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2021 Football Roster

32 Maleek Williams

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 223
  • Position Running Back
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Punta Gorda, Fla.
  • Previous School Arkansas
  • High School Charlotte HS

Biography

2020: Played in three of FIU's five games in 2020... Rushed for 20 yards on five carries... Also caught one pass for two yards on the year... His 15-yard run against FAU (11/13) was a season long. 

2019: Played in four games as a redshirt sophomore, with most action coming on special teams.

2017-18 (ARKANSAS): Played in seven games as a redshirt freshman at Arkansas in 2018, gaining 144 yards rushing on 27 carries and scoring twice on the ground… The running back earned his best game as a Razorback against C-USA foe North Texas, after rushing for 74 yards on five carries and finding the endzone once

PREP CAREER: Rated a four-star prospect and the No. 33 running back in the class of 2017 by ESPN with a scout grade of 80 … ESPN also tabbed him as the No. 57 player in the state of Florida … Ranked the No. 14 running back in Florida by Scout … Graded out as the No. 47 running back in the class in the 247Sports composite ranking … Coached by Binky Waldrop …Finished his career with 38 rushing touchdowns and eight 100-yard games … Named the Suncoast Sports All-Area Player of the Year as a senior in 2016 … Also named to the FACA All-District 18 Class 7A team … Rushed for an area-leading 1,294 yards with 24 touchdowns en route to leading Charlotte High School to their first state semifinal appearance since 2002 … Topped the 100-yard mark on the ground five times with seven multi-touchdown performances … As a junior, he rushed for 664 yards and 12 touchdowns behind Elijah Mack who is currently at South Florida … Also ran track and clocked the fastest times in the state in both the 100m (10.85) and 200m (22.39) events as a freshman … In addition to Arkansas, had offers from Tennessee, Oregon, Kentucky, North Carolina, Colorado, Illinois, South Florida, Minnesota and Purdue among others.

ACADEMICS: Majoring in communications at FIU.

PERSONAL: Son of Cosmo Williams and Michelle Stanford... Has two siblings.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 223 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 223 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 223 lbs
    32