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Jersey Number 20
Marcus Williams
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
- High School:
- Eleanor Roosevelt HS
UTAH: Two-time All-Pac-12 safety declared for the NFL Draft following his junior year … starter since his true freshman season … played in 37 of 39 games in his career (missed two with injury) with 30 starts … 11 career interceptions and 19 career passes defended … two-time first-team All-Pac-12 Academic.
2016–Second-team Pro Football Focus All-American … second-team All-Pac-12 … played and started in 11 games at free safety, missing the UCLA and Washington games due to injury … second in the Pac-12 in interceptions (5, tied) and interceptions per game (0.45) … led the team in interceptions … eight passes defended (5 INT, 3 PBU) … eighth in the Pac-12 in forced fumbles (2) and fumble recoveries (2) … career-high 12 tackles with a forced fumble against Oregon … tied for the team lead with nine tackles against Arizona State and had an interception and a pass breakup … eight tackles against USC …six tackles against BYU, San Jose State and Colorado … recorded an interception, a pass breakup and forced and recovered a fumble against Southern Utah … first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District … first-team Pac-12 All-Academic.
2015–First-team All-Pac-12 … started all 13 games at free safety … second in the Pac-12 and led Utah with five interceptions and 0.38 interceptions per game … tied for 20th in the nation in total interceptions … 10 passes defended (5 INT, 5 PBU) was tied for second on the team and ninth in the conference … 66 tackles was third on the team … 2.0 TFL and one fumble recovery … 52-yard interception return against Oregon … interception, fumble recovery and five tackles vs. California … season-high nine tackles against USC … seven tackles against Fresno State … eight tackles (1.0 TFL) and pass breakup vs. Arizona … six tackles, an interception and a tipped pass that a teammate intercepted against Colorado … first-team Pac-12 All-Academic.
2014–Played in all 13 games with six starts at free safety … 59 tackles was tied for fifth on the team … one interception and two forced fumbles … season-high 10 tackles and an interception vs. Arizona State … nine tackles (1.0 TFL) and a forced fumble against Oregon … six tackles with a forced fumble at Stanford … six tackles in both the Idaho State and Colorado games.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all Big VIII League wide receiver … 60 tackles and six interceptions (which he returned for 175 yards), one pass breakup and a forced fumble his senior season … 41 receptions for 924 yards (22.54 average) and nine touchdowns in 2013 … 216 receiving yards and two TDs as a junior … also played basketball and competed in track and field … 6’5” best high jump … 4.0 GPA.
PERSONAL: Son of Sylvester and Franschell Williams … three brothers … enjoys fishing … took prerequisites for a civil engineering major … full name is Marcus Alan Williams … born Sept. 8, 1996.
2016–Second-team Pro Football Focus All-American … second-team All-Pac-12 … played and started in 11 games at free safety, missing the UCLA and Washington games due to injury … second in the Pac-12 in interceptions (5, tied) and interceptions per game (0.45) … led the team in interceptions … eight passes defended (5 INT, 3 PBU) … eighth in the Pac-12 in forced fumbles (2) and fumble recoveries (2) … career-high 12 tackles with a forced fumble against Oregon … tied for the team lead with nine tackles against Arizona State and had an interception and a pass breakup … eight tackles against USC …six tackles against BYU, San Jose State and Colorado … recorded an interception, a pass breakup and forced and recovered a fumble against Southern Utah … first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District … first-team Pac-12 All-Academic.
2015–First-team All-Pac-12 … started all 13 games at free safety … second in the Pac-12 and led Utah with five interceptions and 0.38 interceptions per game … tied for 20th in the nation in total interceptions … 10 passes defended (5 INT, 5 PBU) was tied for second on the team and ninth in the conference … 66 tackles was third on the team … 2.0 TFL and one fumble recovery … 52-yard interception return against Oregon … interception, fumble recovery and five tackles vs. California … season-high nine tackles against USC … seven tackles against Fresno State … eight tackles (1.0 TFL) and pass breakup vs. Arizona … six tackles, an interception and a tipped pass that a teammate intercepted against Colorado … first-team Pac-12 All-Academic.
2014–Played in all 13 games with six starts at free safety … 59 tackles was tied for fifth on the team … one interception and two forced fumbles … season-high 10 tackles and an interception vs. Arizona State … nine tackles (1.0 TFL) and a forced fumble against Oregon … six tackles with a forced fumble at Stanford … six tackles in both the Idaho State and Colorado games.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all Big VIII League wide receiver … 60 tackles and six interceptions (which he returned for 175 yards), one pass breakup and a forced fumble his senior season … 41 receptions for 924 yards (22.54 average) and nine touchdowns in 2013 … 216 receiving yards and two TDs as a junior … also played basketball and competed in track and field … 6’5” best high jump … 4.0 GPA.
PERSONAL: Son of Sylvester and Franschell Williams … three brothers … enjoys fishing … took prerequisites for a civil engineering major … full name is Marcus Alan Williams … born Sept. 8, 1996.
Former Utah Football Head Coach Urban Meyer inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Wednesday, December 10
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