2018: Williams concluded his red-shirt junior season as Carson-Newman's leading scorer for the year and second-leading rusher.  He found the end zone seven times on the ground and once on a kickoff return.  Williams wrapped up the year with 609 yards on 82 carries.  He averaged 7.4 yards per rush and 55.4 yards per game.  The Apopka, Fla.-native produced two, 100-yard rushing efforts in his final four games.  He went for 110 yards on eight carries and two scores against Virginia-Lynchburg (10/20), which also went down for his only multi-rushing TD day of the season.  He concluded the year with 110 yards on five carries against UNC Pembroke (11/10).  Williams finished the year with eight carries of 20 yards or more and four carries of at least 50 yards.  His long rush was a 63-yard jaunt against Mars Hill (10/13).  He was Carson-Newman's top kickoff returner. He averaged 24.5 yards per return and brought a kickoff back 94 yards for a score against Limestone.

2017: Appeared in three games with three starts at running back for the Eagles before going down with a knee injury. He rushed 26 times for 127 yards and two scores.  he had 10 carries for 44 yards against Saint Augustine's and 10 carries for 46 yards against Wingate in week three before going down for the year with his injury.  Williams' two touchdowns came in week one against Pikeville. 

2016: Made appearances in seven games as a reserve running back.  Williams tallied 22 carries for 135 yards and two scores, with a long rush of 29 yards.  His scores came against Brevard (10/8) and Mars Hill (9/24).  Williams was most effective against the Lions when he had 55 yards on five carries.  He also did damage against the Tornados with 40 yards on seven carries.  

2015: Appeared in six games as a reserve running back.  Williams rushed for 107 yards on 13 carries with a touchdown.  He averaged 8.2 yards a rush.  Williams did the bulk of his damage in garbage time against Brevard and Limestone.  Against the Tornados, he carried the ball three times for 40 yards, against the Saints, he scored his lone touchdown of the season on nine carries for 60 yards. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Marcus Williams checks at 5-9, 175 pounds after starring for coach Matt Hedrick at Bishop Moore Catholic High School.  As a Hornet, Williams touted 26 touchdowns in 14 games to lead his district in his senior year.  Williams also led the district in yards with 1,517.  He added 2,083 all-purpose yards. In his senior season, he was the conference's player of the year, team MVP and a Florida All-State honorable mention selection.  Williams was also a nominee for the Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football Player of the Year.  He earned the 2014  Orlando Area All-Star Jeff Wenstrom Sportsmanship Award. Williams also ran track and high school and is his school's record-holder in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. He was also on the school-record holding 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams.  In 2014, he helped guide Bishop Moore Catholic High School to an undefeated regular season for just the second time in school history.  The Hornets were both conference and regional champions. 

PERSONAL: The son of Rafael Oliver and Karen Galasso-Oliver, Williams plans to study business management at Carson-Newman.  Williams credits running backs coach Nick Reveiz for bringing him to Carson-Newman.  "I talked with him a lot once he found me," Williams wrote. "His words of encouragement and support through my recruiting process was like no other coach that was recruiting me." Williams was also recruited by Catawba, Lenoir-Rhyne, Valpairaso and Beloit.