Lindenwood University Athletics

Lindenwood:
2018 – Named third-team all-MIAA … named team captain … started all 11 games at safety … ranked sixth in the MIAA and 32^nd in the country with 108 total tackles … tied for first on the team with 49 solo stops … tied for the team lead in pass breakups with six … led the team with 53 assisted tackles … tallied 3.5 tackles for loss for a total of 10 yards … forced one fumble … made 10 or more tackles in four different games including a season-high 16 total tackles against Nebraska-Kearney … forced a fumble against Pittsburg State and had 14 tackles … had two tackles for loss against Missouri Western … named team’s defensive player of the week against Pittsburg State, and again in the final week of the season.
 
2017- Third-team all-MIAA … started all 11 games at a safety position … led the team with 100 tackles, including 63 solo tackles … ranked fifth in the MIAA and 38^th in NCAA Division II with 9.1 tackles a game … ranked third in the MIAA and 23^rd in the nation with 5.7 solo tackles per contest … tied for the team-high with two forced fumbles … broke up two passes … had six double-figure tackles on the season … had a season-high 14 tackles in the win over Pittsburg State … had season-best nine solo tackles against Pittsburg State and Emporia State … forced a turnover against Emporia State, which led Lindenwood to tying the game early in the second half … broke up passes against Emporia State and Northwest Missouri … averaged 10.0 tackles a game in Lindenwood’s four wins … had at least five tackles in every contest … seventy of his tackles came on running plays, which was the highest mark on the squad … had three tackles on kickoff coverage.
 
2016- Appeared in 10 games … recorded 15 tackles on the season … nine of his tackles were solo stops … was third on the team with five special teams tackles, all of them coming on kickoff coverage … collected eight tackles on pass plays and two more on run plays … had a season-high four tackles in the win over Missouri Southern … also had a pass breakup in that game on a fourth-down play in the redzone.
 
2015- Redshirted … named a Scout Team Player of the Week three times during the season for the games against Missouri Western, Missouri Southern, and Central Oklahoma.
 
High School:
Team MVP ... Defensive MVP ... first-team all-conference performer for three seasons ... all-district selection two times ... recorded over 100 tackles in both his junior and senior seasons ... had six forced fumbles and three sacks as a junior ... intercepted three passes in 2014.

Personal:
The son of April and Horace Williams ... has two siblings, Phillip and Fameka ... a criminal justice major.