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Darrell Williams Season 2016

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Darrell Williams Season 2016

PositionLB
Weight247 lbs
Height6-2
ClassSophomore
HometownHoover, Ala.
2018: Veteran at sam linebacker with 74 tackles for season ... 183 career tackles ... team-best eight tackles and a fumble recovery vs. Washington ... five tackles vs. LSU ... team-high six stops vs. Arkansas ... nine tackles, 2.5 TFL vs. Southern Miss ... recorded 10 tackles at Mississippi State ... four tackles, TFL vs. Tennessee ... five tackles at Ole Miss ... four tackles, 8-yard sack in Texas A&M win ... seven tackles at Georgia ... 26-yard interception for a score against Liberty ... led Auburn with nine tackles vs. Alabama ... SEC defensive player of the week: Washington ... preseason: Senior Bowl watch list

2017: Returning starter at sam linebacker … 57 tackles for season ... 3 tackles, TFL against Georgia Southern … 6 tackles, TFL at Clemson … 5 tackles, TFL vs. Mercer … 7 tackles against Mississippi State … team-best 7 tackles at LSU … led team with 6 tackles, fumble recovery, TFL at Arkansas … recovered a Georgia fumble … 7 tackles, TFL in SEC championship ... five stops vs. UCF in Peach Bowl

2016: Appeared in 13 games with nine starts … 52 tackles for season … six tackles and forced a Clemson fumble in his first career start … six tackles against Arkansas State … three tackles vs. Texas A&M … four tackles vs. LSU … three tackles at Mississippi State … two tackles, two QB hurries against Arkansas … three tackles at Ole Miss … led team with 11 tackles vs. Vanderbilt … four tackles at Georgia … three tackles, TFL against Alabama A&M … three tackles, TFL at Alabama ... three tackles against Oklahoma in Sugar Bowl

2015: True freshman mike linebacker … saw his first action against Louisville .. played in nine games ... Academic Top Tiger

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter who led Coach Josh Niblett's Bucs to their third straight state title … two interceptions and a fumble recovery in the Under Armour All-America Game … Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … finalist for Class 7A lineman of the year … all-state as a sophomore, junior and senior … AL.com A-List … Rivals ranks him the No. 5 prospect in Alabama … top 10 OLB by Scout and Rivals … PrepStar all-South … also a basketball and track letterman … received student of the month and exemplary conduct recognition

PERSONAL: Son of Jerome and Sherry Wells and Darrell Williams Sr. ... has two sisters, Avis and Destiny ... birthday is June 17 ... 2017 FCA Hard Fighting Soldier award ... studying in the University College

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Sophomore
1990

RB
5-9 / 189 lbs
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Junior
1991

Tailback
5-9 / 189 lbs
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Freshman
2015

LB
6-2 / 234 lbs
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Junior
2017

LB
6-2 / 247 lbs
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Senior
2018

Linebacker
6-2 / 240 lbs