Zahir Williams
8 Zahir Williams
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    172
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Bronx, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Cardinal Hayes
  • Position:
    DB
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    43.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    2
  • ffum
    -

Bio

2017 (Sophomore)

Appeared in 10 games and made five starts at cornerback ... Finished sixth on the team with 43 tackles (29 solo) ... Had two tackles for a loss, two interceptions and five pass breakups ... Registered four tackles and intercepted his first-career pass at No. 15 New Hampshire ... Intercepted a pass and returned it 40 yards the following game against Saint Francis U ... Posted a career-high nine tackles at Central Connecticut ... Enjoyed back-to-back seven-tackle games against Wagner and Sacred Heart.

2016 (Freshman)

Appeared in eight games as a freshman in 2016 ... Saw time in the defensive backfield and on special teams ... Made four tackles on the year.

Before Bryant

A two-year starter for head coach C.J. O'Neil at Cardinal Hayes … Coach O'Neil played for associate head coach Greg Gigantino at Hofstra … Williams helped his team to a 9-3 record as a senior … First Team All-League, Second Team All-City, Third Team All-State and participated in the CHSFL All-Star Game as a senior … Four interceptions, two fumble recoveries, two touchdowns, 21 tackles and 13 pass breakups … Also was a member of the track and field team.

Personal

The son of Michael Williams and Valencia Whatley … Has two sisters, Kiara and Qiyana.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 30-14
Oct 21 at Central Connecticut L, 31-14
Oct 28 at Wagner W, 31-16
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 48-45
Nov 11 at Robert Morris W, 42-17
Nov 18 Duquesne W, 38-29
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 29 19
Assists 14 11
Tackles 43.0 30.0
Tackles per game 4.3 5.0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 2 1
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 Merrimack W, 49-41 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Maine L, 60-12 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Brown L, 28-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Fordham W, 45-40 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at No. 15 New Hampshire L, 45-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 30-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Central Connecticut L, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Wagner W, 31-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 48-45 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Robert Morris W, 42-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Duquesne W, 38-29 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Merrimack W, 49-41 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Maine L, 60-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Brown L, 28-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Fordham W, 45-40 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at No. 15 New Hampshire L, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 30-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Central Connecticut L, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Wagner W, 31-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 48-45 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Robert Morris W, 42-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Duquesne W, 38-29 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Merrimack W, 49-41 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Maine L, 60-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Brown L, 28-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Fordham W, 45-40 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at No. 15 New Hampshire L, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 30-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Central Connecticut L, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Wagner W, 31-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 48-45 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Robert Morris W, 42-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Duquesne W, 38-29 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 Merrimack W, 49-41 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Maine L, 60-12 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Brown L, 28-23 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 Fordham W, 45-40 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at No. 15 New Hampshire L, 45-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 30-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Central Connecticut L, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Wagner W, 31-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 48-45 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 at Robert Morris W, 42-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 18 Duquesne W, 38-29 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 Merrimack W, 49-41 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Maine L, 60-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Brown L, 28-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Fordham W, 45-40 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at No. 15 New Hampshire L, 45-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 30-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Central Connecticut L, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Wagner W, 31-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 48-45 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Robert Morris W, 42-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Duquesne W, 38-29 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 Merrimack W, 49-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Maine L, 60-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Brown L, 28-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Fordham W, 45-40 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at No. 15 New Hampshire L, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 30-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Central Connecticut L, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Wagner W, 31-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 48-45 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Robert Morris W, 42-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Duquesne W, 38-29 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 Merrimack W, 49-41 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Maine L, 60-12 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Brown L, 28-23 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 Fordham W, 45-40 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 at No. 15 New Hampshire L, 45-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 30-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Central Connecticut L, 31-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Wagner W, 31-16 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 48-45 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 at Robert Morris W, 42-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 18 Duquesne W, 38-29 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 Merrimack W, 49-41 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at Maine L, 60-12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Brown L, 28-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 Fordham W, 45-40 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at No. 15 New Hampshire L, 45-17 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 30-14 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 at Central Connecticut L, 31-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 at Wagner W, 31-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 48-45 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 at Robert Morris W, 42-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 18 Duquesne W, 38-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 Merrimack W, 49-41 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Maine L, 60-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Brown L, 28-23 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Fordham W, 45-40 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 30 at No. 15 New Hampshire L, 45-17 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 -2 0 - - -
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 30-14 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 40 0 1 - -
Oct 21 at Central Connecticut L, 31-14 4 5 9.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Wagner W, 31-16 6 1 7.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 48-45 3 4 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 11 at Robert Morris W, 42-17 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Duquesne W, 38-29 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 29 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 8 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 8 - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 8 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 29 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 8 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 29 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 8 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 10 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 29 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 8 1 3 4.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 29 14 43.0 4.3 - - 2.0 5 - - - 2 38 5 -
2018-19 11 21 4 25.0 2.3 - - 1.0 4 - - - 2 8 2 -
Total 29 51 21 72.0 2.5 - - 3.0 9 - - - 4 46 7 -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 6 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 29 14 43.0 4.3 - - 2.0 5 - - - 2 38 5 -
Conference 6 19 11 30.0 5.0 - - 2.0 5 - - - 1 40 4 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 12 6 18.0 3.6 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 40 5 -
Away 5 17 8 25.0 5.0 - - 2.0 5 - - - 1 -2 - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 19 7 26.0 4.3 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - 4 -
Losses 4 10 7 17.0 4.3 - - 1.0 3 - - - 2 38 1 -
Month September 4 10 3 13.0 3.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 -2 1 -
October 3 11 6 17.0 5.7 - - 2.0 5 - - - 1 40 1 -
November 3 8 5 13.0 4.3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 3 -

News Mentions

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Bulldogs fall to Central Connecticut on the road, 31-14

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Bryant University football team pulled within three points late in the third quarter but Central Connecticut...

October 21, 2017

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Bulldogs drop NEC opener to SFU, 30-14

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Saint Francis University held the Bryant University football team to just 214 yards of total offense and forced four...

October 14, 2017

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Bryant held off on the road by No. 15 New Hampshire

DURHAM, N.H. – Senior wide receivers Aaron Aryee (Hartford, Conn.) and Tom Kennedy (Farmingdale, N.Y.) posted career-best numbers and both...

September 30, 2017

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Football season preview: Defensive Backs

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – While some well-known names have graduated, a core of veteran defensive backs will look to lead the Bryant University...

August 25, 2017

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