2023 Football Roster

65 Matt Williams

  • Position Offensive Lineman
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 287
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Nesbit, Miss.

Biography

Newcomer provides depth at the center position . . . JUCO HIGHLIGHTS: Ranked among the nation’s Top 20 JUCO interior offensive linemen by 247Sports (No. 17) . . . also rated among Mississippi’s Top 50 JUCO prospects by 247Sports (No. 43) . . . three-year starter for Coach Benjy Parker at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia . . . . played three different positions (left tackle, left guard and center) and helped the Rangers to a combined record of 25-5 (.833) since 2020 . . . started 24 career games, including 18 games at left tackle and six at center . . . honorable mention All-MACCC North in 2022 as Northwest finished 10-2 while advancing to the NJCAA semifinals . . . played a key role for an O-line that helped the Rangers rank among the NJCAA Division 1 leaders in every offensive category in 2022: third in total offense (4,713 total yards), fifth in total offense per game (392.7 ypg.), fifth in scoring (405 total points), tied for fifth in passing touchdowns (25), seventh in rushing TDs (25), seventh in scoring offense (33.8 ppg.), 10th in passing offense (218.1 ypg.) and 11th in rushing offense (174.6 ypg.) . . . paved the way for a ground attack that recorded five 200-yard rushing games, including a season-best 301 yards on 53 carries and three TDs vs. East Mississippi . . . Rangers eclipsed 400 yards total offense in five consecutive games, averaging 488.6 yards and 34.8 yards during that midseason stretch (5-0 record) . . . appeared in nine games as a third-year freshman in 2021, including seven starts at left tackle, as the Rangers went 9-3 . . . received COVID-19 season of competition waiver for 2020 . . . started all six games at center during the abbreviated 2020 fall schedule as Northwest posted a perfect 6-0 record and claimed the National Community College Football Championship . . . AT NICHOLLS STATE | 2019 SEASON: Redshirted . . . one of three Nicholls players, who were presented the Good Samaritan Award by the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Department after aiding an elderly woman stranded at a truck stop . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in the 2018 Mississippi-Alabama All-State Game . . . three-year starter for Coach Brad Boyette at Horn Lake (Miss.) High School . . . three-time All-Region 1-6A selection . . . Class 6A all-state first-team selection by the Mississippi Association of Coaches as a senior . . . earned Clarion-Ledger All-State Second-Team honors . . . anchored an offensive line that helped the Eagles amass 3,618 rushing yards (241.2 ypg.), 49 rushing TDs, 5,201 yards total offense (346.7 ypg.) and 31.7 ppg. en route to a perfect 15-0 record and the 2018 Class 6A state crown . . . Horn Lake gained more than 400 yards total offense in seven games, including two 500-yard performances . . . Eagles set season highs for rushing yards (428) and total yards (572) vs. Tupelo . . . Horn Lake rolled up 541 yards total offense vs. South Panola, including 335 yards on the ground . . . born Feb. 1, 2000 in Memphis, Tennessee . . . son of Jeannette and Richard Gordan . . . majoring in general studies.      
 

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