For all the (deserved) hype Sam Howell and the receivers got on Saturday against South Carolina, that was the Javonte Williams show. Williams had 102 rushing yards on 18 carries to go along with 15 receiving yards. What’s insane about that is he had 80 yards after initial contact. Williams averaged 4.4 yards per rush after initial contact. Williams’ performance was good enough to land himself on Pro Football Focus’ Week 1 All-ACC Team, along with receiver Dazz Newsome.
Williams had arguably his best game as a Tar Heel on Saturday, he’ll hopefully be able to keep it going against the Hurricanes this week.