CARSON WILLIAMS
Courtesy of WKU Athletics
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball forward Carson Williams successfully
completed his transition to the gridiron Monday by signing a free agent deal with
the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders.
Williams, who played his final two seasons of college basketball for the
Hilltoppers, began training for a professional football career in March.
He participated in WKU Football’s Pro Day last month, where he opened eyes with
measurements that included a 38-inch vertical and a 4.73 second 40-yard dash.
The 6-foot-5, 240-pound native of Owenton, Ky., and 2016 Kentucky Mr.
Basketball is signing with the Raiders as a tight end.
He follows in the footsteps of WKU Basketball great George Fant, who was a standout
on the hardwood for four years for the Tops, played one season of football with WKU
as a tight end, then signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent
offensive lineman in 2016. Fant signed a three-year, $30 million deal with the New
York Jets in 2020.
Williams scored 1,388 points in his college basketball career across his time at
Northern Kentucky and WKU. In his two years of playing time on The Hill, he averaged
10.9 points and six rebounds per game while shooting 52.9% from the field.
Williams was named to the All-Conference USA Third Team in the 2019-20 season and
has been honored for his academic excellence by C-USA and CoSIDA.
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