Carl Williams

Class:
Sophomore
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 356
Position:
DT
Hometown:
Lufkin, Texas
High School:
Lufkin HS

2021 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games on the season for the Lumberjacks … Recorded seven tackles on the year with one of those tackles being for a loss of yards

2020 (COVID season): Saw action in nine of the ten games … Ended the year with five solo tackles and 11 total tackles … Had a season-high of three solo tackles in the match against UTEP (Sept. 5)

2019 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games on the season … Recorded seven tackles throughout the year with one of those tackles being for a loss of yards … Also added a quarterback hurry to his name … Made two solo tackles in the Battle of Piney Woods against Sam Houston (Oct. 5)

Prior to SFA: Letter winner from nearby Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas, where he played for head coach Todd Quick … Ranked as the No. 3 recruit in the 2019 class in east Texas by East Texas Sports Network … Ranked as the 50th-best defensive tackle in the nation and No. 83 recruit in the state of Texas by ESPN … Ranked No. 63 for his position and No. 117 nationally among all 2019 recruits by 247Sports … Originally committed to the Southeastern Conference’s Arkansas … Received 12 total FBS offers, including SEC stalwart Ole Miss, national powerhouse Oklahoma, Big 12 Conference mainstays Oklahoma State, TCU and Kansas, the Big Ten Conference’s Minnesota, the American Athletic Conferences’ Houston and SMU, in addition to Southern Miss, Tulsa and UTSA … Rated a three-star recruit by both ESPN and 247Sports … Tabbed first-team all-district and claimed defensive tackle of the year honors … Posted four sacks in a single game against Magnolia West High School … Also lettered in powerlifting, garnering the title of strongest in the weight room … Reached the state championship in powerlifting in both 2017 and 2018 … Son of Garrick Dewayne and Kimberly Rochelle Elam … Born in Lufkin, Texas … Plans on majoring in business management.