Of the 95 players that were donning helmets, practice jerseys and shorts Tuesday, 25 will be seniors, 25 will be juniors, 20 will sophomores and 25 are freshmen.
Along with handing out individual awards, a highlight video recapping the year was shown, as was a video honoring USU's senior class, which tied the 1962 senior class for the most wins in school history with 26.
2012 (JR): Started all 13 games... Earned honorable mention all-WAC honors after ranking first on the team, fifth in the conference and tied for 91st in the nation with 6.0 sacks (0.46 pg)... Also ranked fourth on the team and 19th in the WAC with 7.0 tackles for loss (0.54 pg)... Finished the year with 32 tackles (15-solo, 17-assists) to rank third on the team among defensive linemen... Also had two quarterback hurries during the season and forced a fumble against Idaho (11/24)... Tied his career-high with five tackles against BYU (10/5) and recorded a career-high two sacks at San Jose State (10/13) as USU set a single-game school record with 13 sacks in the contest.... Also had one sack against Toledo (12/15) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl... Other games were he recorded a sack were against Southern Utah (8/30), Colorado State (9/22) and UTSA (10/27).
2011 (SO): Played in all 13 games, starting one... Recorded 28 tackles (14-solo, 14-assists), including three for loss, to go along with two sacks... Top game was at Hawai`i (11/5) with five stops, while adding four against Nevada (11/26)... Registered sacks in the Weber State (9/10) and Wyoming (10/8) games... Also registered one quarterback hurry against Louisiana Tech (10/22)... Earned academic all-WAC honors.
2010 (FR): Appeared in two games... Made two tackles (1-solo, 1-assist)... Earned academic all-WAC honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-time first-team all-region honoree at Holy Trinity (Ontario) High School... Also participated in the all-Canada Gridiron Ottawa May Showcase, as well as playing in the Athletes in Action East/West Bowl, where he was the only junior selected, and then again as a senior... Was Holy Trinity's defensive MVP his sophomore, junior and senior seasons, as well as team captain all three years... As a junior, helped the Tornadoes win the National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association Tier 2 football championship... Also played for the Kanata Knights and the Myers Riders of the Ontario Varsity Football League, where he set a league record for single-season tackle assists with 80 as a junior... As a senior, he had 80 total tackles (35-solo, 45-assists) with 10 total sacks (5-solo, 5-assists) along with two forced fumbles and one interception... Was also the Riders' team MVP as a senior and was a two-time team captain.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 5 1991... Son of Debra and Tim Williams... Majoring in sociology.
CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 5, twice; Sacks: 2, at San Jose St. (10/13/12); TFL: 2, at San Jose St. (10/13/12).
