2025 Football Roster
Roster
Carl Williams IV
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Southern Lab HS
2024 (Sophomore): Played in eight games with seven starts at STAR … One of Baylor’s best defenders but battled injuries, missing games vs. Utah, Air Force, WVU, Houston and Kansas … Finished with 35 tackles, five for a loss, with one sack, a forced fumble and a pass break-up … According to PFF, had a 61.8 defensive rating, a 75.2 rush defense number, a 57.5 coverage rating … Played 440 snaps according to PFF, was targeted in the pass game 50 times and allowed 34 catches for 314 yards (9.2 yards per catch) and one TD … Had three tackles in the opener vs. Tarleton … Missed the next two games but returned at Colorado while still battling injury to make four tackles with a sack … Had two tackles, and a TFL, vs. BYU, breaking up a pass … Had three stops at ISU … Made seven tackles with 1.5 for a loss at Texas Tech … Made four tackles with a TFL vs. OSU … Had five tackles vs. TCU … Missed the next three games before returning for the bowl game against hometown LSU, going for seven tackles, half a TFL and forced a fumble.
2023 (Freshman): Had a breakout freshman season, playing in all 12 games with five starts at STAR … Had a 83.5 pass coverage grade from PFF … Ranked 38th in the nation among all qualified cornerbacks in pass coverage … Was the third-highest graded freshman cornerback in the nation, second in power-5 and first in the Big 12 … Finished with 20 tackles, one for a loss, forced one fumble, had an interception and broke up two passes … Made collegiate debut vs. Texas State … Made first career tackle vs. Long Island in his first career start, a TFL and picked off his first career pass, a late pick in the first half … Had four tackles vs. Texas Tech … Broke up a pass and had four tackles at Cincinnati and Iowa State … Forced a fumble and had two stops vs. Houston … Made two tackles at No. 25 Kansas State … Had single stops vs. TCU and West Virginia.
High School: Consensus three-star prospect … Ranked as the No. 56 cornerback nationally and No. 22 overall player in Louisiana by 247Sports … Tabbed as the No. 61 corner in the nation according to Rivals … Helped Southern Lab to a 12-2 record and the Louisiana Division IV state championship as a junior in 2021 … Also plays baseball and runs track … Ran a 10.49 in the 100 meters as a junior in spring 2022 … Ran the third leg of SLHS’ 1A state champion 4x100-meter relay team and the third leg of bronze medal-winning 4x200-meter relay … Hit .333 as a sophomore in 2021 for SLHS baseball team, drove in 16 and stole 20 bases on 29 attempts … Chose Baylor over offers from Kentucky, Louisiana Tech, Missouri, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt, among others.
