Biography
Transfer from Wake Forest expects to compete for playing time at Will linebacker . . . four-year letterman for the Demon Deacons (2017-20) appeared in 46 career games, including 18 starts at inside linebacker . . . has recorded 206 total tackles (125 solos, 81 assist), with 17.5 for losses (60 yards) including 6.5 sacks (43 yards) . . . has posted double-digit tackles in five career games . . . WAKE FOREST HIGHLIGHTS | 2020 SEASON: Received COVID-19 season of competition waiver . . . started all nine games at inside linebacker in 2020 . . . led the Demon Deacons in tackles with 73 (41 solos, 32 assists), with six resulting in losses (26 yards) including two sacks (21 yards) . . . his six tackles for loss ranked third on the team . . . posted at least a half tackle for loss in seven consecutive games during one stretch . . . matched his career high with 11 tackles (4 solos, 7 assists) in his final game in a Wake Forest uniform vs. Wisconsin in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl . . . recorded one sack each in a pair of late-season road games: at Syracuse (11 yards) and at Louisville (10 yards) . . . made nine stops each at N.C. State (1.5 TFL for 2 yards and a quarterback hurry) and vs. Virginia Tech (0.5 TFL for 1 yard) . . . produced 10 tackles (8 solos, 2 assists) vs. top-ranked Clemson in the 2020 season opener . . . 2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 13 games and played 593 total snaps in 2019, including starts in the last six contests at inside linebacker . . . finished second on the team in tackles with 73 (46 solos, 27 assists), with 6.5 for losses (18 yards) including 3.5 sacks (15 yards) . . . recorded double-figure tackles three times . . . his 12 special teams tackles led the Demon Deacons . . . produced nine tackles (8 solos, 1 assist) in the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Michigan State, including one for a 2-yard loss; also forced and recovered a fumble inside the Wake Forest 10-yard line early in the fourth quarter . . . collected 10 tackles each in back-to-back games vs. Duke (5-yard sack) and at Syracuse (2.5 for losses including a 2-yard sack) . . . named to Pro Football Focus National Defensive Team of the Week following his performance at Syracuse . . . collected seven solo tackles at No. 3 Clemson . . . tallied a career-high 11 tackles (5 solos, 6 assists) at Virginia Tech . . . played a season-high 73 snaps vs. N.C. State . . . made nine stops (6 solos, 3 assists) vs. Florida State, including a half tackle for loss, and forced a fumble . . . 2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games in 2018, including three starts at the rover position (vs. Notre Dame, at N.C. State and vs. Pittsburgh) . . . played 540 total snaps . . . registered 39 total tackles (21 solos, 18 assists), including three resulting in losses of 9 yards . . . posted a season-high seven tackles (3 solos, 4 assists) vs. Pitt . . . made five stops each vs. Clemson and Syracuse . . . played a career-best 84 snaps in his first career start vs. No. 8 Notre Dame . . . notched six tackles (4 solos, 2 assists) in the home opener vs. Towson, including a 7-yard sack . . . 2017 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in 12 of 13 games in 2017 (injured DNP vs. Florida State), primarily on special teams . . . earned his first letter after playing 442 total snaps . . . credited with 21 total tackles (17 solos, 4 assists), including two for losses of 7 yards . . . tied for fifth on the team with seven special teams tackles . . . made two solo stops vs. Texas A&M in the Belk Bowl . . . recorded a season-high six tackles (5 solos, 1 assist) at No. 3 Notre Dame, including his first career sack (4 yards), and a pass break-up . . . tallied four stops (3 solos, 1 assist) at Georgia Tech . . . played 56 snaps each in three consecutive games: at Georgia Tech, vs. Louisville and at Notre Dame . . . contributed two solo tackles in his collegiate debut vs. Presbyterian . . . 2016 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the Top 80 prospects in Georgia by ESPN.com . . . selected to play in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game . . . three-year starter and two-time captain for Coach Kirk Warner at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Georgia . . . named second-team all-state by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and Class 4-A honorable mention all-state by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior . . . selected Region 3-4A Offensive Player of the Year in 2015 while leading the Panthers to an 8-4 record, including the school’s first-ever playoff victory . . . rushed 122 times for 1,266 yards (10.8 avg.) and 11 touchdowns as a senior . . . had 25 receptions for 465 yards (18.6 avg.) and five TDs . . . accounted for 1,731 all-purpose yards and 16 total TDs in 2015 . . . two-way starter also contributed 40 tackles from his outside linebacker position, with four stops behind the line of scrimmage including three sacks for 25 yards . . . recorded five 100-yard rushing games, including a pair of 200-yard efforts . . . averaged 190.3 yards rushing during one four-game stretch . . . produced a career-best 359 all-purpose yards and four TDs vs. Richmond Hill; carried 11 times for a career-high 244 rushing yards (22.2 avg.) and two TDs and added five catches for 115 yards and two scores . . . scored two rushing TDs vs. Thomson, including a career-long 88-yard run . . . rushed 18 times for 205 yards and 2 TDs vs. Burke County . . . named first-team All-Region 3-4A as a junior . . . led the Panthers in rushing (636 yards and five TDs) and receiving (27 receptions for 400 yards and eight TDs) in 2014 . . . posted three 100-yard rushing games as a junior . . . gained 173 yards and scored a rushing TD in the season finale vs. Griffin . . . accounted for four scores vs. McIntosh County Academy, with three TD receptions to go along with one rushing TD . . . born Sept. 20, 1997 . . . son of Chris and Shonetta Williams . . . graduated from Wake Forest in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in communications . . . pursuing a master’s degree in criminal justice at ULM.
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