Physical Williams a large part of UGA’s talented tight end group

University of Georgia photo / Georgia 6-foot-7, 255-pound tight end Elyiss Williams is an obvious mismatch issue for Bulldogs opponents.

By David Paschall September 8, 2026 4 min read

At 6-foot-7 and 255 pounds, Georgia sophomore tight end Elyiss Williams is quite the physical specimen.

And being physical is definitely a trait he seeks to exploit every Saturday.

“That’s one thing I do take a lot of pride in, because it wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t always like this,” Williams said Tuesday afternoon during a news conference. “Going against the first-team defense last year when I was on the scout team really helped me. I didn’t take it for granted.

“It was something I really wanted to do.”

The Bulldogs on Tuesday moved up to No. 2 in the Associated Press poll after opening their season with a 63-3 thrashing of Tennessee State. They will host Western Kentucky this Saturday at 12:45 p.m. on the SEC Network.

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.