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Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Football - Missouri

Gatorade Player of the year

Aneyas Williams

Running back/defensive back
HANNIBAL HS
HANNIBAL, MISSOURI
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

1415

Rushing Yards

26

Rushing Touchdowns

44

Passes Caught

21

Tackles
“Aneyas is as dynamic a player as I’ve faced in person. He’s a player who can run and catch at an elite level. And, he was way more of a threat defensively this year than he’s been in the past. I call kids like him a unicorn—we don’t see them that often.”
Cody McDowell
Head Coach - head coach of Moberly High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound senior running back and defensive back rushed for 1,415 yards and 26 touchdowns this past season, leading the Pirates (11-2) to the Class 4 state postseason quarterfinals. A First Team All-State wide receiver as a sophomore and a First Team All-State running back as a junior, Williams also caught 44 passes for 815 yards and 17 scores and returned two punts for touchdowns. Defensively, he recorded 21 tackles and two interceptions, returning one for a score.

Academic Achievement

Williams has maintained a weighted 3.76 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame this fall.

Exemplary Character

Williams has volunteered locally on area beautification projects and as a youth football coach and referee.