2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 9
Lavon Williams
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Roosevelt
- Prev School:
- East Texas A&M
2026 Senior
- Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining
2025 Junior (East Texas A&M)
- Started 10 games at defensive back
- 74 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and eight passes defensed on the season
- Third on the team in tackles (74)
2024 Sophomore (East Texas A&M)
- Played in 10 games with nine starts at defensive back
- 55 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery, and five passes defensed on the season
2023 Redshirt Freshman (East Texas A&M)
- Played in seven games
- Eight tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, and two passes defensed on the season
2022 Freshman (East Texas A&M)
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- Played for coach Matt Carroll at Roosevelt
- 2021 San Antonio Express-News All-Area First Team
- 55 tackles, 15 pass breakups, four interceptions, and two forced fumbles as a senior
- Selected to the San Antonio Sports All Star Football game
- Also a starter on Roosevelt’s varsity basketball team
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