Jayden Williams holds the SS · Backup spot in UCF Knights’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jayden Williams is a safety from Valrico, Florida, who attended Bloomingdale High School before playing at Florida Atlantic. At FAU, Williams appeared in 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2022, recording 40 tackles including 24 solo, and posted his first career sack against Charlotte for a loss of six yards. In 2023, he earned 34 tackles across eight games and recorded his first interception in a win over Tulsa on October 7. Williams was voted a co-captain for the 2024 season, appearing in six games and adding 26 tackles while intercepting two passes at UTSA on October 19 for 68 return yards. Now a redshirt senior at UCF, Williams made five tackles in his Knights debut against Jacksonville State on August 28, 2025, before sustaining an injury that limited the remainder of his season.

Florida Atlantic2021 – 2024

UCF2025 — present