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Jersey Number 23
Rodney Williams
- Position:
- Nickel
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 187
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Cherry Hill, N.J.
- High School:
- Cherry Hill West
Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Maryland, Tulsa, Cincinnati) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (USF) ... 2017 - All-ACC Academic Team selection ... 2015 - All-ACC Academic Team selection ... 2014 - All-ACC Academic Team selection.
2018 (Graduate Transfer): Transferred from Syracuse upon graduation and joined Temple in time for summer semester where he will play his final year of eligibility ... made first start for Temple against Villanova.
Career: Played in 33 games (21 starts) from 2014-17 ... posted 125 tackles (89 solo) and six career passes defended, including two interceptions ... 10 games with 5+ tackles, including six in 2016 and three in 2017 ... redshirted in 2014 due to injury … named to the 2017 All-ACC Academic Football Team ... member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... three-year letterwinner.
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 11 games with six starts at free safety ... second among defensive backs with 46 tackles (31 solo), including three for a loss, and two pass breakups … recorded multiple tackles in 10 out of the 11 games he played ... had seven games with 4+ tackles and three games with 5+ … missed the season-opener versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) due to injury ... posted a season-high nine tackles against Central Michigan (9/16) … stepped into the starting lineup versus Pittsburgh (10/6) and had three tackles ... seven tackles against Florida State (11/4) … broke up a personal-best two passes and posted four tackles versus Louisville (11/18) … logged six tackles (all solo), including one for a loss, against Boston College (11/25) ... All-ACC Academic Team selection.
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 11 games, starting the last 10 games of the year at strong safety ... fourth on the team and second among defensive backs with 60 tackles, including 44 solo ... Six 5+ tackle games ... averaged eight tackles per contest over the last three games (vs. NC State, vs. Florida State, at Pittsburgh) ... led the Orange with two interceptions, and tied for third on the squad with four passes defended ... tallied three tackles for loss and one sack ... missed the season opener against Colgate (9/2) due to injury ... returned to the lineup and made two tackles against Louisville (9/9) ... against Notre Dame (10/1), served as SU’s special teams captain and recorded nine tackles ... five tackles and intercepted his first career pass against Virginia Tech (10/15) ... Against NC State (11/12), tallied a career-best 10 tackles, including nine solo … also had an interception and one pass breakup versus the Wolfpack ... logged eight tackles, including his first career sack, against Florida State (11/19) ... at Pittsburgh (11/26), carded six tackles, including 0.5 for a loss ... member of the 2017 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in nine games at free safety and made 17 tackles (13 solo) ... started the first five games of the season ... against Rhode Island (9/4), made his first career start and was credited with one tackle ... against Wake Forest (9/12), had four tackles ... followed it up with a season-high seven tackles, including six solo, versus Central Michigan (9/29) … missed the Virginia (10/17) and Pittsburgh (10/24) games due to injury ... dressed, but did not play, at Louisville (11/7) … ACC Honor Roll selection … named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
2014 (Freshman): Awarded a medical redshirt after suffering a season-ending injury in the second game of the year ... at Central Michigan (9/13), posted two tackles and recovered a fumble on a kickoff before getting hurt … ACC Honor Roll selection … member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
High School: Started at quarterback, safety and placekicker and was a three-year captain for head coach Jim Scerbo at Cherry Hill (N.J.) West ... 2012 and 2013 All-South Jersey first team ... as a senior quarterback, completed 53-of-91 passes for 732 yards and seven touchdowns … also returned kicks and punts for the Lions … scored more than 1,000 career points in four seasons in basketball.
Personal: Born Rodney Steven Williams Jr. in Mount Holly, N.J. … mother is Christina Williams … has four brothers ... pursuing his masters degree in marketing.
2018 (Graduate Transfer): Transferred from Syracuse upon graduation and joined Temple in time for summer semester where he will play his final year of eligibility ... made first start for Temple against Villanova.
Career: Played in 33 games (21 starts) from 2014-17 ... posted 125 tackles (89 solo) and six career passes defended, including two interceptions ... 10 games with 5+ tackles, including six in 2016 and three in 2017 ... redshirted in 2014 due to injury … named to the 2017 All-ACC Academic Football Team ... member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... three-year letterwinner.
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 11 games with six starts at free safety ... second among defensive backs with 46 tackles (31 solo), including three for a loss, and two pass breakups … recorded multiple tackles in 10 out of the 11 games he played ... had seven games with 4+ tackles and three games with 5+ … missed the season-opener versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) due to injury ... posted a season-high nine tackles against Central Michigan (9/16) … stepped into the starting lineup versus Pittsburgh (10/6) and had three tackles ... seven tackles against Florida State (11/4) … broke up a personal-best two passes and posted four tackles versus Louisville (11/18) … logged six tackles (all solo), including one for a loss, against Boston College (11/25) ... All-ACC Academic Team selection.
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 11 games, starting the last 10 games of the year at strong safety ... fourth on the team and second among defensive backs with 60 tackles, including 44 solo ... Six 5+ tackle games ... averaged eight tackles per contest over the last three games (vs. NC State, vs. Florida State, at Pittsburgh) ... led the Orange with two interceptions, and tied for third on the squad with four passes defended ... tallied three tackles for loss and one sack ... missed the season opener against Colgate (9/2) due to injury ... returned to the lineup and made two tackles against Louisville (9/9) ... against Notre Dame (10/1), served as SU’s special teams captain and recorded nine tackles ... five tackles and intercepted his first career pass against Virginia Tech (10/15) ... Against NC State (11/12), tallied a career-best 10 tackles, including nine solo … also had an interception and one pass breakup versus the Wolfpack ... logged eight tackles, including his first career sack, against Florida State (11/19) ... at Pittsburgh (11/26), carded six tackles, including 0.5 for a loss ... member of the 2017 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in nine games at free safety and made 17 tackles (13 solo) ... started the first five games of the season ... against Rhode Island (9/4), made his first career start and was credited with one tackle ... against Wake Forest (9/12), had four tackles ... followed it up with a season-high seven tackles, including six solo, versus Central Michigan (9/29) … missed the Virginia (10/17) and Pittsburgh (10/24) games due to injury ... dressed, but did not play, at Louisville (11/7) … ACC Honor Roll selection … named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
2014 (Freshman): Awarded a medical redshirt after suffering a season-ending injury in the second game of the year ... at Central Michigan (9/13), posted two tackles and recovered a fumble on a kickoff before getting hurt … ACC Honor Roll selection … member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
High School: Started at quarterback, safety and placekicker and was a three-year captain for head coach Jim Scerbo at Cherry Hill (N.J.) West ... 2012 and 2013 All-South Jersey first team ... as a senior quarterback, completed 53-of-91 passes for 732 yards and seven touchdowns … also returned kicks and punts for the Lions … scored more than 1,000 career points in four seasons in basketball.
Personal: Born Rodney Steven Williams Jr. in Mount Holly, N.J. … mother is Christina Williams … has four brothers ... pursuing his masters degree in marketing.
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