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Jersey Number 23
Raekwon Williams
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- First Coast
Bio
At FAU
Senior (2017)
- Named as an Athlon Sport & Life preseason honoree (third team)
- College Sports Madness Preseason Second Team All-Conference
- Tallied five tackles, included two solo, versus Navy, the Owls season opener
- Had two solo tackles and a fumble recovery at Wisconsin
- Recorded three tackles, two solo, versus Bethune and added a pass breakup
- Had five solo tackles at Buffalo and led the team with three pass breakups
- Had six tackles, including two solo, versus MT and added his first INT of 2017
- Recorded four tackle assists at ODU
Junior (2016)
- Recorded four (3-1) tackles in his start versus SIU as well as a pass Breakup
- Had three tackles, all solo, at UM, an one breakup
- Tallied two tackles at Kansas State
- Recorded four tackles, all solo, versus Ball State and added two pass breakups
- Had five solo tackles versus FIU and two pass breakups
- Contributed five tackles and recorded his first collegiate INT versus Charlotte
- Versus Marshall, he recorded five tackles and one pass breakup
- Recorded four tackles versus WKU
- Recorded two solo tackles at Rice and two pass breakups
- Tallied six tackles, which was second on the team, versus UTEP and added a BrUp
- Had six tackles versus ODU
- Recorded two tackles and a TFL at MT
- Named to the C-USA Honorable Mention Team
Sophomore (2015)Â
- Saw limited action at Tulsa after being held out most of camp with an injury...had two tackles, both solo, and one for a loss of three yards
- Credited with a pass breakup versus Miami
- Saw action on special teams and defensively versus Rice
- Contributed on the defensive side of the ball versus Marshall
- Recorded two tackles (1-1=2) and two pass breakups, including one in the end zone, at UTEP
- Saw action on both defense and special teams in the Shula Bowl victory over FIU...had one tackle assist
- In the WKU game he recorded two solo tackles
- Concentrated his efforts with the special team unit versus Middle Tennessee
- Recorded a solo tackle at Florida
- Recorded a solo tackle and a pass breakup in the ODU victory
True Freshman (2014)Â
- Saw his first action at No. 2 Alabama...made his collegiate debut by covering an All-American...tallied a team-leading eight tackles in the game
- Recorded four tackles in the home-season opener versus Tulsa, all were solo tackles...posted a pass breakup
- Had three tackles, including two solo at Wyoming
- Added a tackle in the UTSA win
- Saw limited action in the FIU contest
- Had a tackle assist and a pass breakup in FAU's WKU victory
- Credited with a solo tackle at No. 23 Marshall
- Worked into the defensive game plan versus UAB
- Played at North Texas
- Saw action on both special teams and on defense in the Middle Tennessee game
- Recorded five tackles in the ODU game, the final game of his freshman season
- Saw action in every game either on defense or special teams...recorded 26 tackles and two passes defensed on the year
High School
- Played for Coach Culver and Marty Lee at First Coast High School where he recorded 35 tackles, two interceptions, 17 break-ups and blocked a field goal
Personal
- Sociology major
- Son of Charles and Nikki Williams
- Born Feb. 3, 1996 in Florence, S.C.
- Lists three relatives who played college football including Brandon Bostick who played with the Green Bay Packers
Game-by-Game Tackles
2014: Nebraska (T: 1-2=3); Alabama (T: 8-0=8); Tulsa (4-0=4); Wyoming (2-1=3); UTSA (1-0=1); WKU (0-1=1); Marshall (1-0=1); Old Dominion (4-1=5)
2015: Miami (2-0=2, 1 PBup ); UTEP (1-1=2, 2 PBup); FIU (0-1=1); WKU (2-0=2); UF (1-0=1); ODU (1-0=1)
2016: SIU (3-1=4, 1 BrUp); UM (3-0=3, 1 PBup); K-State (2-0=2); Ball State (4-0=4, 2 Pass BrUp); FIU (5-0=5, 2 BrUp); Charlotte (4-1=5, 1 INT); Marshall (1-4=5); WKU (3-1=4); Rice (2-0=2, 2 BrUP); UTEP (5-1=6, 1 BrUp); ODU (3-3=6); MT (1-1=2, 0.5 TFL)
2017: Navy (2-3=5), Wisconsin (2-0=2, 1 FR), Bethune (2-1=3, 1 BrUp); Buffalo (5-0=5, 3 BrUP); MT (2-4=6, 1 INT); ODU (0-4=4)
Career Highs
Tackles: 8 at Alabama (9/6/14)
Tackles for a Loss: 1 Miami (9/11/15)
Sacks:
Interceptions: 1 Charlotte (10/9/16), MT (9/30/17)
Passes Defended: 3 Buffalo (9/23/17)
FR: 1 at Wisconsin (9/9/17)
2014 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 8 at Alabama (9/6/14)
Passes Defend: 1 Tulsa (9/13/14) and WKU (10/18/14)
2015 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 2 Miami (9/11/15), UTEP (10/24/15); WKU (11/7/15)
Passes Defend: 2 UTEP (10/24/15)
2016 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 6 UTEP (11/12/16), ODU (11/19/16)
Tackles for a Loss: 0.5-1 MT (11/26/16)
Interceptions: 1 Charlotte (10/9/16)
Passes Defend: 2 SIU (9/3/16), Ball State (9/24/16), FIU (10/1/16), Rice (11/5/16)
2017 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 6 MT (9/30/17)
Tackles for a Loss:
Interceptions:Â 1 MT (9/30/17)
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