Wake Forest Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Javar Williams
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Dartmouth, Mass.
- High School:
- Tabor Academy
Career Accolades
- Drafted in the 11th round of the 2026 MLB Draft by the Athletics
- 2026 All-ACC Second Team
Junior (2026)
Selected in the 11th round of the 2026 MLB Draft by the Athletics… Second Team All-ACC… Second on the team with 25 multi-hit performances… Fifth most stolen bases in a single season with 32… Led the squad with 20 multi-run games… started all 60 games in center field, finishing the season as one of just two Demon Deacons to start every contest… Hit .343 with a .458 on-base percentage and a .545 slugging percentage while collecting 80 hits, 17 doubles, 10 home runs, 43 RBIs and 66 runs scored… He also drew 42 walks, stole 32 bases in 36 attempts and finished with 127 total bases… Ten multi-RBI performances, highlighted by a four-hit effort against Louisville (May 1) and a four-RBI performance against Florida State (March 15)… Reliable presence in center field, posting a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 99 putouts.
Sophomore (2025)
Appeared in 54 games with 51 starts for the Demon Deacons during the 2025 season… Logged 46 hits, including four home runs, and 32 RBIs while hitting .271 from the plate… Drove in three runs in back-to-back games against Notre Dame (3/9) and Coastal Carolina (3/11)... Hit his first career home run in the victory over Miami (3/15)... Recorded a pair of home runs and a home run against both Miami (OH) (5/31) and Tennessee (6/1) during the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman (2024)
Appeared in 49 games with 30 starts... Recorded 25 hits, 19 runs, 15 RBIs, and five stolen bases... Finished with a .227/.390/.291 slash line... Scored a run in his collegiate debut against Fordham (Feb. 16)... Hit an RBI single for first career hit in his first collegiate start against Binghamton (March 2)... Hit a two-RBI triple against Duke (March 10)... Notched eight hits and three RBIs in a breakout series against Virginia (March 15-17), including two games with three hits each... Recorded two RBIs and two hits at Boston College (April 14)... Hit a two-RBI double against North Carolina A&T.
Background
Attended same high school as former Deac Sean Sullivan, who was drafted in the second round of the MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies... Named First Team All-NEPSAC and ISL Gold Glove as a senior... No. 1 outfielder in Massachusetts by Perfect Game.
