Joseph Williams - 2026 Football Roster
Oct 31 (Sat)
12 p.m.
Joseph Williams
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Third
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Mansfield Summit
- Prev School:
- Tulsa
AT COLORADO
CAREER: Has played in 16 games with 12 starts over two seasons and has 74 receptions for 997 yards and nine touchdowns. In three college seasons (including Tulsa), has 104 catches for 1,585 yards and 14 touchdowns.
2026 (Third-Year): Has played in all six games, starting all six. Has 37 receptions for 508 yards and five touchdowns with a long of 63, which leads the team; has completed 2 of 3 passes for 49 yards with one interception; has one carry for 6 yards; has one tackle. Preseason: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list; added in season to the Biletnikoff Award and Hispanic Player of the Year watch lists.
Game by Game:
- at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13) (start): 1 rush for 6 yards; 2 catches for 23 yards.
- vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21) (start): 4 catches for 123 yards and 2 TD (long 63). First 100-yard game as a Buff; one of two CU 100-yard receivers with DeAndre Moore Jr. Honors: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award honorable mention; PFF Big 12 Team of the Week.
- at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41) (start): 5 catches for 88 yards and 1 TD (long 50); 1 tackle.
- at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23) (start): 11 catches for 127 yards and 1 TD (long 27); 1-of-1 passing for 49 yards. Career-high 11 receptions tied for the ninth-most in a game in CU history and matched the program record against Baylor; the 49-yard completion to Quanell Farrakhan Jr. was his first college completion and the longest pass by a CU wide receiver since 2016, making him the first Buff since 2017 to complete a pass and record 100 receiving yards in the same game; sixth career 100-yard game. Honors: PFF Big 12 Team of the Week; CU Athlete of the Week.
- vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29) (start): 10 catches for 93 yards and 1 TD; 1-of-2 passing, 1 INT. First Buff with 10 catches and a completed pass in back-to-back games.
- vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27) (start): 5 catches for 54 yards.
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.
