Jordan Williams

Height:
6-0
Weight:
230
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fayetteville
High School:
Jack Britt
Prev School:
Shaw
Major:
University Studies

Has ranked among program’ top two tacklers in successive seasons (second/2015, first/2016) … Possesses record-breaking strength, a high level of physicality and plenty of athleticism … Made rapid ascend on unit’s depth chart after arriving as a walk-on transfer (Shaw University) in 2014 … Made initial impact on special teams squads as a redshirt freshman before following with first full-time starting assignment and promotion to scholarship status in 2015 … Expected to open senior year contending for conference honors candidacy as the Pirates’ starting “mike” inside linebacker … A Preseason All-American Athletic Conference (fourth-team) choice by Athlon Sports … Has played in 33 career contests and made 15 starts … Credited with 163 stops (81 solo), 10.0 tackles for lost yardage, 3.0 sacks, a forced fumble and recovery, and an interception … Owns six double-digit tackle performances and tallied at least one hit in 28 outings (multiple stops on 23 occasions) … Picked up a pair of tackles, including a sack, during first spring scrimmage on April 1 … Added a single tally in second outing (April 7) before ranking among team leaders with six drops during the Purple-Gold Game on April 22 … Progress in strength and conditioning program are rivaled by few … Established an ECU positional (LBs) record with a 374-pound power clean, plus recorded a squat lift of 600 pounds and a bench press of 385 … Other measurable include a 36.5” vertical jump, a 10’4” broad jump and a 4.56 40-time … Owns team’s top power quotient (formula which encompasses all testing data) … Modified body and emphasized speed enhancement during off-season conditioning work 2017, dropping nearly 15 pounds.

2016: Played in all 12 games, opening five at the “mike” inside linebacker slot … Made starts in the last five contests of season against Connecticut, Tulsa, SMU, Navy and Temple … Credited with a team-leading 77 tackles (35 solo), 4.0 resulting in lost yardage (two vs. South Carolina/-6 yards, one against UCF/-2 and Connecticut/-2) … Only sack of campaign was against Connecticut at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium … Also booked a pair of quarterback pressures vs. the Knights and Huskies, while adding a batted pass against UCF in the AAC opener … Produced a pair of double-digit tackle totals (10/Western Carolina and a season-high 12/SMU) … In all, collected two or more stops in 11 outings … Other notable performances came against Connecticut (9 tackles), Tulsa (9), Navy (7), South Carolina (6), Virginia Tech (6), USF (6), UCF (4), Cincinnati (4) and NC State (3) … Led squad with 25 stops (6.3 tpg) in four-game non-conference schedule, while booking 52 (6.5) in eight league tilts … Enjoyed playing at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with 45 hits in six contests (7.5 tpg), compared to 32 stops (5.3) in six road battles … Netted 7.0 tackles per outing in second half of season (5.8 in first six games) … A noted run-stopper who netted 81.8 percent of hit total on rushes (63 of 77) … Credited with 13 stops on pass plays and one as a special teams contributor (kickoff return coverage).

2015: Appeared in all 12 contests and made 10 starts at the “buck” inside linebacker position in what many around program deemed a “break-out” season … Came off the bench in games against Navy and Temple … Stood second on unit in tackles with 81 (45 solo), trailing only Zeek Bigger … Registered six stops behind the line of scrimmage (-21 yards), which included a pair of sacks (vs. Towson, Florida) .,. Credited with a forced fumble (USF), a recovery (Tulsa) and an interception (nine-yard return in fourth quarter vs. Virginia Tech) … Tackle average (6.8 per game) ranked 16^th among all American Athletic Conference defenders … Booked at least one stop in 11 outings (zero vs. Temple) and produced double-digit hit totals four times … Closed season with a career-best 14 tackles against Cincinnati at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium after notable earlier performances vs. Towson (10), Virginia Tech (13) and USF (10) … Contributed at least half a TFL on six occasions (1.0/Towson, 1.5/Florida, 0.5/Virginia Tech, 1.0/SMU, 1.0/UCF, 1.0/Cincinnati) … Other notable efforts came against Navy (eight stops), BYU (six), Connecticut (six) and SMU (five) … Started and finished in strong fashion with a combined 34 tackles in the first four outings and a combined 34 hits in the last four games (8.5 tpg averages) … Registered 66 stops on rushes and 15 on passing plays.

2014: Moved up various depth charts after joining Pirate program in time for preseason camp … Played in nine games – North Carolina, USF, Connecticut, Temple, Cincinnati, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF and Florida (Birmingham Bowl) – in primarily a special teams role … Registered five tackles (one solo) … Four hits came as a member of the kickoff coverage unit … Booked a season-high two stops against Huskies at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium … Tallied single tackles in outings vs. Bulls (only solo hit of season), Bearcats and Knights … Did not play in the first three contests against N.C. Central, South Carolina and Virginia Tech, as well as the American Athletic Conference opener against SMU.

2013 (Shaw): Redshirted during true freshman season at Shaw University before opting to transfer to ECU.

High School: Was a three-year varsity letterman at Jack Britt High School … A two-year All-Mid-South Conference choice as a linebacker … Booked 102 stops as a senior in 2012 … Earned defensive player-of-the-game honors as a senior after stopping Pine Forest quarterback Tim Allen on a fourth-down play at the JBHS two-yard line to preserve a win and a runner-up finish in the Mid-South Conference … Helped Buccaneers to the state 4-AA title game before falling to Matthews Butler 56-28 … Logged 107 tackles, six sacks as a junior … Also was credited with a forced fumble and recovery in 2011 … Had five solo hits as a sophomore during first season on varsity … Coached at the prep level by former Pirate (and NFL) offensive lineman Brian Rimpf.

Personal: Full name is Jordan Xavier Williams … A university studies major.