Great news for the Clemson football program came Friday when one of the key cogs in the Tigers’ offense announced his return.
Antonio Williams made his 2025 decision official, announcing via social media that he’s coming back to Clemson next year instead of entering the 2025 NFL Draft.
Now that Williams is staying in Tiger Town for another year, the veteran wideout will head into next season with multiple Clemson career records within reach, as pointed out by Ross Taylor, Clemson’s Associate Athletic Director for Football Communications:
Williams enters ’25 in reach of several Clemson career records:
– 153 career receptions, 92 shy of Artavis Scott (245).
– 17 receiving TD, 10 shy of DeAndre Hopkins, Sammy Watkins & Tee Higgins (27 each).
– 33 consecutive games played with a catch, 10 shy of Hunter Renfrow (43). pic.twitter.com/ZtFaFCLxQJ— Ross Taylor (@ClemsonFBRoss) January 3, 2025
Williams enters 2025 having recorded 1,732 yards and 17 touchdowns on 153 receptions, to go with 12 rushes for 109 yards and a touchdown over 33 games (28 starts) from 2022-24. The 5-foot-11, 190-pounder is also credited with 35 career punt returns for 307 yards and is 3-for-3 passing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
In 2024, Williams became the 13th player in Clemson history to record 150 career receptions, while he joined C.J. Spiller (2008 and 2009), Jacoby Ford (2009) and Sammy Watkins (2012) as the fourth Clemson player since 2000 to record a passing touchdown, a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in a single season.
A former four-star and top-100 national prospect from Irmo, S.C., Williams earned first-team All-ACC honors after recording career highs with 75 receptions, 904 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns over 14 games (all starts) in 2024. He also added seven carries for 101 yards and a touchdown and went 2-for-2 passing for 62 yards with a touchdown pass.