Cardell Williams
| Maryland Terrapins | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 15, 2002 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Westfield (Harris County, Texas) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Cardell Williams is an American college football quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins. He previously played for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and Sacramento State Hornets.
Early life
[edit]Williams was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and attended Westfield High School in Texas, where he completed 442 of 474 passes for 7,803 yards and 89 touchdowns to 20 interceptions and rushed for 420 yards and 15 touchdowns.[1] He committed to play college football at Tulsa.[2]
College career
[edit]Tulsa
[edit]In the 2023 season opener, Williams made his college debut and completed 13 of 14 pass attempts for 233 yards and three touchdown, while adding a three-yard rushing touchdown, in a 42–7 win over Arkansas–Pine Bluff after replacing starter Braylon Braxton.[3] He was named the team's starting quarterback going into their week 2 matchup.[4] In his first start, Williams completed six of 14 passes for 65 yards and an interception before leaving the game in the second quarter with an injury against Washington.[5] He got his first win as a starter in week 4, as he struggled going eight for passing with 102 yards and two interceptions, but Tulsa would beat Northern Illinois 22–14.[6][7]
Sacramento State
[edit]On December 23, 2024, Williams decided to transfer to Sacramento State.[8]
On December 16, 2025, Williams announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[9]
Maryland
[edit]On May 30, 2026, Williams announced that he would transfer to Maryland.[10]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng | ||
| 2022 | Tulsa | Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Tulsa | 9 | 4 | 2–2 | 79 | 132 | 59.8 | 1,149 | 8.7 | 10 | 7 | 147.4 | 57 | 198 | 3.5 | 5 | 50 |
| 2024 | Tulsa | 7 | 0 | 0–0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 73.7 | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2025 | Sacramento State | 12 | 10 | 7–3 | 110 | 175 | 62.9 | 1,621 | 9.3 | 10 | 7 | 151.5 | 99 | 382 | 3.9 | 12 | 51 |
| Career | 28 | 14 | 9–5 | 194 | 318 | 61.0 | 2,807 | 8.8 | 20 | 14 | 147.1 | 169 | 649 | 3.8 | 19 | 51 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cardell Williams Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023. [better source needed]
- ↑ "Cardell Williams, Tulsa, Quarterback". 247Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Freshman QB Cardell Williams comes off bench to lead Tulsa past Arkansas-Pine Bluff". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ↑ Hummel, Callie (September 8, 2023). ""This is going to be a phenomenal challenge": Tulsa QB Cardell Williams' first starting test will be a major challenge". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ↑ Hummel, Callie (September 9, 2023). "Tulsa makes 'some strides' in loss at No. 8 Washington". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ↑ Hummel, Callie (September 24, 2023). "What we learned from Tulsa's win at Northern Illinois". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Kendarin Ray intercepts a pass with 26 seconds left to help Tulsa hold off Northern Illinois 22–14". CBSSports.com. Associated Press. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ↑ @staywokee2 (December 23, 2024). "Committed!! @BrennanMarion4 @CoachKMerch #AGTG🙏🏽" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @JackBDann (December 17, 2025). "BREAKING: Sac State QB Cardell Williams has entered the transfer portal - taking the starting job in week two, replacing Jaden Rashada, he led the Hornets to a 7-3 record" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ Cavallo, Michael (May 30, 2026). "Terps Land Dynamic Sacramento State Quarterback Cardell Williams". Maryland Terrapins on SI. Retrieved June 14, 2026.