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91 Kyle Williams

  • Position Defensive End
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 265
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Lebanon, Ind.
  • Highschool Lebanon

Biography

JUNIOR (2019): CoSIDA Academic All-District ... MVFC Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll ...MVFC All-Academic ... appeared in all 12 games with 11 starts … recorded 39 tackles (15 solo) with 6.5 TFLs  ... second on the team with 3.5 sacks ... recorded a strip sack fumble vs. Missouri State and returned it 10 yards for his first career TD … posted a career-high nine tackles in the season opener at North Alabama

SOPHOMORE (2018): All-Academic Team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... started all 11 games… finished with 32 total tackles (16 solo)… had 5.5 TFLs totaling 11 yards… recorded 1.5 sacks… four quarterback hurries… set a career-high solo tackles with four en route to forcing a fumble against Southern Illinois… one pass break up versus Youngstown State.

REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2017): Appeared in all 12 games… finished with 11 tackles (6 solo)…3.0 TFL… 2.5 sacks for 22 yards…in his debut performance at Tennessee Tech registered a quarterback hurry… recorded a tackle with 0.5 for loss at Northern Arizona… assisted two tackles… 0.5 for loss…0.5 sack at Coastal Carolina…collected a solo tackle at North Dakota State… made two solo tackles against South Dakota State… set a career-high three tackles… matched a career-high two solos… and a sack for seven yards at Illinois State…made two tackles… 1.0 for loss with a 12-yard sack at Indiana State.

FRESHMAN (2016): MVFC Academic Honor Roll... Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in football, twice in track and twice in basketball… two-time All-Conference… All-Region… 11 times selected Scholar-Athlete… played for coach Neil Kazmierczak… basketball team won the 2015 conference title… placed eighth in state in the discus… won sectionals and was third in regional in the shot put.

PERSONAL: Born July 2, 1997 in Indianapolis… No. 1 sports highlight was finishing eighth in state in the discus with only two years of throwing… his mom has been a major influence, “She’s the definition of what it means to succeed. She showed me what it takes to be great.”… most admires his defensive line coach Terrill, “He played at Purdue and with the Seahawks. He’s a great role model as an athlete and a person.”… his mom played basketball at Indiana, and his sister played basketball at Goshen University and Vincennes University… enjoys hunting, camping, hiking and mountain biking… favorite professional team is the Indianapolis Colts… favorite music is Chris Young… son of Kelly and Anne Williams.

MAJOR: Pre-Medicine

Statistics

Season:
2019

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 91

    2016Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'4" 262 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'4" 265 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive End
    6'4" 265 lbs
    91
  • 91

    2019Junior

    Defensive End
    6'4" 265 lbs
    91