ST. LOUIS – UNI's Xavior Williams was honored twice by the Missouri Valley Football Conference with the release of the Preseason All-MVFC Defensive Unit, Wednesday.
Williams was named First-Team defensive back and earned an All-MVFC Honorable Mention nod as a return specialist.
He earned First-Team All-Conference honors as a DB in 2019 with four interceptions for 113 return yards and a game-clinching pick-6 against South Dakota State with less than a minute to play. He also notched 42 total tackles, one tackle for loss and broke up three passes.
As a return man, he tallied 16 returns for 400 yards, a 25-yard average, with a long return of 55 yards.