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The Un i v e r s i T y <strong>of</strong> Ak r o n • 2008 fo o T b A l l Me d i A GU i d e<br />
PLAYER BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES<br />
Prior to Akron: Spent two seasons at Valley Forge, playing both running back<br />
and defensive back … at Buchtel hS: Selected to play for Ohio in the Ohio-<br />
Pennsylvania Big 33 Game as a senior … Intercepted a pass to stop one scoring<br />
threat and then knocked away a fourth-down pass at the goal line with 55<br />
seconds remaining to help Ohio hold on for a 34-28 victory over Pennsylvania<br />
… Named first team All-Ohio … Gained 1,831 yards 26 touchdowns as a senior<br />
… Named first team Division III All-State as a running back ... Scout.com ranked<br />
him the 77th-best cornerback in the nation coming out <strong>of</strong> high school … Earned<br />
all-league and second team All-Northeast Ohio honors as a junior … Had 51<br />
tackles and five interceptions and ran for 328 yards and 6 touchdowns during<br />
the 2003 campaign … Also a track standout, has been timed in the 100 meters<br />
as fast as a 10.7.<br />
Personal: Born on September 17, 1987 in Akron, Ohio … Son <strong>of</strong> Sterling Campbell<br />
and Desaray Williams … His mother played basketball at Akron’s Firestone<br />
HS and his father was a member <strong>of</strong> the 1987 and ’88 state-champion Buchtel<br />
HS football teams.<br />
RuShiNG G/GS Att yds TD lg Avg/c Avg/G<br />
2007 12/11 152 728 2 61 4.8 60.7<br />
ReceiViNG G/GS Rec yds TD lg Rec/G Avg/c Avg/G<br />
2007 12/11 22 204 1 60 1.8 9.3 17.0<br />
kick ReT. G/GS No. yds TD lg Avg/R<br />
2007 12/11 21 670 1 95 31.9<br />
#54 dou g wi l l i A m s<br />
6-2, 235, Sr., LB<br />
Tampa, Fla. (Chamberlain HS)<br />
Voted team captain for the 2008 season by his teammates<br />
... Named a Scholar-Baller for posting at least a<br />
3.0 GPA for the 2007-08 academic year.<br />
Junior (2007): Ranked sixth on the team in tackles with<br />
64, adding two pass breakups and two fumble recoveries<br />
… Only had three stops versus Army, but had one<br />
<strong>of</strong> Akron’s four sacks ... At Ohio State, was credited<br />
with seven tackles, while both recovering a fumble and<br />
forcing a fumble as the Zips accounted for five turnovers... Had four tackles<br />
versus Kent State, including 1.5 for losses, while getting a pass breakup on an<br />
attempted screen pass, breaking through a wall <strong>of</strong> linemen to make the play ...<br />
Added six tackles at Connecticut ... Logged a career-high eight tackles at Western<br />
Michigan, including one for a 13-yard loss on a field goal attempt gone bad<br />
due to a bad snap, with a five-yard fumble recovery ... Tied his career best with<br />
eight stops at Bowling Green ... Ranked second on the squad with seven tackles<br />
in the win over Ohio ... Had five tackles, all solo, at Miami and six tackles, all solo,<br />
versus Central Michigan.<br />
Sophomore (2006): After serving as a backup defensive end in 2005, started all<br />
12 games at the bandit linebacker position in 2006 … Ranked sixth on the team<br />
with 50 tackles, <strong>of</strong> which seven went for losses … Only had five stops as a freshman<br />
and two in the season opener at Penn State … However, had his breakout<br />
game with a season-best six tackles … Also posted six stops in back-to-back<br />
wins versus Bowling Green and Buffalo … Recorded five tackles, all solo, in a<br />
win over Miami … Had a 26-yard fumble return for a touchdown versus Toledo<br />
… Credited with his first forced fumble versus Central Michigan … Named Most<br />
Improved Defensive Player by the coaching staff.<br />
Redshirt Freshman (2005): Appeared in 11 games as a reserve defensive end<br />
... Tallied five tackles on the season, all solo ... Posted two stops in the season<br />
opener at Purdue ... Logged single tackles at Middle Tennessee State, at Buffalo<br />
and at Bowling Green.<br />
Freshman (2004): Redshirted.<br />
Prior to Akron: A first-team all-conference performer as a senior ... Three-year<br />
letterwinner and two-year starter at defensive tackle ... Team advanced to the 5A<br />
state play<strong>of</strong>fs in his junior and senior seasons, posting a 9-1 record each year ...<br />
Threw the shot put on the track team ... Teammate <strong>of</strong> current Zips player Brandon<br />
Williams, though not related ... Coached by Billy Turner.<br />
Personal: Born on January 3, 1986 in Tampa, Fla. ... Son <strong>of</strong> Carolyn and Douglas<br />
Williams.<br />
TAckleS G/GS uA A Total TFl Sacks PBu FF FR Blkd<br />
2005 11/0 5 0 5 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 12/12 28 22 50 5.0-10 1.0-3 1 1 1 0<br />
2007 12/12 40 24 64 5.0-28 2.0-10 2 1 2 0<br />
ToTAl 35/24 73 46 119 11.0-39 3.0-13 3 2 3 0<br />
Akron’s 66th and Final Season at the Rubber Bowl<br />
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