Cardell Williams (born October 15, 2002) is an American college football quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins. He previously played for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and Sacramento State Hornets.
Early life Williams was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and attended Westfield High School in Texas, where he completed 442 of 474 passes for 7,803 yards and 89 touchdowns to 20 interceptions and rushed for 420 yards and 15 touchdowns. He committed to play college football at Tulsa.
College career Tulsa In the 2023 season opener, Williams made his college debut and completed 13 of 14 pass attempts for 233 yards and three touchdown, while adding a three-yard rushing touchdown, in a 42–7 win over Arkansas–Pine Bluff after replacing starter Braylon Braxton. He was named the team's starting quarterback going into their week 2 matchup. In his first start, Williams completed six of 14 passes for 65 yards and an interception before leaving the game in the second quarter with an injury against Washington. He got his first win as a starter in week 4, as he struggled going eight for passing with 102 yards and two interceptions, but Tulsa would beat Northern Illinois 22–14.
Sacramento State On December 23, 2024, Williams decided to transfer to Sacramento State.
On December 16, 2025, Williams announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.
Maryland On May 30, 2026, Williams announced that he would transfer to Maryland.
Statistics Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TDLng 2022 Tulsa Redshirt 2023 Tulsa 9 4 2–2 79 132 59.8 1,149 8.7 10 7 147.4 57 198 3.5 550 2024 Tulsa 7 0 0–0 5 11 45.5 37 3.4 0 0 73.7 13 65 5.0 228 2025 Sacramento State 12 10 7–3 110 175 62.9 1,621 9.3 10 7 151.5 99 382 3.9 1251Career 28 14 9–5 194 318 61.0 2,807 8.8 20 14 147.1 169 649 3.8 1951
References
External links Tulsa Golden Hurricane bio Sacramento State Hornets bio Maryland Terrapins bio