Joseph Williams - 2026 Football Roster
Nov 13 (Fri)
8:15 PM
Joseph Williams
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Third
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Mansfield Summit
- Prev School:
- Tulsa
- Major:
- Anthropology
AT COLORADO
CAREER: Has played in 17 games, with 13 starts at Colorado. Has 83 receptions for 1,132 yards and nine touchdowns, including four 100-yard receiving games. Set a CU career high with 135 receiving yards against Oklahoma State in 2026 and tied for ninth-most receptions in program history with 11 against Baylor.
2026 (Third-Year):
Has played in seven games, with seven starts. Has completed 2 of 3 passes (66.7 percent) for 49 yards and one interception; has one carry for 6 yards; has 46 receptions for 643 yards and five touchdowns (long 63); has two tackles (2 solo). Preseason: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list; added in season to the Hispanic Player of the Year and Biletnikoff Award watch lists.
Game by game:
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at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13) (start): 1 rush for 6 yards; 2 catches for 23 yards.
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vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21) (start): 4 catches for 123 yards and 2 TD (long 63). Honors: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award honorable mention; PFF Big 12 Team of the Week.
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at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41) (start): 5 catches for 88 yards and 1 TD (long 50); 1 tackle (1 solo). Recorded a 50-plus-yard touchdown reception for the second consecutive game, becoming the first Buff to accomplish the feat since 2022.
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at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23) (start): 1-of-1 for 49 yards; 11 catches for 127 yards and 1 TD (long 27). Tied for ninth-most receptions in CU history and the program record against Baylor; recorded his first collegiate pass completion, the longest by a CU wide receiver since 2016; sixth collegiate 100-yard receiving game. Honors: PFF Big 12 Team of the Week; CU Athlete of the Week.
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vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29) (start): 1-of-2 for 0 yards, 1 INT; 10 catches for 93 yards and 1 TD. First Buff with 10 receptions and a completed pass in consecutive games; fifth player in CU history with back-to-back 10-catch games; recorded a touchdown reception for the fourth consecutive game.
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vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27) (start): 5 catches for 54 yards. Fourth consecutive game with five-plus receptions and fifth straight with at least four catches.
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at Oklahoma State (Oct. 24, L 24-57) (start): 9 catches for 135 yards (long 36); 1 tackle (1 solo). Set a CU career high in receiving yards, surpassing 1,000 as a Buff (1,132 total); third 100-yard game of the season and fourth at CU; eight first-half receptions for 130 yards, tying the second-most catches in a half in program history; fifth consecutive game with five-plus receptions. Honors: PFF Big 12 Team of the Week, CU Athlete of the Week.
2025 (Second-Year): Played in 10 games with six starts, missing one game with an injury, and was second on the team with 37 receptions, 489 yards and four touchdowns. Caught all eight of his targets for a game-high 128 yards and a touchdown against Iowa State in Week 7, earning PFF Big 12 Wide Receiver of the Week and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award honorable mention. Entered the season as a second-team preseason All-Big 12 pick by Phil Steele and third-team by Athlon.
AS A TRANSFER
Rated an .8700 transfer prospect by 247Sports, which ranked him the No. 286 player overall and the No. 58 wide receiver in the portal (as of Jan. 14, 2024). Joined Colorado with four years to play three.
AT TULSA (2024)
2024 (First-Year): Played in all 12 games with five starts for head coach Kevin Wilson and was named the American Conference Freshman of the Year, the first Tulsa player to win the award, after catching 30 passes for 588 yards and five touchdowns, both second on the team. His 19.6 yards per catch ranked 12th nationally and his 588 yards were sixth among all FBS freshmen; had three straight 100-yard games, only the second Tulsa freshman to do so.
RECRUIT RANKINGS
A three-star prospect. 247Sports listed him as the No. 103 athlete in the country and the No. 168 player from Texas; the 247Sports Composite ranked him No. 1,362 nationally, the No. 119 athlete and No. 168 in Texas; the On3 Industry Ranking had him No. 1,305 nationally, the No. 51 athlete and No. 188 in Texas.
AT MANSFIELD SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years for head coach Channon Hall at receiver, safety and quarterback, helping the Jaguars to the state semifinals in each of his first two seasons. Totaled 2,054 yards and 35 touchdowns on offense with 31 tackles, three interceptions and eight blocked kicks on defense, passed for 827 yards and rushed for 779 as a junior quarterback, and was named district utility MVP as a senior. Also lettered in track and field.
