Kevin Williams Season 2015

Honors & Awards
» Five-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll

2016 Outlook
Defensive tackle Kevin Williams enters his sixth season in the Nebraska program in 2016, and is intent on making a big impact as a leader on the defensive line. The 6-2, 275-pound Williams has battled a series of injuries as a Husker, and was granted a sixth year of eligibility as a result. When healthy, Williams has regularly shown the ability to make plays against both the run and pass.

Williams earned a pair of starts in 2015, while battling through a groin injury that sidelined him for five games. The groin injury came after losing both the 2011 and 2013 seasons to knee injuries. Williams will be counted on to provide a veteran presence at defensive tackle, where NU lost both Maliek Collins and Vincent Valentine to the professional ranks.

Williams earned his degree in management in August of 2014 and has played the past two seasons as a graduate student, while working on a master’s degree in management.

2015 (Junior)
Williams battled through a series of injuries to play in eight games, including starts against Miami and Southern Miss. He had four tackles, including a two-yard tackle for loss against BYU when he had a season-high two tackles. Williams also recovered a fumble against Southern Miss. His play helped Nebraska rank in the top 10 nationally in rushing defense.

2014 (Sophomore)
Williams played in 10 games with starts against Rutgers and Purdue. He had 19 tackles, including five solo stops. Williams was a disruptive force, racking up eight tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks while adding two quarterback hurries.

Williams recorded 2.5 sacks at Northwestern, as the NU defense dominated the second half. He had three tackles for loss against the Wildcats and added two tackles behind the line at Fresno State. Williams closed the year with a career-high six tackles and a tackle for loss at Iowa, and shared a sack in the Holiday Bowl against USC.

2013 (Medical)
Williams suffered a knee injury during fall camp and missed the season.

2012 (Redshirt Freshman)
Williams played in five games as a reserve at defensive tackle. He made four tackles, including two tackles and a tackle for loss against Idaho State. Williams saw his most extensive action in non-conference play.

2011 (Redshirt)
Williams suffered a knee injury in 2011, and sat out the season as a redshirt.

Before Nebraska (Springfield HS)
Williams was a standout at Springfield High School in Holland, Ohio. He had more than 260 total tackles and 25 sacks in his final two seasons. As a senior, Williams had 111 tackles, including 36 solo stops and 10 sacks. His play earned Williams Division II Co-Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors in Ohio, and first-team All-Ohio accolades.

Williams earned honorable-mention Division II all-state recognition as a junior when he made more than 150 tackles, including 15 sacks, and 15 other tackles for loss. Williams was regarded as one of the top 20 defensive tackles in the nation by ESPN, and among the top 20 players in Ohio by Rivals.com. Williams only visited Nebraska, but had offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Oregon, Illinois and Stanford to name a few.

Personal
Williams is the son of Lisa and Mark Deel, and was born on May 8, 1993. Williams has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll five times. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes and at local school and hospital visits.

	.	Tackles			.	.	Fum.	.	.	.	QB
Year	G/S	UT	AT	TT	TFL	Sacks	C-R	BK	PBU	INT	Hry.
2011					Redshirt
2012	5/0	1	3	4	1-1	0.0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1
2013					Injured
2014	10/2	5	14	19	8-34	3.0-28	0-0	0	0	0	2
2015	8/2	1	3	4	1-2	0.0-0	0-1	0	0	0	0
Totals	23/4	7	20	27	10-37	3.0-28	0-1	0	0	0	3

Single-Game Highs
» Tackles: 6 at Iowa (2014)
» Tackles for Loss: 3 at Northwestern (2014)
» Sacks: 2.5 at Northwestern (2014)