7 KAILIK WILLIAMS
JUNIOR (2016): Appeared in all 12 games with 11 starts voted Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year by media first Bulldog named medias SoCon Defensive Player of the Year since 1986 first-team All-Southern Conference September Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Month recorded 103 tackles, including 10.0 for loss with 0.5 sack, five pass breakups, two interceptions and one forced fumble tackles total was team-high and tied for 3rd on programs single-season list ranked 8th in SoCon with average of 8.6 tackles per game had six games of at least 11 tackles made 11 tackles, including 1.0 for loss, and one interception on Pitch Six in 24-21 overtime victory at Wofford intercepted option pitch and returned 13 yards for touchdown to tie game with 5:57 remaining named Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Terriers recorded career-high 14 tackles, including 1.0 for loss, and one pass breakup in 31-24 win at Gardner-Webb made 12 tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and one pass breakup in 19-14 victory vs. Furman had career-high 2.0 tackles for loss as part of 11-tackle performance and one forced fumble in 37-34 win vs. No. 20 Samford registered 11 tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and one pass breakup in 22-14 victory vs. No. 5 Chattanooga made 11 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in 30-20 win at VMI opened season with six tackles, including 0.5 sack, one interception and one pass breakup in 24-23 victory at Mercer interception clinched victory, ending Bears final drive with 17 seconds remaining matched career-high tackles for loss total with 2.0 in eight-tackle performance in second round of FCS Playoffs vs. No. 19 Wofford made four tackles, including 1.0 for loss, in 37-14 victory at Western Carolina recorded four tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and one pass breakup in 38-14 win at North Greenville made six stops in 45-10 win vs. ETSU had five tackles at North Carolina
SOPHOMORE (2015): Appeared in all 13 games with nine starts second-team All-Southern Conference recorded 83 tackles, including 5.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one interception, eight pass breakups and one quarterback hurry fumble recovery total tied for 1st in SoCon and for 26th in FCS nine passes defended ranked 5th in SoCon and five passes defended in conference play ranked 10th recorded career-high 10 tackles, 1.0 for loss, and career-high two pass breakups in first career start vs. Charleston Southern also made 10 tackles and added two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry in 21-19 win vs. Mercer registered seven tackles, 0.5 for loss, and one pass breakup in season-opening 69-0 win vs. Davidson had six tackles in 28-10 win vs. Western Carolina recorded three tackles and one forced fumble at Georgia Southern made six stops, 1.5 for loss, in 39-12 win vs. Wofford had eight solo tackles, 1.0 for loss, and one pass breakup in 44-25 win at Samford registered nine tackles, 1.5 for loss with first collegiate sack, in 38-17 win at Furman recorded five tackles, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups in 35-14 win vs. VMI had eight tackles at No. 9 Chattanooga recorded four solo tackles, one interception returned 28 yards, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery returned four yards in 41-38 win at Coastal Carolina in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs made seven tackles at Charleston Southern in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs.
FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in 10 games made five tackles made collegiate debut at Charleston Southern recorded first collegiate tackle at Wofford made one tackle at Western Carolina had one tackle in 28-26 win at Mercer registered one solo tackle vs. Samford made one solo tackle in 45-25 win at VMI.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2014 graduate of Mainland High School in Ormond Beach, Fla. ... earned letters in weightlifting, baseball, football and track ... two-time defensive MVP ... named defensive MVP by Orlando Sentinel during his senior season ... first-team all-state and all-area ... defensive player of the year for Central Florida.
PERSONAL: Son of Sheri Williams-Patterson ... majoring in business administration.
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