Peyton Williams

position DB
height 6-0
weight 209
class Redshirt Junior
Hometown Heath, Texas
High school Rockwall-Heath

position DB
height 6-0
weight 209
class Redshirt Junior
Hometown Heath, Texas
High school Rockwall-Heath

*2022 Community Service Award

Fourth-year defensive back… works at the safety position… figures to be in the mix for a starting role in 2025… also a candidate to contribute on special teams… has appeared in 16 games over the past three seasons with one start.

2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Defensive back who saw action in all 13 games making one start… credited with 19 tackles and two pass breakups… made his first collegiate start at Vanderbilt replacing an injured DQ Smith… responded with a career-high seven tackles and a pair of PBUs in that contest… played the entire second half of the Citrus Bowl versus Illinois and recorded four tackles.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Second year defensive back who was battling back from an ankle injury that he suffered late during spring drills… worked with the scout team… did not see any game action.

2022 (Freshman)
Graduated at semester and enrolled at South Carolina in January… went through spring drills working at the safety position… saw action in three games, appearing in the South Carolina State, Tennessee and Notre Dame contests… recorded three tackles and a pass breakup… two of his three stops came against the Volunteers, while his other tackle came in the win over the Bulldogs… redshirted… named one of three recipients of the Community Service Award as selected by the coaching staff.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Rockwall-Heath (Texas) High School in December 2021… played both corner and safety… coached by Mike Spradlin… helped the Hawks to an 11-2 record and reach the third round of the state playoffs in 2021… credited with 67 tackles including 4.0 tackles for loss… logged 10 passes defended with one interception… also competed in track and field in the high hurdles and triple jump… is ranked the 64th-best player in Texas, the 38th-best safety in the country and No. 449 overall… rated the 70th-best player in the state and the 56th-best cornerback in the country by Rivals… rated No. 234 on the ESPN300 list.

PERSONAL
Peyton James Williams was born April 10, 2004… is a criminology and criminal justice major.