2020 Football Roster
Roster
Tyler Williams
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oxford, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Lafayette
2019 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 10 games with five starts … Missed three games due to injury … Logged 23 tackles, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. vs. Louisiana (8/31): Broke up a two passes. Southern Miss (9/7): Finished with three tackles … Recovered his first career fumble in the second quarter. Kansas State (9/14): Earned first career start … Made three tackles. Kentucky (9/21): Logged three tackles … Added one pass breakup. at Texas A&M (10/27): Made one tackle … Notched one quarterback hurry. at Arkansas (11/2): Logged one tackle. No. 5 Alabama (11/16): Racked up a season-best eight tackles … Forced first career fumble in the first quarter. Abilene Christian (11/23): Had one tackle. Ole Miss (11/28): Chipped in one tackle. vs. Louisville (12/30): Added two tackles.
2018 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in nine games … Recorded six tackles and one pass break-up. Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made collegiate debut … Recording one pass break-up. Louisiana (9/15): Collected two tackles … Posted his first career tackle in the second quarter. No. 8 Auburn (10/6): Tallied two stops. Louisiana Tech (11/3): Recorded one tackle. vs. Iowa (1/1): Added one tackle.
2017 (True Freshman Season)
Redshirted his initial year with the program.
High School
Prepped at Lafayette High School under head coach Michael Fair … Three-star prospect per Rivals and 247Sports … No. 16-ranked overall recruit in Mississippi per 247Sports … Tabbed No. 3 safety in Mississippi by Scout.com … Helped LHS to the Mississippi High School Activities Association state championship as a senior … Commodores won 13-straight games in the way to the state title and a 13-2 record … Named Division 2-4A Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior … Recorded 795 receiving yards and nine touchdowns his senior season … Added 43 tackles, two interceptions and seven pass deflections … Scored on a 77-yard touchdown reception to open the state title game as a senior … Committed to MSU on May 16, 2016.
Personal
Born Tyler Tramez Carmichael-Williams on Dec. 8, 1998 … Son of Tamika Williams and Tony Carmichael … Has one older sister, Tiera, and one younger brother, Tyrus … Darius Slay is his all-time favorite MSU player … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies … Twitter handle is @Tyler4Williams.
