E.J. WILLIAMS JR. NEWS

Enters transfer portal Williams entered the transfer portal Wednesday, Pete Nakos of On3 reports.

Impact Williams not being part of Indiana's football team indicated he would enter the transfer portal soon. The wide receiver wants to enroll elsewhere for his senior year of collegiate eligibility.

OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

No longer a Hoosier Williams is no longer part of Indiana's football team, Michael Niziolek of The Bloomington Herald-Times reports.

Impact Williams is no longer with the Hoosiers' football program, and it's unclear at this juncture exactly why. The wideout had logged two catches for 49 yards this season.

OCTOBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Available to face UCLA Williams (hamstring) is not on the injury report and should be available for Saturday's game against UCLA.

Impact Williams will add another option to the Hoosiers' pass-catching corps, but he's not expected to be much of an asset in the passing game. This will be the first game of Williams this season.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Missing another outing Williams (hamstring) is out for Indiana's Week 2 matchup against Western Illinois.

Impact Williams will fail to suit up for another game after also missing the Hoosiers' season opener win against FIU. The senior pass catcher's next chance to see the field will be next Saturday against the Bruins.

SEPTEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Out for Week 1 Williams (hamstring) is out for Indiana's opener against Florida International.

Impact Williams pulled one of his hamstrings on the eve of fall camp and has been limited ever since. It appears that injury will carry over into the regular season, as the receiver will miss the opener against Florida International. Last season, he posted 23 catches for 281 yards.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Pulls hamstring before fall camp Williams pulled one of his hamstrings before Indiana's fall camp, Michael Niziolek of The Hearld-Times reports.

Impact The pulled hamstring has resulted in Indiana's football program waiting to get Williams available again. Currently, the 2024 Hoosiers are expected to begin their regular season by hosting Florida International on Aug. 31. Williams has more than three weeks to recover.

AUGUST 5 • ROTOWIRE

Logs 11 targets again Week 13 Williams gathered in six of 11 targets for 97 yards during Saturday's 35-31 defeat against Purdue.

Impact Williams tallied a team-high 11 targets for the second week in a row. Williams finishes his 2023 senior season with just 23 catches (on 44 targets) for 276 yards. While he did not score a touchdown throughout the year, the Clemson transfer did come on late over the last four games of the season, recording 20 receptions (on 36 targets) for 242 yards. This timespan corresponds with Indiana's change at quarterback and offensive coordinator over the back half of the season. Williams should have at least one remaining season of collegiate eligibility.

DECEMBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Plays after being questionable Williams caught one pass for five yards in Saturday's 33-24 loss to Penn State.

Impact Williams was questionable heading into Saturday's game with an undisclosed injury and ended up playing. He did not do much though, as he hauled in just one catch for five yards.

OCTOBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Suited for warmups Williams (undisclosed) is dressed and warming up for Saturday's game against Penn State, Mason Williams of Rivals.com reports.

Impact Williams was deemed questionable for the contest, but he could be available Saturday given that he's in uniform. Williams has just two catches for 29 yards on the season.

OCTOBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Questionable to suit up Williams (undisclosed) is listed as questionable for Saturday's game against Penn State.

Impact It's unclear what is ailing Williams, but he hasn't factored much into the passing attack this season anyways with just two catches for 29 yards.

OCTOBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Warming up Saturday Williams (hand) is warming up ahead of Saturday's game versus Rutgers, Seth Tow of The Daily Hoosier reports.

Impact Williams is considered questionable for Saturday's contest with a hand injury. However, his participation in warmups is a good sign of his availability.

OCTOBER 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Considered questionable for Week 8 Williams (hand) sports a questionable designation for Saturday's game versus Rutgers.

Impact Williams' hand injury has prevented him from playing in a regular capacity since Week 2. That could finally change Saturday, though we likely won't have confirmation of his status until the Hoosiers take the field for pregame warmups.

OCTOBER 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Indiana Football Week 7 Injury Report Against Michigan Indiana listed three players out in the pregame injury report against Michigan, including cornerback Jamier Johnson, running back Josh Hende...

OCTOBER 14, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Indiana Football Week 5 Injury Report Against Maryland Indiana listed seven players out in the pregame injury report against Maryland, including quarterback Dexter Williams II, wide receiver E.J....

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Indiana Football Week 4 Injury Report Against Akron Indiana listed six players out in the pregame injury report against Akron, including quarterback Dexter Williams II, wide receiver E.J. Will...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Clemson Transfer E.J. Williams Jr. Looking to Revitalize Career at Indiana Wide Receiver E.J. Williams Jr. racked up over 300 yards as a freshman on a Clemson team that reached the College Football Playoff, but his...

AUGUST 10, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Clemson Wide Receiver E.J. Williams Transfers to Indiana Indiana football landed wide receiver transfer E.J. Williams, a former top-100 recruit from Phenix City, Ala. who spent the last three seaso...

JANUARY 6, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Lands at Indiana Williams announced Friday via his personal Twitter account that he's committed to transfer to Indiana.

Impact Williams is now set to join the Hoosiers next fall following a three-year stint at Clemson. The 6-foot-3 wide receiver has failed to surpass 10 receptions in both of the previous two campaigns, so he'll look to compete for a prominent role at his new university.

JANUARY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Still not practicing Williams (knee) has been unable to participate in team practices, Jessica Gallagher of Sports Illustrated reports.

Impact Williams was spotted in a yellow jersey during Friday's practice, meaning he is ineligible to participate in team drills. The 6-foot-3 wideout was expected to be healthy by May, but he appears to be behind in his knee surgery recovery. Williams' status for Week 1 is still in question at this time.

AUGUST 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Clemson injuries: 'Recurring issues' forced knee surgery for wide receiver E.J. Williams Clemson's hope is that often-injured wide receiver E.J. Williams has surgery now to avoid surgery later.

MARCH 4, 2022 • GREENVILLEONLINE.COM

Undergoes knee scope Williams is unavailable for Clemson's spring program after undergoing a knee scope, Jon Blau of The Post and Courier reports.

Impact Williams underwent knee surgery in mid-October but was able to return to the field late in the season. In total, he appeared in eight games and secured eight of 18 targets for 56 yards. In spite of his recent procedure, the receiver is expected to be back to full health by May, Grace Raynor of The Athletic reports.

MARCH 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Video: Clemson Coach Swinney talks about receiver EJ Williams being out with COVID for the bowl Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney talks about receiver EJ Williams being out with COVID for the Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando, Florida Dec 28

DECEMBER 28, 2021 • GREENVILLEONLINE.COM

Swinney updates E.J. Williams' injury status Dabo Swinney on Tuesday updated the status of his one of his injured receivers ahead of Clemson’s game at Pittsburgh. Swinney said E.J. Will...

OCTOBER 19, 2021 • THECLEMSONINSIDER.COM

Will play Saturday Williams (thumb) "did great" playing through his thumb injury and will be able to go Saturday versus South Carolina State, Grace Raynor of The Athletic reports.

Impact Williams was set to test out his thumb during practice and appears to have passed with flying colors. The sophomore appears he will bypass surgery for the time being and should suit up Saturday after hauling in one of his two targets last week versus Georgia for no gain.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Trying to play through injury Williams will try to play through his thumb injury rather than undergoing surgery, Grace Raynor of The Athletic reports.

Impact It was reported Monday that Williams would require surgery and miss several weeks after injuring his thumb. Williams will test things out in practice and the hope is surgery can be delayed until after the season.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE