SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Bryant football senior kick returner Keylijah Williams was named to the Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America team by the organization on Monday.

Williams is coming off a season in which he was named to the All-CAA Second Team as a kick returner. He tallied a career-high 722 kick return yards, which led the conference and was the third most in a season in DI program history. Williams ran back a 100-yard kickoff return against Campbell, tying the DI program record for the longest kickoff return. He also posted three games of 100+ kick return yards in 2025.

Williams has accumulated 1,354 return yards in the last two seasons as the Bulldogs' primary kick returner. He is averaging 25.5 yards per return and 61.5 return yards per game.

The Naples, Fla., native becomes the eighth player in DI program history to be named a Preseason All-American and the first since Anthony Frederick and Ethan Gettman in 2023.