2024 Football Roster

Jake Bandoh
Jake Bandoh
Rodney Adams
Chris Thompkins

0 Elijah Williams

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 270
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jersey City, N.J.
  • Highschool Lincoln HS

Biography

As a Senior (2024): FCS Football Central All-Amercan Preseeason First Team ... BOXTOROW 2024 HBCU Preseason All-Americans team ... Preseason All-MEAC First Team ...  Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-American Third Team ... Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team ... Phil Steele's MEAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year ... Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC First Team ...  inaugural HBCU+ FCS National Player of the Year Award Watch List ... MEAC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-MEAC First Team ... Buck Buchanan Award finalist ... BOXTOROW HBCU All-American ... was one of just ten finalists for the Urban Edge Network's inaugural HBCU+ National Player of the Year Award ...  STATS PERFORM All-America Second Team selection ... ECAC FCS All-ECAC ... he ranked No. 7 in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) with an impressive tally of 11.0 sacks ... recorded 15.0 tackles for loss, placing him second in the MEAC and No. 20 in the nation ... had 54 tackles (No. 14 in MEAC), with 32 being solo stops ... two QB hurries ... two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble ... blocked a field goal against #20 North Carolina Central ... he became Morgan's all-time leader in both sacks and tackles for loss with an impressive tally of 31 sacks and 52 tackles for loss ... 

As a Junior (2023): Preseason All-MEAC First Team selection ... The Bluebloods named him preseason third-team All-American ... Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC First Team ... registered 50 total tackles, including 31 solo tackles ... led the league with 11.0 tackles for loss ... added seven sacks and two forced fumbles ... 

As a Sophomore (2022): was named to the All-MEAC First Team as a defensive force in the conference for the Bears ... HERO Sports 2022 FCS Sophomore All-American selection ... Phil Steele All-MEAC First Team DL ... Bluebloods All-MEAC First Team DL ... BOXTOROW All-America Honorable Mention ... registered 60 total tackles (33 solo, 27 assisted) for the year, including a league-high 19.0 tackles for loss (No. 5 in FCS) and nine sacks (T-No. 13 in FCS). Williams tallied nine total stops to go along with two sacks against Stony Brook (Nov. 5) and finished with nine tackles and two sacks at North Carolina Central (Oct. 13) ...

As a Freshman (2021): started in every game (11) ... finished as the Bears' third leading tackler ... registered 52 tackles with seven tackles for loss, four sacks and a team-high five quarterback hurries ...

High School: played three seasons of football at Lincoln HS … recorded 74 tackles (57 solo) in 10 games as a senior ... earned Defensive MVP during his junior year … vs. Lincoln (Sept. 28, 2018) he collected 10 tackles, 5 tackles for loss and was selected Defensive Player of the Week ...

Personal: son of Kathleen and Herman Williams … born September 9, 2002 … has a sister … nickname “Tay” … marketing major … expected to graduate may 2024 ... lists his father as his biggest sports influence "because he helped to enforce the work ethic that I have at a young age" ... career ambition is "to be an entrepreneur and land owner, as well as being successful in real estate owning many properties" ... chose to attend Morgan State because "because I felt it was a blessing late in my recruitment process and it was the best option for me" ... the athletic accomplishment that he's most proud of was "when I was a freshman in high school I got an award for being a great practice player; It showed me how your work doesn't go unnoticed, but don't get complacent and keep going" ... enjoys playing other sports no matter what it is, in addition to hiking, roller skating and gaming.

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 51

    2021Freshman

    DL
    6'1" 230 lbs
    51
  • 0

    2022Sophomore

    DL
    6'1" 260 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2023Junior

    DL
    6'3" 270 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2024Senior

    DL
    6'3" 270 lbs
    0