Dwayne Williams

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
5-9
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Killeen, Texas
High School:
Shoemaker HS

CAREER
• Played in 30 games, with 22 starts
• Had 74 tackles, including 4.5 for a loss, with five pass deflections and three quarterback hurries. Also had one sack and one forced fumble

2018 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in and started 11 games
• Made 32 tackles - 26 solo - with one forced fumble and two pass deflections
• Forced the fumble against USC
• Credited with a season-best eight tackles in the season opener at Ohio State, with seven solo
• Added six tackles versus Southern Utah the following week
• Registered pass breakups at Nevada and at Colorado

2017 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in the first three games of the season before missing the final nine due to injury. Started all three games he played in
• Made five tackles and finished with one quarterback hurry
• Posted two tackles against both Colorado State and Portland State

2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in five games, starting all five
• Limited to five games due to a pair of injuries, missed Boise State and Colorado due to a knee injury, then missed Utah, Washington, Washington State, Stanford and UCLA later in the season again due to injury
• Registered a career-high six tackles against Idaho State
• Made the first sack of his career against Arizona
• Recorded five tackles and a pass breakup against Oregon
• Entered fall camp as a first-string cornerback but was limited by a nagging injury throughout camp
• Enjoyed an outstanding spring practice session tallying several interceptions
• Scored on a 56-yard pick-6 in the Spring Game

2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
• Played in 11 games starting three
• Finished the season with 17 tackles including 2.5 tackles-for-loss
• Received first career start at Washington State registering a career-high four tackles and matched his output the next week against Colorado
• Recorded four tackles including a half tackle-for-loss in the 2015 Spring Game

2014 (FRESHMAN)
• Redshirt
• Was on the ‘ready to play’ list and practiced with the defense throughout the season
• Practiced as a punt and kick returner during the season

SHOEMAKER HIGH SCHOOL
• Helped Shoemaker to a 7-4 record as a senior – it’s best ever
• Two-year varsity letterman
• District 8-5A Defensive Player of the Year
• First team all-state defensive back
• Grabbed 10 interceptions as a senior, returning one for a touchdown
• Also a kick and punt returner, and wide receiver
• Started playing football as a freshman in high school
• Standout in track & field, earning a gold medal in the 800-meter Texas 5A state meet
• Owns the fastest 400-meter time in Shoemaker history at 50.09 and the fifth-fastest 200-meter time at 21.7
• Won the national championship title in the 4x200-meter relay in 2013

PERSONAL
• Son of Dwyane and Gladyis Williams
• Enjoys hanging out with friends and lifting weights