2020 Signing Day Roster
Roster
Williams, James

James Williams
- Position:
- Punter/Placekicker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Watkinsville, Ga.
- High School:
- Athens Academy
Bio
High School: Punter and placekicker for head coach Josh Alexander … Ranked among the top kickers in the country by Rivals.com (No. 2), the 247Sports.com composite index (No. 9) and ESPN (No. 10) … Rated five stars and the No. 4 punter and No. 13 placekicker in the 2020 class by Kohl’s Kicking … Helped the Spartans to an 11-1 record and a berth in the Georgia Class A-Private quarterfinals as a senior … PrepStar All-Southeast Region selection … 2019 Georgia Public Broadcasting All-Star … 2019 Touchdown Club of Atlanta All-State selection … Named to the 2019 Georgia 8A-Private All-Region First Team as a punter by the league’s coaches … Placekicker on the 2018 Georgia Class A-Private All-State First Team … Named the Kohl’s Kicking National High School Player of the week after hitting a school-record, 57-yard field goal versus Prince Avenue Christian as a junior … As a senior captain, converted 52 out of 53 (.981) extra points and 4-of-5 (.800) field goals, while averaging 35.8 yards on 25 punts.
Personal: James Malcolm Williams … Born on November 2, 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia … Son of James and Georgia Williams … Two brothers, one sister … Attended the same high school as former University of Georgia kicker Billy Bennett, who holds the FBS single-season record with 31 made field goals in 2003.
Personal: James Malcolm Williams … Born on November 2, 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia … Son of James and Georgia Williams … Two brothers, one sister … Attended the same high school as former University of Georgia kicker Billy Bennett, who holds the FBS single-season record with 31 made field goals in 2003.
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