 #45
Julius Williams
Redshirt Senior
Defensive End
6-2, 258
Decatur, Ga.
Towers
A
fifth-year senior who projects as a starter at defensive end.
Career: Has
yet to miss a game in his UConn career, playing in all 37 with 13 starts
… Has made 51 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, 8.5 of which were
sacks … Credited with three pass breakups.
2007:
Started all 13 games at defensive end and made 35 tackles on the year …
Ranked third on the team with 12 TFLs and led the squad with 8.5 sacks
… Also forced three fumbles and broke up a pass … Recorded four
tackles at West Virginia (Nov. 24), splitting a TFL … Had four tackles
in the win over USF (Oct. 27) … One of his four stops at Virginia (Oct.
13) was a shared sack … Had a sack and forced a fumble at Pittsburgh
(Sept. 22) … Had 2.5 TFLs against Temple (Sept. 15), including 1.5
sacks, as part of a five-tackle day … Had a sack and forced a fumble at
Duke (Sept. 1).
2006: Appeared in all 12 games and made nine stops … Recorded a
single solo tackle against Army (Oct. 14) and did likewise at Indiana
(Sept. 23) … Had three of his tackles against Navy (Sept. 30) … Made
four stops in the season opener against Rhode Island (Aug. 31).
2005: Did not play due to injury.
2004: Saw action in all 12 games on special teams while making
some brief appearances as a linebacker … Credited with seven tackles on
the season, four of which came against Buffalo (Nov. 20) … Also recorded
a single tackle in games against Temple (Oct. 23), Syracuse (Oct. 30)
and Georgia Tech (Nov. 13).
High School: Named Defensive Player of the Month three times in
DeKalb County and five times was Defensive Player of the Week in the
state of Georgia at the 3A level … Made 309 career tackles in 30 games
with 46 sacks … Team captain … Helped Towers to the first two state
playoff berths in school history … Earned seven varsity letters in
football, basketball and track … Volunteered at his local Boys & Girls
Club where he was named Youth of the Year.
Personal Profile: Julius Earl Williams… Born on July 19, 1986… A
sociology major.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year |
GP-GS |
UT |
AT |
TT |
SKS |
TFL |
INT |
PBU |
| 2005 |
12-0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
| 2006 |
12-0 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
13-13 |
14 |
21 |
35 |
8.5-50 |
12-59 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
37-13 |
18 |
33 |
51 |
8.5-50 |
12-59 |
0 |
3 |
JULIUS WILLIAMS’
CAREER HIGHS
Most
Tackles: 5, vs. Temple, 9/15/07
Most TFL: 2.5, vs. Temple, 9/15/07
Most Sacks: 1.5 vs. Temple, 9/15/07
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