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Jersey Number 8
Devan Williams
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Temple, Texas
- High School:
- Temple HS
- Prev School:
- Tulsa
Bio
As a Sophomore (2024)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Played in all 12 games at wide receiver
- 349 snaps played
- Offensively, 262 snaps at wide and 42 snaps at slot
- One drop – tied for eighth fewest among Big 12 wide receivers (min. 15 targets)
- Six first down catches – ninth among 2027-28 NFL Draft eligible Big 12 wideouts
- 4.5 YAC/reception – seventh among 2027-28 NFL Draft eligible Big 12 WR (min. 10 receptions)
- Caught 11 passes for 127 yards and one touchdown
- Touchdown catch at TCU (Oct. 4) gave Cougars lead
- Season-long 33-yard reception vs. #17/15 Kansas State (Nov. 2)
- Season-high 36 receiving yards at Kansas (Oct. 19)
- Season-high three receptions in back-to-back games (at TCU, at Kansas)
- Three receptions of 15+ yards
Prior to Houston
- Spent two seasons at Tulsa (2022-23)
- Nine games played during 2023 (506 snaps)
- Eight starts at wide receiver and 473 total snaps at the position
- 29 receptions for 399 yards and two TDs
- Averaged 44.3 receiving yards per game
- 20 first down receptions
- Redshirted during 2022 season
High School
- Two-year starter at Temple (Texas)
- Played sophomore and senior seasons at Temple
- Played junior season at Wichita Falls
- Played in defensive secondary as a sophomore
- Played mostly at receiver as a senior
- Started seven games as a sophomore and all 12 as a senior
- Helped lead his team to a 9-3 record as a senior
- Caught 36 passes for 780 yards and 11 TDs as a senior
- Also returned two kickoffs for touchdowns
- First Team All-District 12-6A as a senior
- Served on the Team Leadership Council
- Lettered in basketball and baseball
Personal
- Nickname: Dev or Devo
- Hobbies: video games, trying new places to eat
- Previously played against Re’Shaun Sanford in 2022
- Dream job outside of football: sports psychologist
- Something most people don’t know: he has six siblings
- Hidden talent: baseball
- His high school coach, Chris Pilot, played football at Houston (2004-08)
- Played football with Marquis Shoulders and Everitt Rogers at Tulsa
- Chose UH because it’s closer to home and he always wanted to play college football in Texas
- One word to describe himself on the field: HIM
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: steak
- Biggest motivation for working hard: his mother
- Best advice: “be comfortable being uncomfortable”
- Sports hero: Russell Westbrook
- Unique fact: can sing
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04
