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Courtesy: NDSU Athletic Media Relations Release: 08/01/2012 |
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* 2012 The Sports Network Buck Buchanan Award Watch List * 2012 The Sports Network Preseason All-America First Team * 2012 College Football Performance.com DB Watch List * 2012 College Spoting News Preseason All-America Team * 2012 College Sports Journal Preseason All-America Team * 2011 Walter Camp FCS All-America Team * 2011 Associated Press FCS All-America First Team * 2011 The Sports Network/Fathead.com All-America First Team * 2011 CollegeFootballPerformanceAwards FCS Defensive Back of the Year * 2011 College Sporting News FCS Fabulous 50 * 2011 College Sports Journal FCS All-America Team * 2011 BeyondCollegeSportsNetwork FCS All-America First Team * 2011 CollegeSportsMadness.com FCS All-America Second Team * 2011 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team * 2011 CollegeSportsMadness.com All-MVFC * 2011 College Sporting News FCS Weekly All-Star * 2011 CollegeSportsMadness.com National, MVFC Player of the Week * 2011 MVFC Defensive Player of the Week * 2011 MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week * 2011 CollegeFootballPerformance.com National Defensive Player, DB of the Week; Kick Returner of the Week; Honorable Mention DB * 2011 MVFC Preseason Team * 2011 Phil Steele’s FCS College Preview All-MVFC First Team * 2011 College Football Performance.com DB Watch List * 2011 Consensus Draft Services FCS Preseason H.M. All-America * 2010 MVFC All-Newcomer Team * 2010 All-MVFC Honorable Mention Named to The Sports Network’s 2012 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List, which honors the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision at the end of the season ... Consensus preseason All-America and Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year candidate at cornerback ... Has played in all 29 games during career including 27 starts ... Come up with 11 career interceptions and has returned three for TDs ... Credited with at least on pass breakup in 24 games played ... Big time playmaker with excellent athleticism and speed ... Worked hard in the off-season to improve strength and technique ... 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started in all 15 games played with seven interceptions and 15 pass breakups ... Tabbed as the College Football Performance Awards FCS Defensive Back of the Year ... One of many postseason awards including first-team Walter Camp, Associated Press, College Sporting News and College Sports Journal ... Named to All-MVFC first team ... Earned both the league’s Defensive Player and Special Teams Player of the Week awards, along during season ... Scored three defensive touchdowns, twice off picks at Western Illinois (11-19-11) and Minnesota (9-24-11) and another on lateral from Colten Heagle’s interception before halftime at Minnesota (9-24-11) ... Also ran back a kickoff 90 yards vs. Missouri State (10-15-11) for another TD ... Recorded 53 tackles including 27 solos and a tackle for loss ... Picked a pair of passes at Western Illinois (11-19-11) and at Southern Illinois (10-8-11) ... Credited with a career-high nine tackles vs. Youngstown State (11-12-11) and Illinois State (10-1-11) ... 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Started in 12 of 14 games played at cornerback ... Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer team ... Honorable mention on the all-MVFC team ... Recorded four interceptions including one returned for a TD in NCAA quarterfinal game at Eastern Washington ... Had at least one pass defended in 12 of 14 games ... Finished with 47 tackles including 36 solos and one tackle for loss ... Credited with a season-high six tackles twice including five solos at Montana State (12-4-10) and vs. Southern Illinois (11-6-10) ... Returned seven kickoffs for 151 yards and 21.6 average ... Had four kickoff returns for 91 yards vs. Western Illinois (10-2-10) including a season-long of 43 yards ... 2009 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out as a redshirt in the Bison program ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of Hopkins High School ... Three-year starter at wide receiver and defensive back for head coach John Den Hartog ... Valuable contributor to 2008 Hopkins team that went 8-3 and advanced to Section 6AAAAA final ... Made key reception, caught six passes for 101 yards and TD in last-second 24-21 win over Minnetonka in section semifinals ... Made 10 receptions for 280 yards and three TDs in 42-24 win over Irondale ... Scored five times in 56-42 shootout win at Edina ... Returned several interceptions for TDs during 2008 season ... Part of 2006 team that won Section 6AAAAA championship ... All-state performer as senior ... Three-time all-Metro and all-Classic Lake Conference selection ... Two-year starter on basketball court ... Member of the Royals 31-0 state championship team ... Two-time all-conference pick on the hardwood ... PERSONAL: Son of Jeffrey and Carolyn Williams ... Born March 24, 1991 ... Has three sisters, Aisha, Brianna and Bianca, and one brother, Rashan ... College major is university studies ... Father, Jeffrey, played football for St. Cloud State. Williams’ Career Bests Solo Tackles: 5 vs. three teams, last at Montana State, 12-4-10 Assisted Tackles: 5 vs. Youngstown State, 11-12-11; vs. Illinois State, 10-1-11 Tackles: 9 vs. Youngstown State, 11-12-11; vs. Illinois State, 10-1-11 Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Sam Houston State, 1-7-12; vs. Indiana State, 10-23-10 Interceptions: 2 at Western Illinois, 11-19-11; 2 at Southern Illinois, 10-8-11 Long Interception Return: 56 at Western Illinois, 11-19-11 Pass Breakups: 2 vs. seven teams, last vs. Sam Houston State, 1-7-12 Kickoff Returns: 4 vs. Western Illinois, 10-2-10 Kickoff Return Yards: 113 vs. Missouri State, 10-15-11 Long Kickoff Return: 90 vs. Missouri State, 10-15-11 |
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