University of Houston Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster
LB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDOG
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDOG
/ FootballRB
/ FootballK
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballK
/ FootballLB
/ FootballP
/ FootballLS
/ FootballLS
/ FootballTE
/ FootballK
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDOG
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDOG
/ FootballLS
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballP
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballP
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballK
/ FootballDOG
/ FootballDL
/ FootballP
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ Football
Jersey Number 27
Maurice Williams II
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Alief, Texas
- High School:
- Shadow Creek HS
As a Freshman (2024)
High School
Personal
- Appeared in 10 games
- 99 snaps played – all across final 10 games
- 89 snaps occurred on special teams
- Special Teams snaps: 35 KCOV, 30 KRET, 23 PRET and 1 FG/XP block
- 10 defensive snaps across two games
- Five defensive snaps vs. Rice (Sept. 14)
- Five defensive snaps at Kansas (Oct. 19)
- Season high 17 total snaps against Jayhawks
- Made collegiate debut vs. Rice (Sept. 14)
High School
- Four-star prospect according to ESPN and rivals
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- Ranked No. 26 safety nationally according to rivals
- Ranked No. 49 player in Texas according to rivals
- No. 8 overall player in Houston according to 247Composite rankings
- Selected to participate in 24th edition of All-American Bowl (Jan. 6, 2024)
- 2022 Texas District 23-6A First Team (unanimous)
- Helped Shadow Creek to 9-2 record including 6-1 mark in district in 2023
- 26 tackles, including 19 solo stops, and one interception in six games during 2023
- Four career interceptions including two as a junior in 2022
- 43 tackles, including 30 solo stops, and three passes defended in 11 games in 2022
- 46 tackles, including 32 solo stops, across 12 games in 2021
- Helped Shadow Creek to Texas 6A D-II Second Round Playoffs in 2021
- Played at Houston Episcopal as freshman in 2020
Personal
- Nickname: MJ
- Hobbies: playing football, watching anime
- Dream job outside of football: athletic trainer
- Something most people don’t know: watches anime
- Hidden talent: can juggle
- Chose UH because chance to play for home city
- One word to describe himself on the field: dangerous
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: quesadillas
- Biggest motivation for working hard: being first in family to do something
- Highlight of his life thus far: making it to where he is
- Most memorable athletic feat: being No. 1 safety in Texas
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. West Virginia
Saturday, November 01
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews West Virginia
Monday, October 27
Postgame Press Conference: at #24 Arizona State
Saturday, October 25
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Arizona State
Monday, October 20
