2019 Football Roster
Roster
Williams, Donnell

Jersey Number 11
Donnell Williams
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Previous School:
- Gateway Tech HS
- High School:
- Gateway Tech HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2020-21: Named to All-OVC second team…Played and started in six games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Tallied 29 receptions for 445 yards and three touchdowns…Averaged 15.3 yards per catch…Eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark twice against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14) and Southeast Missouri (Apr. 3)…Recorded touchdown receptions against Eastern Illinois (March 7), Austin Peay (March 21) and Tennessee State (March 28)…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in receiving yards per game (74.2, second), receiving yards (445, fourth), receptions per game (4.88, fifth), receptions (29, seventh), touchdowns (three, seventh) and yards per catch (15.3, ninth)…Posted a career-high 108 receiving yards against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14)…Hauled in a season-long 44-yard reception against Austin Peay (March 21)…Averaged 74.2 all-purpose yards per game…Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-Ohio Valley third team…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for spring semester.
2019: Played in all 12 games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Earned starts against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 5) and Tennessee Tech (Oct. 12)…Tallied 13 receptions for 164 yards…Notched one touchdown against Murray State (Sept. 28)…Averaged 12.6 yards per catch…Notched a season-high six receptions and 78 yards against Murray State (Sept. 28)…Tallied one tackle against Northwestern State (Aug. 29) on special teams...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2018: Played in all 11 games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Tallied four receptions for 50 yards…Recorded a touchdown…Best game came against Southeast Missouri, tallying a 24-yard touchdown reception…Notched receptions against Missouri (Sept. 1), Austin Peay (Sept. 22), Murray State (Sept. 29) and Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27)…Tallied a tackle against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27).
2017: Played in nine games for the Skyhawks while earning three starts at wide receiver…Tallied seven receptions for 45 yards…Notched one receiving touchdown against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 28)…Averaged 6.4 yards per catch…Tallied multiple receptions against No. 2 Jacksonville State (Nov. 11) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 18)…Earned starts against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 21), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 28) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 18).
2016:Â Redshirted.
BEFORE UTM:Â Prepped at Gateway Tech High School, playing under head coach Jason Dulick...Helped lead his team to a 9-2 record and a conference championship as a senior...Tallied 41 catches for 713 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns...Averaged 17.4 yards per catch...Earned all-conference first team honors and was also named a first team all-district performer...Was also named Public High League Offensive Player of the Year along with being named a 2015 Missouri All-State Media and Coaches selection...Hauled in 32 catches for 627 yards and three touchdowns as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 14, 1997…Son of George and Tamar Williams…Has one sibling, Devon...Graduated with a degree in criminal justice from UT Martin and is currently pursuing a Master's degree.
- Yearly Honors
- All-OVC second team (2020-21)
- Phil Steele All-OVC fourth team (2021)
- Preseason All-OVCÂ (2021)
- Preseason Honors
- Phil Steele Preseason All-OVCÂ first team (2021)
- Phil Steele Preseason All-OVCÂ third team (2020)
- Academic Honors
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2020, Spring 2021)
2020-21: Named to All-OVC second team…Played and started in six games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Tallied 29 receptions for 445 yards and three touchdowns…Averaged 15.3 yards per catch…Eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark twice against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14) and Southeast Missouri (Apr. 3)…Recorded touchdown receptions against Eastern Illinois (March 7), Austin Peay (March 21) and Tennessee State (March 28)…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in receiving yards per game (74.2, second), receiving yards (445, fourth), receptions per game (4.88, fifth), receptions (29, seventh), touchdowns (three, seventh) and yards per catch (15.3, ninth)…Posted a career-high 108 receiving yards against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14)…Hauled in a season-long 44-yard reception against Austin Peay (March 21)…Averaged 74.2 all-purpose yards per game…Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-Ohio Valley third team…Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for spring semester.
2019: Played in all 12 games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Earned starts against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 5) and Tennessee Tech (Oct. 12)…Tallied 13 receptions for 164 yards…Notched one touchdown against Murray State (Sept. 28)…Averaged 12.6 yards per catch…Notched a season-high six receptions and 78 yards against Murray State (Sept. 28)…Tallied one tackle against Northwestern State (Aug. 29) on special teams...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2018: Played in all 11 games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver…Tallied four receptions for 50 yards…Recorded a touchdown…Best game came against Southeast Missouri, tallying a 24-yard touchdown reception…Notched receptions against Missouri (Sept. 1), Austin Peay (Sept. 22), Murray State (Sept. 29) and Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27)…Tallied a tackle against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27).
2017: Played in nine games for the Skyhawks while earning three starts at wide receiver…Tallied seven receptions for 45 yards…Notched one receiving touchdown against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 28)…Averaged 6.4 yards per catch…Tallied multiple receptions against No. 2 Jacksonville State (Nov. 11) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 18)…Earned starts against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 21), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 28) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 18).
2016:Â Redshirted.
BEFORE UTM:Â Prepped at Gateway Tech High School, playing under head coach Jason Dulick...Helped lead his team to a 9-2 record and a conference championship as a senior...Tallied 41 catches for 713 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns...Averaged 17.4 yards per catch...Earned all-conference first team honors and was also named a first team all-district performer...Was also named Public High League Offensive Player of the Year along with being named a 2015 Missouri All-State Media and Coaches selection...Hauled in 32 catches for 627 yards and three touchdowns as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 14, 1997…Son of George and Tamar Williams…Has one sibling, Devon...Graduated with a degree in criminal justice from UT Martin and is currently pursuing a Master's degree.
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