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2023 Football Roster

Robert Williams scores on a 96-yard kickoff return in Saturday's 51-30 win over Troy
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Robert Williams after the catch October 7, 2023 Louisiana vs Texas State Football in Lafayette, LA at Cajun Field. Final score Louisiana 34 Texas State 30. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajun Athletics
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Robert Williams jumps up to make the catch for a touchdown September 30, 2023 Louisiana @ University of Minnesota Football in Minneapolis, MN at Huntington Bank Stadium. Final score Louisiana 24 Minnesota 35. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajun Athletics
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Robert Williams
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Robert Williams
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Robert Williams after the catch September 9, 2023 Louisiana @ Old Dominion University Football in Northfolk, VA at S.B. Ballard Stadium. Final score Louisiana 31 ODU 38. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajun Athletics
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June 28, 2023 Football headshots. Robert Williams III
Jersey Number 15

Robert Williams

  • Position:
    Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 181
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Humble, Texas
  • High School:
    Trinity Christian
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Caught 26 passes for 290 yards (11.2 average) and a touchdown while averaging 28.6 yards per kick return after taking over the role in the second half of the season … played in all 14 games … totaled 662 all-purpose yards (290 receiving, 372 kick returns) to rank fifth on the team … had season-high four receptions against Grambling (8/31) and Coastal Carolina (10/19) … scored TD at Kennesaw State (9/7) after catching two passes for 41 yards, including a 38-yard grab … had three catches against Arkansas State (11/9), including a season-high 47-yard catch and run … had three receptions against App State (10/12) … eleven of his 13 kick returns came over the final four games of the season … returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown against Troy (11/23) to fuel a 4-return, 180-yard performance … had a 32-yard return against ULM (11/30).

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Second on the team in receptions (31) and third in yards (385) in his first collegiate action ... played in 11 games while earning six starts and scoring four times … caught at least one pass in Louisiana's first 11 games, paced by six grabs at Old Dominion (Sept. 9) ... had five catches for a season-high 90 yards, paced by a season-best 60-yard reception, against Texas State … had five receptions with a touchdown at Troy (Nov. 18) ... caught three passes for 40 yards, including a leaping TD catch at Minnesota (Sept. 30) ... had a pair of receptions, including a 32-yard score, in the season-opener against Northwestern State (Sept. 2).
 
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Did not make an appearance on the season.

2021 (Freshman)
Did not make an appearance on the season.

High School
Rated as the No. 70 receiver in the country and No. 68 overall player in the state of Texas by 247Sports.com … hauled in 30 passes for 864 yards and 13 touchdowns on 28.8 yards per reception during 2019 ... also a track team sprinter at 200 and 400 meters, long jumper and triple jumper … chose Louisiana over Houston, Memphis, Louisiana Tech, Wyoming, ULM and UTSA.

Personal
Born September 3, 2002 in Houston … the son of Robert and Risheor … has two brothers and one sister … a Communications major.
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