Biograhpy

BIOGRAPHY

Javonte Williams was born April 25, 2000, in Wallace, North Carolina. He attended Wallace-Rose Hill High School in Teachey, North Carolina. As a senior, he rushed for 2,271 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns. He committed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his only FBS offer. He graduated as his school’s valedictorian.

As a true freshman at North Carolina in 2018, Williams played in 11 games rushing 43 times for 224 yards and five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2019, he played in all 13 games and shared carries with Michael Carter. He ran for 933 yards on 166 carries with five touchdowns. Williams returned to North Carolina in 2020 and again shared carries with Carter. Throughout the 2020 season, Williams has statistically been one of the top running backs in the country. Williams' name was mentioned during the season as a "dark horse" candidate for the 2020 Heisman Trophy. Against Miami (FL), Williams and backfield counterpart Michael Carter combined for an NCAA-record 544 rushing yards as a duo in the Tar Heels' 62-26 blowout victory. Williams and Carter were both named to the 2020 Pro Football Focus First-Team All-America at the running back position. PFF also named him the 2020 ACC Football Player of the Year with a record-breaking 95.9 PFF rushing grade, the highest rushing grade in a single season since the site began covering college players. He was taken 35th by the Denver Broncos in the NFL Draft.