Austin Williams

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Photo by: Dan Madden

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-5
Weight:
320
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tifton, Ga.
High School:
Tift County

AT COLORADO: 2019 (Fr.)—Played all 12 games on defense as a back-up on the defensive line … Played in 190 defensive snaps with five tackles on the season … Had one tackle in the Arizona and Oregon games and then in the three of the final four games of the season at UCLA, Stanford and Washington.

HIGH SCHOOL—A 3-star prospect by the major recruiting services … 247Sports ranked him as the No. 79 defensive tackle in the nation … With All-State honors still pending, he was named first-team all-Region 7A as both a junior and senior and played in the Georgia Elite Classic game as a sophomore and senior … He played in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North vs. South All-Star game as a junior … He is set to play for USA Football on the Under-19 National Team for the Intercollegiate Bowl X at AT&T Stadium in Dallas in January … Tift County was 8-5 his senior season, 11-2 his junior season and 6-5 his sophomore season under coach Ashley Anders … He totaled 23 pancake blocks as a senior … He also lettered in track and field at Tift County, participating in throws (shot put, discus).

ACADEMICS—He is undecided on a major at Colorado but is interested in studying sports management.

PERSONAL—He was born August 19, 2001 in Tifton, Ga. … Mom is Pamela Williams … He has four older siblings, brothers Chad Williams and Adrian Garvin and sisters Quera and Shanae Brenner … He enjoys fishing and playing the drums, which he does at church and in the jazz band at school.