Born: August 13, 1993 – Sandy Hook, Connecticut
Entering 2020: Years as a Lion: 1st  Years in CFL: 4th  Status: American
Career Games: 18 Â Â Playoffs: 2Â Â Â Grey Cup: 1
Acquired:
William was signed as a free agent by the Lions in January of 2020.
Highlights:
2017- 2019: William was originally signed by the Ottawa RedBlacks in September of 2017 and served as a backup during Ottawa’s run to the Grey Cup game in 2018. He was named the club’s starting quarterback for the club’s final four contests of 2019. In total, William completed 103 of 165 passes for 940 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions. His best outing came in a week 18 tilt against Toronto where he threw for 288 yards and two majors.
College:
2012–2016: William set multiple school records at Western Connecticut State including passing yards in a career (7,940), total offence in a career (9,248 yards), passing TD’s in a career (73), total TD’s in a career: 91 (73 Passing, 17 Rushing, 1 at WR) and 2nd longest run in school history (92 yards).
While at school he also achieved 3-Time Team Captain, 2x All MASCAC Academic Team, 8-time MASCAC Player of the Week, 2-time New England Football Writers Gold Helmet Award recipient and ECAC Northeast Player of the Week.
Personal:
Off the field, Arndt portrayed Penn State QB Matt McGloin in the HBO movie Paterno.
Seasons
Passing
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | COMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2019
|
OTT | 18 | 103 | 165 | 940 | 3 | 6 | 5.7 |
|
Total
|
18 | 103 | 165 | 940 | 3 | 6 | 5.7 |
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | CAR | YDS | TDS | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2019
|
OTT | 18 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 3.0 | 11 |
|
Total
|
18 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 3.0 | 11 |
Game Log
Passing
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | COMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
06-15
|
1 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
06-20
|
2 | SSK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
07-05
|
4 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
07-13
|
5 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
07-19
|
6 | WPG | 4 | 13 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 4.4 |
|
07-25
|
7 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
08-02
|
8 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
08-09
|
9 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
08-17
|
10 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
08-24
|
11 | SSK | 4 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
|
09-07
|
13 | TOR | 6 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
|
09-13
|
14 | BC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
09-21
|
15 | BC | 6 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 |
|
09-28
|
16 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
10-11
|
18 | TOR | 28 | 42 | 288 | 2 | 3 | 6.9 |
|
10-19
|
19 | HAM | 17 | 30 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
|
10-26
|
20 | TOR | 21 | 32 | 194 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
|
11-01
|
21 | MTL | 17 | 25 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 |
|
Total
|
103 | 165 | 940 | 3 | 6 | 5.5 |
Rushing
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | CAR | YDS | TD | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
06-15
|
1 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
06-20
|
2 | SSK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
07-05
|
4 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
07-13
|
5 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
07-19
|
6 | WPG | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 11 |
|
07-25
|
7 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
08-02
|
8 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
08-09
|
9 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
08-17
|
10 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
08-24
|
11 | SSK | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 |
|
09-07
|
13 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
09-13
|
14 | BC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
09-21
|
15 | BC | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | 8 |
|
09-28
|
16 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
10-11
|
18 | TOR | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 3 |
|
10-19
|
19 | HAM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
10-26
|
20 | TOR | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 4 |
|
11-01
|
21 | MTL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 |
|
Total
|
15 | 45 | 0 | 2.9 | 29 |