
- Name
- Antonio Williams
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- TB
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 210
- Hometown
- New London, NC
- High School
- North Stanly
- Recruiting Stars
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Transferred To
- North Carolina
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2016, 2017
Post-OSU Update: Antonio Williams transferred to North Carolina in Spring 2018. Williams did not need to sit out 2018 and played 10 games for the Tar Heels, rushing for 504 yards (5.5 YPC). He added another 322 rushing yards as a senior in 2019. He went undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, but did play one regular season game with the Bills that season, carrying the ball 12 times for 63 yards and two touchdowns (83 total yards). He spent time on the Bills practice squad in 2021 before signing with the Giants for the 2022 season. He played two regular season games with New York in 2022. (updated: Aug. 2025)
Major: Psychology (2017)
Weight: 208 (2017), 210 (2016)
2017 Media Guide: Antonio Williams played in two games last year as a true freshman … he picked up 28 yards rushing off of six carries in the win over Rutgers … also played against Northwestern … was
hobbled some during the 2017 spring drills with a foot issue.
2016 Media Guide: Antonio Williams was one of seven true freshman from the signing day class of 2016 to enroll at Ohio State in January for the start of the spring semester … he practiced with the team during the 2016 spring drills.
High School: Williams was a consensus 4-star prospect (Rivals, 247Sports, Scout and ESPN) coming off a prep career in which he gained 7,999 yards rushing and averaged 178.8 yards per game for his career with 81 touchdowns scored … he had three consecutive 2,000-yard seasons (2,150 as a senior; 2,267 as a junior; and 2,170 as a sophomore) and he had at least one 80-plus yard run all four years on varsity … he was rated as the No. 5 running back prospect nationally by Rivals and No. 6 by 247Sports … ESPN had Williams ranked No. 10 among running backs … he helped coach Scott Crisco’s Comets to an 8-4 season as a senior.
Personal: Is the son of Renea and Keith Williams.
Offensive Stats
Season | Team | G | GS | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD | Lng | 2 Pt Conv | Fum | Lost | KR | KR Yds | KR TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Ohio State | 12 | 0 | 57 | 292 | 5.1 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Total | - | 14 | 0 | 63 | 320 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |