Darius Williams

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Darius Williams
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    195
  • Hometown:
    St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Northside Christian School
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    55.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2018: Williams ran his consecutive starts streak to 22 straight games, getting the nod in all 11 games of his junior year. He ranked third on the team in tackles with 55, including three for loss.  He returned his lone pick of the year 56 yards in front of a national audience on ESPN 3 against Wingate. Williams also broke up four passes.  Williams tallied a career-best 13 tackles in week two at Virginia Union (9/8).  He tallied the most tackles by a defensive back since Jerry Miclisse in 2015.  He also had a double-digit tackle effort against Mars Hill with 11 stops.  He had two break ups in the finale against UNC Pembroke.  

2017: Williams became Carson-Newman's 122nd All-American, earning a spot on the Don Hansen Football Gazette listings.  The sophomore gives Carson-Newman back-to-back All-Americans at safety after Jerry Miclisse was recognized last year.  Carson-Newman hadn't had All-American safeties since 1996-99 when Montrea Ford and Jon Jon Simmons were presented laurels in four straight seasons.  The St. Petersburg, Fla.-native gives Carson-Newman an All-American selection in 39 of the last 40 years. 

Darius Williams led the South Atlantic Conference in interceptions with five in his sophomore season and helped Carson-Newman finish the year with the most picks in the South Atlantic Conference with 14. Williams tallied a pick in three straight games from Sept. 23 against Newberry to Oct. 7 against Limestone. His top effort though came against Tusculum when he snared an INT and returned it 58 yards to the house for the Eagles' lone defensive touchdown of the season.  Williams five interceptions are the most for Carson-Newman since All-American Eien Jacob snared that many in 2013.  He was 19th nationally in interceptions.  Williams also finished the year with 48 tackles, the fourth most on Carson-Newman's team.  He and the rest of the Eagles' secondary limited every receiver they faced under their season averages, with the exception of Mars Hill's Keshaun Taylor and Craig Rucker.  He started all 11 games for the Eagles and made a career-high seven tackles against Newberry. 

HONORS: 

  • Don Hansen Football Gazette All-American
  • Don Hansen All-Region 
  • D2CCA All-Region 
  • First Team All-SAC 

2016: Williams saw action in nine games for the Eagles as a freshman and earned one start at safety.  He made 11 tackles with one tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and a defensive touchdown.  He made a career high four tackles against Mars Hill (9/24), recovered a fumble against Brevard (10/8) and brought a blocked punt back for a touchdown against Saint Augustine's (9/10). 

HIGH SCHOOL: Darius Williams is a safety from Northside Christian School is St. Petersburg, Fla. With the Mustangs, Williams played on the varsity team for two seasons and recorded 112 tackles. He was named a Blue-Grey All-American, Pinellas County All-Star and the leading defensive back tackler during 2014 and 2015. His high school coach was former Tampa Bay Buccaneers All-Pro fullback Mike Alstott.

PERSONAL: Williams is the son of Albert and Sharon Williams and will major in Computer Sciences at C-N. Williams was recruited by Wake Forest, Missouri, Colgate and Stetson. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 18 11
Assists 37 26
Tackles 55.0 37.0
Tackles per game 5.0 5.3
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 1 1
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 3.0 2.0
Tackle for loss yards 6 4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 1 - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 1 - - - - 0
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 1 - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 1 - - - - 0
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 1 - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 4 9 13.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 56 0 1 - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 1 6 7.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 0 4 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 4 7 11.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 2 6 8.0 - - 1.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 41 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 41 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 9 - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
Total 41 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 41 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 41 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - 0 20 - 1 20
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - 0 20 - 1 20
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 9 - - 20 - 20 2.2
2017-18 11 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 11 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 41 - - 20 - 20 .5
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 6 0.7 - - - 1 - - - - - 0
2017-18 6 0.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 12 0.3 - - - 1 1 - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 9 7 4 11.0 1.2 - - 1.0 1 - 1 0 - - - -
2017-18 11 25 23 48.0 4.4 - - 3.5 13 - - - 5 77 3 -
2018-19 11 18 37 55.0 5.0 - - 3.0 6 - - - 1 56 4 -
2019-20 10 29 36 65.0 6.5 1.0 15 7.5 33 - 1 0 2 79 2 -
Total 41 79 100 179.0 4.4 1.0 15 15.0 53 - 2 0 8 212 9 -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 18 37 55.0 5.0 - - 3.0 6 - - - 1 56 4 -
Conference 7 11 26 37.0 5.3 - - 2.0 4 - - - 1 56 2 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 7 20 27.0 5.4 - - 1.5 4 - - - 1 56 2 -
Away 6 11 17 28.0 4.7 - - 1.5 2 - - - - - 2 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 13 24 37.0 5.3 - - 1.0 2 - - - 1 56 4 -
Losses 4 5 13 18.0 4.5 - - 2.0 4 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 7 17 24.0 6.0 - - 1.5 2 - - - 1 56 1 -
October 4 6 14 20.0 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
November 2 5 6 11.0 5.5 - - 1.5 4 - - - - - 2 -
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