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Georgia Southern Eagles

NCAA · Sun Belt · 2026
Updated 2026-07-29
121 players
Georgia Southern Eagles · OL RoomOL

#51 Matthew Williams

Class RS JRStatus ReturningHt / Wt 6'3" · 315 lbHometown Appling, GA · Harlem
Depth-chart placement
Current role
LT1
Placement
Backup
Room
Offensive Line
Experience
4-JR
Last change
Updated 2026-07-29

Matthew Williams holds the LT · Backup spot in Georgia Southern Eagles’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LT · BackupMatthew WilliamsBackup
RG · StarterEthan WilliamsStarter
RT · StarterColin AlexanderStarter

Background & career

Matthew Williams is a left tackle for Georgia Southern, standing 6'3" and weighing 315 pounds. The Appling, Georgia native attended Harlem High School, where he earned first-team all-state honors as a Class 3A senior and was named Region 4-3A Player of the Year as both an offensive and defensive lineman. Williams redshirted during the 2023-24 season after appearing in one game, then played in four contests the following year while seeing action on 18 plays. In 2025-26, he appeared in all 13 games, accumulating 160 plays (111 on offense, 49 on special teams), including 41 offensive snaps against Old Dominion. Williams is pursuing a degree in Exercise Science and has been named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

OriginAppling, GA · Harlem