AS A JUNIOR (2011): Beyond Sports NetworkAll-American (Honorable Mention) … Team Defensive MostValuable Player … Daktronics All-Region (2nd Team) …Played in all 11 games for UNCP … Led team with schoolrecord 113 tackles (team-high 61 solo), including 6-1/2 tackles forloss (-28 yards) … Also registered three sacks (-23 yards),one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and seven pass break-ups… Recorded double-digit tackles against six opponents… Grabbed six tackles (five solo), including two tackles forloss (-3 yards), in season opener at Fayetteville State …Also tallied a trio of pass break-ups against the Broncos …Tallied five tackles, including an 11-yard sack in the secondquarter, against Chowan … Also forced a fumble and broke upa pass against the Hawks … Finished one tackle shy of theschool record with 18 stops (season-high 13 solo) in the overtimeloss to Wingate … Also registered an assist on a tackle forloss and broke up a pass against the Bulldogs … Turned in 16tackles (one solo) against Glenville State … Recorded 12tackles (six solo), including one tackle for loss (-2 yards), atCatawba … Turned in seven tackles (four solo) and a fumblerecovery against Tusculum … Tallied four tackles (two solo)at Charleston (W.Va.) … Registered 14 tackles (11 solo) atNewberry … Booked 12 tackles (six solo) againstWinston-Salem State … Finished out season with 11 tackles(six solo) against West Liberty … Performance againstHilltoppers also included a pair of sacks (-12 yards) and two passbreak-ups.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010): Played in eight gamesfor UNCP … Finished second on team with 48 tackles (30solo), including 5-1/2 tackles for loss (-33 yards) and two sacks(-17 yards) … Also registered a pass break-up …Turned in double-digit tackle totals against three opponents… Tallied five tackles (four solo) in season opener withFayetteville State … Also registered a sack (-6 yards) and apass break-up against the Broncos … Turned in three tackles(one solo) against Saint Paul’s, including an assist on atackle for loss (-1 yard) and a quarterback hurry …Registered four tackles (two solo) at Wingate … Turned in 11tackles (five solo), including two tackles for loss (-8 yards)against Carson-Newman … Recorded a season best 13 tackles,including a season-high nine solo stops, at Glenville State… Also tallied a tackle for loss (-7 yards) against thePioneers … Tallied 11 tackles (eight solo), including an11-yard sack in the second quarter, at Webber International… Registered one tackle against Fairmont State.
2009 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 11 games forUNCP with six starts to his credit … Finished second on theteam with 49 tackles, including 27 solo stops … Alsoregistered 3-1/2 tackles for loss (-12 yards), as well as oneforced fumble, one pass break-up and two quarterback hurries… Turned in four or more tackles against six opponents,including a season-best nine tackles, including one for loss,against Webber International … Registered four tackles(three solo) in his collegiate debut against Fayetteville State… Made four tackles, including his first tackle for loss,against Carson-Newman … Grabbed a season-best five solotackles (eight total) at Concord, and concluded his rookie campaignwith a team-best seven tackles (four solo) in UNCP’s firstround playoff game at Arkansas Tech.
HIGH SCHOOL: A decorated linebacker at TerrySanford High School for coach Wayne Inman … Booked 82tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a pair ofinterceptions in leading the Bulldogs to an appearance in the stateplayoffs … Also registered a pair of defensive touchdowns… Earned second consecutive all-conference and defensiveplayer of the year laurels, as well as a nod to the all-region team… Named to Terry Sanford’s Victor Club …Amassed 86 tackles and one interception as a junior in pacing theBulldogs to the second round of the state playoffs … Alsolettered in track & field for Terry Sanford.
PERSONAL: The son of Helen and FrederickWilliams, Sr., was born on May 18, 1990 … Has two olderbrothers, Danny and Tremayne, and an older sister, Khalilah… Enrolled in pre-major studies at UNCP.
