Adam Williams

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Position:
P
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 210
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lebanon, Tenn.
Prev School:
Wilson Central

2020 (Redshirt Junior)

• Ray Guy Award Watch List
• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in all 11 games on the season
• Totaled 43 punts on the season for 1,829 yards and an average of 42.5 per attempt with a long of 63
• Had four touchbacks, 16 fair catches, six punts of 50 yards or more and 13 punts inside the 20-yard line

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Saw action in all 14 games on the special teams unit
• Averaged 44.8 yards per punt on 44 kicks with 1,972 yards
• Had a career-long punt of 77 yards at ULM
• Produced 10 punts of 50-plus yards and had 13 punts downed inside the 20
• Also had a 76-yard boot against Tulane • Also converted a pass on a fake punt at Tulsa, completing a 29-yard toss for a first down
• Was a member of the 2019 squad that went 12-2 and earned a berth to the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

2018 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Took over the starting role as the team’s punter after his redshirt season in 2017
• Punted 58 times for a 43.2 average (2,503 total yards)
• Had 12 punts of more than 50 yards, including a long of 73 yards
• Placed 22 of his punts inside the 20-yard line
• Had 18 of his punts result in fair-catches
• Ranked fifth in the American Athletic Conference in punt average
• Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs Mercer
• Had two punts for a 36.0 average and placed one effort inside the 20
• Logged 50.0-plus averages in two games vs South Alabama (52.0) and SMU (50.8)
• Posted career-highs for punts (8) and total yards (360) vs Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl • Tied career-highs for fair-catches (3), 50-plus (2) and inside the 20 (3) vs the Demon Deacons
• Booted his career-long 73-yard effort at SMU
• With Memphis clinging to a 7-5 lead after halftime, his 73-yarder flipped the field for the Tigers
• SMU forced the Tigers to punt on their first drive of the second half
• His 73-yard punt resulted in a touchback and put the Mustangs at their 20-yard line
• Logged his first collegiate kickoff at Tulane (64 yards)
• Credited with first career tackle, a solo stop, in a home win over Tulsa

2017 (Freshman)

• Redshirted
• Member of 2017 squad that went 10-3, won The American West Division title (7-1 league record) and played in The American Championship Game
• Squad earned the program’s first Liberty Bowl bid and played in the hometown’s postseason classic

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Three-year varsity special teams performer for head coach Brad Dedham at Wilson Central High School
• Helped lead the Wildcats to berths in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division I Class 6A state playoffs in 2015 and 2016
• The 2015 squad reached the quarterfinal round
• As a senior, scored 91 points on 43-of-46 PAT and 16-of-18 FG • Had a long FG of 55 yards
• Also had a touchback rate of 96 percent
• On punts, averaged 47 yards per boot with a long of 73 yards
• 2016 honors included: Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class 6A All-State, All-Region 3-6A Special Teams co-MVP, Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award (kickers) runner-up, Wilson Post/Wilson County Special Teams co-MVP
• Also played basketball and soccer for the Wildcats
• Son of Bobby and Christine Williams