2022 (Senior)
Kevin Williams Jr. played in four games in 2022 with one start before a season-ending injury. He was a regular on special teams in the first two games and saw his first action on offense at left tackle against Georgia Southern. Williams earned the start at right tackle against No. 6 Oklahoma. He suffered an injury in that game that kept him off the field for the remainder of the season.
Before Nebraska (Omaha North HS/Northern Colorado
Williams joined Nebraska as a graduate transfer. He spent four years at FCS Northern Colorado (2018-21).
After redshirting in his first season in 2017, Williams played in all 11 games with eight starts as a redshirt freshman in 2018. He then started nine games at left guard as a sophomore in 2019. Northern Colorado did not play in the 2020 season due to the pandemic, but Williams returned to start the first two games of the 2021 season at left tackle before missing the rest of the year.
Williams also received interest as a transfer from Arizona State, Michigan State and Kansas State, among others. In high school, he was an all-metro selection at Omaha North.
Personal
Kevin is the son of Kevin Williams Sr. and Sabrina Stephens, and he was born on March 26, 1999. Williams earned his degree in sociology from Northern Colorado in May of 2021, and is taking graduate classes at Nebraska. Williams is the cousin of fellow Omaha native Gabrielle Union.