Darien Williams

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Vernon

2010 Season Game-by-Game Stats

2010 (Junior): Earned second team all-LSC at defensive back. Led team with 4 interceptions, including 1 each in 3 consecutive games. Played in all 12 games (8 starts) with 40 tackles (26 solo) along with 1 tackle for loss (-1), 4 INTs (88 yards in returns), 1 pass breakup, 1 QB hurry and 1 fumble recovery.

2009 (North Texas sophomore): Williams played in every game. Recorded a season-high 5 tackles against Middle Tennessee State. Made 4 tackles at Alabama and had 3 tackles against Florida Atlantic. Had 1 pass broken up against MTSU.

2008 (North Texas freshman): Was fourth on the team with 62 tackles. Had 3.5 tackles for losses. Tallied a season-best 7 tackles against Tulsa. Finished second on the team with 5 pass breakups. Had 12 tackles against Louisiana-Lafayette. Made his first career start against Tulsa. Started 11 of the 12 games he played in.

High School: Named District 6-3A Most Valuable Player in 2007. Third-team Class 3A all-state selection by Texas Sports Writers Association. Recorded 135 tackles, 3 interceptions and 12 pass breakups as a junior. Helped lead Vernon High to the Class 3A Division II state semifinals. All-district selection at safety both as a junior and sophomore.

Personal: Born 28 Oct 1989. 2008 graduate of Vernon High School in Vernon, Texas.