Nick Williams

Nick Williams

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Plantation, Fla.

High School:
Plantation

Last College:
Pittsburgh

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 285

Position:
DL

Experience:
1L

2007: Started six games and played in 10 as a defensive tackle ... registered at least one tackle in all but two games played ... posted his first tackle-for-loss as a Redbird at Youngstown State ... equalled his career high with four tackles against Northern Iowa.

Pitt 2006: Slowed with a right leg injury ... did not see game action.

Pitt 2005: Played in eight games ... had eight total tackles and one sack ... had a career-high four stops at West Virginia ... had his first-career sack at Louisville.

Pitt 2004: Redshirted as a true freshman ... distinguished himself on the scout team and was named the Defensive Prep Co-Player of the Year by the coaching staff ... coached by Dave Wannstedt.

Plantation HS: First-team all-district for a perennial Florida power, despite an injury-shortened senior season ... sustained a concussion in the season's sixth game and missed the final six contests of the year ... compiled 60 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions at linebacker his final season ... started three seasons at linebacker ... during his junior season, helped Plantation to an 11-1 record, the district championship and the Florida 6A playoffs ... the Colonels went 10-2 his senior year, reached No. 2 in the Florida rankings, won the district title and earned a state playoff berth ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ... rated one of the top-80 prospects in Florida by SuperPrep ... selected to play in the prestigious Broward-Dade County All-Star Game and the Florida North-South All-Star Game ... coached by Frank Hepler.

Data: Born 8-15-85 in Kingston, Jamaica ... son of Stephen Williams and Christine Samuels ... has one brother, Marlon, who is a senior defensive back at Central Florida ... major: political science.

CAREER STATISTICS

Total

YEAR G-GS UT AT TFL Sacks INT FF FR QBH
2005 - Pitt 8-0 6 2 8 1-10 1-10 0 0 0 0
2007 10-6 3 11 14 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 18-6 9 13 22 2-12 1-10 0 0 0 1

CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Tackles: 4, twice
Tackles-for-Loss: 1, twice
Sacks: 1 at Louisville, 11-3-05

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