Buddy Williams
Buddy Williams

Player Profile
Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Tallahassee, FL

High School:
Lincoln High School

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 167

Position:
CB

Experience:
RS

Buddy Williams Fact: Had eight interceptions his senior year of high school.
Fall 2003 Depth Chart Position: Second-team cornerback

Overview: Second-team cornerback behind Tye Hill entering fall practice...red-shirted during the 2002 season, but will challenge Hill for the starting position...had a strong spring season; he had two tackles and a pass deflection in the Spring Game at Riggs Field...has speed and quickness to go with strength to be an outstanding cover corner.

In 2002: Red-shirted.

In High School: An All-American by Prep Star, Grid-Iron Greats, SuperPrep, and USA Today his senior year...team won the state AAAAAA championship in both 1999 and 2001...all-state, all-area, and All-Big Bend as both a junior and senior...posted 136 tackles as a senior...recorded eight interceptions, two of which he ran back for touchdowns...caused five fumbles...a Rivals100.com top-50 defensive back in country...blocked two field goals...part of the AA state champion 4x400 relay team...Orlando Sentinel top-50 player in Florida...played in the Florida-California All-Star Game...played under Coach David Wilson...born Larrey Williams on 2-27-83...chose Clemson over North Carolina, Miami (FL), and Georgia...majoring in sports management.

• Favorite NFL team: Miami Dolphins
• Favorite all-time football player: Deion Sanders
• Favorite athlete outside football: Michael Jordan
• Favorite foods: Greens and neck bones
• If I could spend a day with anyone in history it would be: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (he never gave up)
• Person who has had the most influence on my career: Kenny Lewis (high school trainer)
• My most memorable moment in sports history: Michael Jordan’s first NBA Championship
• Current bowl system or change to NCAA playoff?: Bowl system

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