. Georgia Southern on a 23-yard run with 26 seconds left. Rushed for 97 yards in the game, including 81 yards on two fourth-quarter TD drives ... Career-high 125 yards on 16 attempts with two touchdowns in win over Arkansas State. Scored on runs of one and 13 yards ... Gained 108 yards on 15 carries, including 50-yard TD run, in win vs. Troy ... Rushed for 82 yards on 11 carries in win at No. 22/21 Coastal Carolina, including a 36-yard touchdown run ... Gained 77 yards, then his career high, on eight nine carries in win over Texas State. Scored two TDs on runs of 21 and 28 yards ... Rushed for 73 yards on just seven carries in win over Charlotte. Scored the game-clinching touchdown on 13-yard run with 1:38 left ... Had 67 yards on 12 carries in win over ULM, including a 1-yard TD.
    
2020: Added speed and explosiveness to the backfield after moving to running back from the secondary early in the season ... Rushed for 265 yards on 27 attempts, averaging 5.4 yards per carry ... Also had eight receptions for 77 yards ... Had his best game in win at South Alabama with 116 all-purpose yards. Rushed for 68 yards on 10 carries, including a 42-yard jaunt. Caught five passes for 48 yards with a long of 23 ... Rushed for 56 yards on nine carries and caught two passes for 18 in win over ULM. Also caused a fumble on punt coverage ... Added 45 yards rushing and one catch for 11 yards in LendingTree Bowl win over WKU.
    
AT SOUTH CAROLINA: Made three career interceptions and 70 tackles in 19 games ... Named to the 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team ... Played in 11 games as a true freshman,  totaling 38 tackles and two interceptions ... Made his first start against Missouri and set up the go-ahead touchdown with his first interception ... Career-high 10 tackles with two tackles for loss  vs. Texas A&M ... Played in eight games, including four starts, as a sophomore (2018) before season-ending shoulder surgery ... Made 32 tackles and one interception ... Twice named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
    
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state as a senior at Grayson High School ... Led Grayson to the Class AAAAAAA state title in 2016 and a semifinals appearance in 2015 ... Played in the Under Armour All-American Game following his senior season and in the RisingSeniors.com Georgia Junior Bowl in 2015... Rivals rated him the No. 13 player in the state, the 12th-best athlete in the country and No. 159 overall player ... Ranked the ninth-best player in the state, the 12th-best cornerback in the country and No. 87 overall by 247Sports ... Rated the fourth-best player in Georgia, the third-best cornerback in the country and the No. 39 player overall by ESPN... Rated the fifth-best athlete in the country and No. 86 overall by Scout.

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2021Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    21