Saw playing time as a true freshman last year, mainly on special teams ... Did work himself into the two-deep for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl game, where he backed up three-time all-MW pick and 2014 NFL Draft pick Nat Berhe at the Aztec position ... Is third on the depth chart at the Aztec spot after spring drills.
2013: Appeared in 10 of the team[apos]s 13 games, almost all on special teams ... Had two stops on the year, both solo ... vs. Eastern Illinois (Aug. 31) ... Did not dress or play in the opener vs. Eastern Illinois ... at No. 3/2 Ohio State (Sept. 7) ... Was on the travel roster to Ohio State, but did not play in the game ... vs. Oregon State (Sept. 21) ... Suited up again vs. Oregon State, but did not come into the game ... at New Mexico State (Sept. 28) ... Saw his first collegiate action at New Mexico State on special teams without recording a stat ... vs. Nevada (Oct. 4) ... Played again against Nevada, but did not find the stat sheet ... at Air Force (Oct. 10) ... Was a member on special teams again at Air Force ... vs. No. 15/18 Fresno State (Oct. 26) ... Made his first career tackle, a solo stop, vs. Fresno State ... vs. New Mexico (Nov. 2) ... Did not record a stat on special teams vs. New Mexico ... at San José State (Nov. 9) ... Played at San José State off the pine without making the stat sheet ... at Hawai[apos]i (Nov. 16) ... Saw playing time at Hawai[apos]i, but did not record a stat ... vs. Boise State (Nov. 23) ... Made one tackle on special teams vs. Boise State ... at UNLV (Nov. 30) ... Logged special teams plays without making a stat at UNLV ... vs. Buffalo (Dec. 21, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) ... Played again off the bench vs. Buffalo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl without finding the stat sheet.
High School: Saw time in his senior year at John Curtis High in Waggaman, La., as a running back on offense, strong safety against passing teams and linebacker versus running squads ... Helped the Patriots go 40-2 over his three seasons, including back-to-back 14-0 campaigns and state championships in 2011 and 2012 ... An honorable-mention all-state selection ... Also was an all-district and all-metro pick ... Over his career, had 93 tackles, nine passes defended, five interceptions and two fumble recoveries on defense and five rushing touchdowns on offense ... A two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... Rated as the No. 163 outside linebacker in the country of all the incoming recruits and 94th of all recruits in the state of Louisiana ... Got a 77 rating by 247Sports ... Competed on the track & field team, where he helped the Patriots to indoor (4x200) and outdoor (4x100) relay titles.
Personal: Born Jan. 9, 1995, in Marrero, La. ... Son of Trina Williams ... Received scholarship offers from Minnesota, New Mexico and UTEP ... Had other recruiting offers from McNeese State and North Texas ... Also drew interest from Colorado, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana Monroe and Northwestern ... Is majoring in social work.