Player Career

Cardell Williams Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cardell Williams story

Cardell Williams built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Houston, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Sacramento State and Tulsa. The clearest part of Cardell Williams' career was his passing role: 1,186 passing yards, 10 touchdown passes, 143 attempts, and 265 rushing yards across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Tulsa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 265 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Sacramento State and Tulsa.

The arc is straightforward: Cardell Williams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Tulsa

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Sacramento State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonTulsa0
2023 Regular SeasonTulsa1,34961.113.51,349
2024 Regular SeasonTulsa10250.95.6-1,247
2025 Regular SeasonSacramento State19071.50.388

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Sacramento State to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted84.7Dec 17, 2025
2025Tulsa to Sacramento StateG5/FCS to G5/FCS25.2Dec 23, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 116 Nevada

Week 2

Game with 190 yards of offense and 71.5 efficiency.

190

Total Offense

85.8 takeover

190 total offense with 71.5 efficiency.

#2

vs Temple

Week 5 · W 48-26 · Conference game

334

Total Offense

78.4 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

334 total offense with 93.1 efficiency.

#3

vs Northwestern State

Week 1 · W 62-28

35

Total Offense

58.4 takeover

Win with 35 yards of offense and 87.5 efficiency.

35 total offense with 87.5 efficiency.

#4

@ North Texas

Week 5 · L 20-52 · Conference game

53

Total Offense

58.1 takeover

Loss with 53 yards of offense and 60.2 efficiency.

53 total offense with 60.2 efficiency.

#5

vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Week 1 · W 42-7

224

Total Offense

55.8 takeover

Win with 224 yards of offense and 73.2 efficiency.

224 total offense with 73.2 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Tulsa

1,349 primary output · 61.1 efficiency · 13.5 usage

61.6

#2

2025 Regular Season · Sacramento State

46.6

190 primary · 71.5 efficiency · 0.3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Tulsa

24.4

102 primary · 50.9 efficiency · 5.6 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

8

Above avg efficiency