Temple University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Travon Williams
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- New Foundations Charter
Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Cincinnati, UConn) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2016 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2019 (Redshirt Senior): Played offense against Bucknell and caught an 89-yard TD from Todd Centeio, a career-long reception and touchdown catch ... sees action rotating in at wide receiver and on the kickoff unit returning kicks with Isaiah Wright.
2018 (Redshirt Junior): Made season debut against Villanova ... sees action on special teams and at wide receiver in select packages ... made first career catch (16 yards from QB Todd Centeio) against ECU ... earned a full scholarship for 2019 after win over USF in week 12 ... had first career rushing TD (10 yards) at UConn.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made season debut against Villanova ... used on jet sweeps and finished the season with six carries for 28 yards.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Dressed but did not play in the opener vs. Army ... had a kick return for 26 yards in his first college game vs. Stony Brook.
2015 (Freshman): Walked on as a freshman ... did not see game action ... redshirted.
High School: Three-year letterwinner for coach Phil Gormley at New Foundations Charter High in Philadelphia ... Played wide receiver, running back, and returned punts and kicks ... Accumulated over 500 yards from scrimmage as a senior ... finished career with 1,077 receiving yards and 22 total touchdowns ... made all-Public League in 2013 and 2014, along with all-city and all-Southeastern PA in 2014 ... played in city all-star game ... won three letters in basketball and two in track.
Personal: Born Travon Natrell Williams in Willingboro, N.J. ... has four brothers and sisters ... favorites include: Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Tavon Austin (NFL player), Ride Along (movie), hip-hop (music), To Kill a Mockingbird (book) ... kinesiology major, interested in becoming a physical therapist.
