Missouri State

2024
Played in the first 7 games of the season before being sidelined with an injury ... Earned 6 starts at defensive tackle ... Finished season with 13 total stops, 1.0 sacks and a fumble recovery ... Brought down 3 ball carriers in season opener at No. 3 Montana (8/31/24) with a solo tackle and 0.5 sacks ... Also had a pair of tackles in win at No. 16 Illinois State (10/12/24) with 0.5 sacks and a fumble recovery ... Notched 2 stops at Ball State (9/7/24) with a solo and a bass breakup ... Also had a pair of stops in win vs. Indiana State (10/19/24).

Western Kentucky
2023: Appeared in the first 2 games of the season in his only campaign with the Hilltoppers ... Had 3 total tackles with 2 assisted stops in season-opening win against USF (9/2/23) ... Logged a solo tackle vs. Houston Christian (9/9/23).

Colorado
2022: Appeared in 11 games and 147 plays as a redshirt freshman in his final season in Boulder ... Posted 8 total tackles and 6 solos on the season with one for loss (2 yards) ... Tied for 5th on the team in fourth-down stops (vs. Oregon, 11/5/22) ... Had season-high 3 tackles vs. Arizona State (10/29/22) with 2 solos and a TFL ... 2021: Played in 3 games as a true freshman to preserve a redshirt season ... Played defense in all 3 appearances and on special teams twice. 


High School
Prepped at Shadow Creek High in Pearland, Texas where he was a first-team all-state performer for coach Brad Butler as a senior (2020) for a 5-3 Sharks team ...  Averaged 5.1 tackles per game as a senior, coming up with 36 total tackles, including 7 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and 6 QB hurries ... Posted 11 tackles against Pearland and 10 against Dawson in his final two high school games, getting a sack and four quarterback hurries against Pearland ... Had 19 tackles as a junior, including 5 for loss, and 3 QB hurries for an undefeated (16-0) 5A DI state championship team ... Had 3 tackles and a QBH in state semifinal game ... Named as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN where he was ranked as one of the top 300 players out of Texas ... 247Sports also ranked him as the No. 116 defensive tackle in the class and the No. 111 defensive tackle nationally ... ESPN ranked him as the No. 113 defensive tackle in the class. 

Personal
Ryan Anthony Williams was born 2/8/23 in Houston, Texas ... Son of Raymond and Lashunda Williams of Houston ... Has two brothers, Ray and Roderick ... Completed undergraduate degree in General Studies during summer of 2025 ... Majoring in Conflict and Dispute Resolution (post-graduate).