Temple University Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster
Williams, Zaire
Jersey Number 23
Zaire Williams
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sicklerville, N.J.
- High School:
- Timber Creek
Bio
A one-year letter winner ('13)
Honors: 2014 Director's Honor Roll...2013 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... 2013 honorable mention All-Freshman team by College Football News.
2014 (Sophomore): Saw game action in the 37-7 opening day win at Vanderbilt ... sidelined through weeks 2-7 due to back injury.
2013 (Freshman): Played in the first 11 games and was one of 13 true freshmen to play for the Owls this season ... his 533 yards rank 3rd on TU’s all-time freshman rushing list behind only Bernard Pierce (1,361 in ‘09) and Paul Palmer (628 in 1983) ... scored his 1st career TD @CIN (1 yard) ... had Owls’ season high of 19 carries vs. Army … had team-best 50-yard rush @SMU.
High School: Played for coach Rob Hinson at Timber Creek HS in Sicklerville, NJ ... three-star prospect by Rivals.com … ranked by Rivals as the #36 overall running back and New Jersey’s 16th-best player overall … participated in the 2012 Chesapeake Bowl.
Personal: Born Zaire Williams on 10/25/94 … father is Bruce Williams ... media studies and production major.
Honors: 2014 Director's Honor Roll...2013 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... 2013 honorable mention All-Freshman team by College Football News.
2014 (Sophomore): Saw game action in the 37-7 opening day win at Vanderbilt ... sidelined through weeks 2-7 due to back injury.
2013 (Freshman): Played in the first 11 games and was one of 13 true freshmen to play for the Owls this season ... his 533 yards rank 3rd on TU’s all-time freshman rushing list behind only Bernard Pierce (1,361 in ‘09) and Paul Palmer (628 in 1983) ... scored his 1st career TD @CIN (1 yard) ... had Owls’ season high of 19 carries vs. Army … had team-best 50-yard rush @SMU.
High School: Played for coach Rob Hinson at Timber Creek HS in Sicklerville, NJ ... three-star prospect by Rivals.com … ranked by Rivals as the #36 overall running back and New Jersey’s 16th-best player overall … participated in the 2012 Chesapeake Bowl.
Personal: Born Zaire Williams on 10/25/94 … father is Bruce Williams ... media studies and production major.
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