Player Story
James Williams story
James Williams built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a placekicker from Watkinsville, GA wearing No. 98, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of James Williams' career was his field-position work: 40 punts, 1,536 punting yards, and 9 punts inside the 20 across 8 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Syracuse. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 8 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Syracuse.
The arc is straightforward: James Williams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.