Justin Williams

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Laurinburg, N.C.
High School:
Scotland

Notes: Listed as the co-starter at running back on the preseason depth chart • Also the ‘Cats’ top return specialist.

2009: Played in all 10 games, making one start • Ranked second in the PFL in all-purpose yards (120.1 yds/gm), third in punt return yards (8.7 yds/gm) and seventh in kick return yards (20.6 yds/gm) • Finished the season with 258 rushing yards, 56 receiving yards, 660 kick return yards and 227 punt return yards • Totaled 1,201 all-purpose yards for the season • Had 194 all-purpose yards, including 175 on kick and punt returns, at Jacksonville • Collected 166 all-purpose yards at San Diego, including 15 rushes for 72 yards and a TD.

2008: Named All-PFL honorable mention as a kick return specialist • Ranked second in the PFL in all-purpose yards with 127.8 a contest • Tied for ninth in the PFL in TDs • Ranked sixth in kickoff return yards and punt return yards • Named PFL Special Teams Player of the Week Nov. 8 after returning a kickoff for 98 yards against San Diego and totaling 153 all-purpose yards • Played in all 11 games • Rushed 52 times for 291 yards and three TDs • Also had 16 catches for 163 yards and three TDs • Set school record with 770 kick return yards • Totaled 1,406 all-purpose yards on the year • Had eight carries for 93 yards and two scores at Campbell; had 164 all-purpose yards in the contest • Posted seven carries for 72 yards and caught an 18-yard pass vs. Butler • Scored the game-winning TD at Lenoir-Rhyne • Caught a 38-yard TD pass vs. Jacksonville • Also caught TD passes against Valpo and Dayton.

2007: Played in all 10 games and started the last three • Came on big at the end of the season and scored 10 touchdowns in the last three games • Ranked fifth in the league in scoring with 60 points • Had a breakout game at Butler, rushing for a career-high 225 yards and four touchdowns, which tied the school record • Rushed for 50 yards and a TD and caught six passes for 54 yards and two scores at San Diego; also returned three kicks for 55 yards • Rushed for 67 yards and two TDs and caught three passes for 37 yards and a score against Valparaiso • Returned seven kicks for 187 yards, including one for 57 yards vs. Drake • Had seven kick returns for 155 yards at Dayton.

Prep Years: Set Scotland High School records for career (54) and single-game (6) touchdowns under coach Mark Barnes • Named all-conference as a junior and senior • Named Most Outstanding Running Back as a junior and MVP as a senior • Also earned letters in basketball and track • National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Dec. 10, 1988 • The son of John and Sandra.