Nohl Laurence Williams is an American football cornerback for the California Golden Bears. He previously played for the UNLV Rebels.
| California Golden Bears – No. 3 | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | American Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Ventura, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Pacifica (Oxnard, California) |
Early life and high school
editWilliams attended Pacifica High School located in Oxnard, California. Coming out of high school, Williams was rated as a three-star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the UNLV Rebels.[1][2]
College career
editUNLV
editDuring Williams first, two seasons with the Rebels in 2020 and 2021 he totaled 58 tackles, five pass deflections, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery.[3][4] In the 2022 season, Williams had a breakout season being named second team all Mountain-West after totaling 40 tackles, five pass deflections, three interceptions, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.[5] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Williams decided toe enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[6][7]
California
editWilliams decided to transfer to play for the California Golden Bears.[8][9] During Williams first season with the Golden Bears in 2023, he totaled 53 tackles with two being for a loss, six pass deflections, two interceptions, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and two touchdowns.[10] In week one of the 2024 season, Williams notched an interception and an 80-yard kickoff return touchdown, as he helped California beat the UC Davis Aggies.[11] In week two, Williams was named the ACC defensive back of the week after making two interceptions in the Golden Bears win over Auburn.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Nohl Williams Timeline Events". 247Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Mark (15 January 2020). "Southern California prep cornerback commits to UNLV". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Nohl Williams". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Kenerly, Matthew (7 August 2022). "2022 Mountain West Football Top 50: #27, UNLV CB Nohl Williams". Mountain West Wire. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Faraudo, Jeff (11 December 2022). "Cal Football: Nohl Williams, All-MWC DB From UNLV, Says He's Coming to Berkeley". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Yamashita, Andy (6 December 2022). "Two UNLV starters enter the transfer portal". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ McGil, Jim (11 December 2022). "Bears Add Another Portal Transfer in UNLV DB Nohl Williams". Bear Insider. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Curtis, Jake (15 March 2023). "UNLV Transfer Nohl Williams Brings Fiery Personality to Cal's Secondary". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Moreno, Matt (16 March 2023). "DB transfer Nohl Williams came to Cal looking for an opportunity to shine". Rivals.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Nohl Williams 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Faraudo, Jeff (3 September 2024). "Cal's Nohl Williams: 'It's A Good Feeling Scoring Touchdowns'". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Curtis, Jake. "Cal's Teddye Buchanan, Nohl Williams Earn ACC Weekly Honors". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 September 2024.