2017 Football Roster

Jordan Williams
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville
- High School:
- Jack Britt
- Prev School:
- Shaw
- Major:
- University Studies
Has ranked among programā 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 unitās 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 Piratesā starting āmikeā 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 36.5ā vertical jump, a 10ā4ā broad jump and a 4.56 40-time ⦠Owns teamās 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 āmikeā 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 ābuckā inside linebacker position in what many around program deemed a ābreak-outā 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 16th 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 ā North Carolina, USF, Connecticut, Temple, Cincinnati, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF and Florida (Birmingham Bowl) ā 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.
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