Football

Rufus Williams
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Rufus Williams

Class:
RS Senior
Hometown:
Daytona Beach, Fla.
High School:
Mainland
Height / Weight:
6-5 / 300
Position:
Offensive Line
Experience:
2L

Switched from offense to defense prior to spring practice...will battle Tyrone Green for the right to be the starting left tackle...had knee ?scoped? after spring ball and is expected to be at full strength in the fall...is one of the stronger players on the Cougar squad...size and strength are biggest attributes...has worked hard to polish offensive skills...devasting run blocker...is becoming more and more effective in pass protection...2001: Played in all 11 games a year ago...started the final seven games at left defensive tackle...first started against Memphis...finished the year with 26 total tackles, including six for losses and one sack...also racked up two pass break-ups...biggest game was five-tackle performance versus South Florida...had at least one tackle in every game...racked up two tackles for loss against Southern Miss...tallied four unassisted stops on the road at Army...sack came versus Cincinnati...2000: Played in six games two seasons ago in a reserve role...registered three total tackles?1999: Played in only three games and did not record a tackle...1998: Sat out entire season to concentrate on academics...High School: First-Team, All-State, All-Central Florida, All-Tri County, All-Volusia County, All-Area and All-Conference choice as a senior in 1997?one of the top 100 recruits in the nation according to SuperPrep?made the Orlando Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald state Top 100 lists...led the county in sacks with 19 in 1997...credited with 122 tackles...made 11 tackles for loss and broke up three passes...the co-captain of the Mainland team his senior year...team made the state playoffs each of the last three years and had a three-year record of 25-11...also a basketball letterwinner who was a member of the 1996 state championship squad in that sport...Personal: Born December 9, 1978, in Daytona Beach, Fla....chose UH over Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia Tech...majoring in economics.

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