2019 Football Roster
Trae Williams
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 203
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- The Plains, Ohio
- High School:
- Athens
2018: Appeared in 12 games as a junior and finished with 26 tackles, a sack, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... Recorded his first career sack and the second forced fumble of his career to go with 10 tackles against Nebraska (10/13) … Recovered a fumble in the second quarter of the game against Wisconsin (10/27).
2017: Appeared in 10 games for the Wildcats, starting five ... Finished the season with 16 total tackles (13 solo, 3 ast.), 1.0 tackles for loss, 1 interception, one forced fumble, and three pass breakups ... Forced and recovered a fumble on the first play from scrimmage at No. 10 Wisconsin ... Tallied a season-high five tackles against No. 4 Penn State ... Iced the game vs. Illinois by returning an interception 65 yards, his second pick of his career.
2016: Appeared in 11 games in first season of action, including nine starts at cornerback ... Made first career start in the Wildcats’ 24-13 win over Duke ... Had 42 tackles, including 33 solo stops ... Made a season-high eight tackles in the Wildcats’ win over No. 23 Pittsburgh in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl ... Finished with a season-high seven solo tackles in the win over the Blue Devils ... Had six solo stops in the Big Ten opener versus Nebraska ... Sealed a 38-31 victory at Iowa with his first career interception ... Matched his career high with seven tackles, including his first career tackle for loss, versus No. 8 Wisconsin ... Tallied a season-high three pass breakups in a 42-21 win over rival Illinois ... Named Northwestern’s Special Teams Player of the Week following the Purdue game.
2015: Redshirted his freshman season ... Won Special Teams Practice Player of the Week honors in his first week.
High School: Earned three-star rating for Scout ... Rated as the seventh-best defensive back in the state of Ohio ... All-Ohio First Team honoree ... Two-time All-Ohio Second Team selection ... Played running back and defensive back while also returning kicks ... Ran for 5,435 yards and 102 touchdowns during varsity career ... Registered 112 tackles, 26 passes defended, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and an interception on defense ... Returned 15 kickoffs for 475 yards and two scores ... Served as a team captain ... Interception came in game-winning fashion against Saint Vincent Saint Mary's in the state semifinal game ... Played in the Ohio North vs. South All-Star Game ... Also participated as a sprinter on the track team.
Personal: Born Jesse Owens Williams III in Worcester, Mass. ... Son of Jesse and Felicia Williams ... Father, Jesse, is the defensive line coach at Ohio University ... Played collegiately at Sonoma State ... Cousin, Taylor Embree, plays for the San Diego Chargers ... Chose Northwestern over Ohio, Air Force and others ... Major is human development & psychological services.
