Ja'Cquez Williams

Height:
6-2
Weight:
220
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Hinesville, GA
High School:
Liberty County

2020 (Redshirt Senior)
Concluded his season ranked first of the team with 73 total tackles and 2 TFL ... Racked up a season-high 11 tackles vs Wisconsin (12/30) ... Notched 7 tackles inlcuding a TFL and a QB hit vs UNC (11/14)n... Tallied 6 tackles including a sack for a loss of 11 yards vs Syracuse (10/31)...Recorded 9 total tackles including 5 solo vs Virginia Tech (10/24) ... Totaled 7 tackles vs Virginia (10/17), including 1 TFL ... Forced a fumble against Campbell (10/2) ... Leading tackler through two games with 19 total tackles including 10 solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Named preseason fourth team All-ACC selection by Athlon Sports ... Earned fourth varsity letter.

2019 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in all 13 contests, starting six at inside linebacker ... Finished second on the team with 73 tackles ... Team leader with 46 solo stops ... Hit double digits in tackles in three games ... Career-high 11 stops at Virginia Tech (11/9) as he led the Deacs in tackles that day ... Tallied 10 tackles and a sack in a win over Duke (11/23) ... Recorded 10 tackles, a sack and 2.5 TFL at Syracuse (11/30) as he tied for the team lead vs. the Orange . . . Named to the PFF College Team of the Week following Syracuse game ... Added a sack in a win at Rice (9/6) ... Team tackle leader at Clemson (11/16) with seven stops ... Team leader with 12 special teams tackles . . . Finished 35th in the ACC in tackles per game at 5.6 ... Played 593 snaps including a season-best 73 against NC State (11/2) ... Received his third varsity letter.

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in 12 games and started three while being on the field for 540 snaps in earning his second varsity letter ... Season-high 84 snaps against Notre Dame (9/22) ... 12th-leading tackler on the squad with 39 total stops including three tackles for loss and a sack ... Collected the sack against Towson ... Season-best seven tackles vs. Pittsburgh (11/17) ... Had tackles for loss against Rice (9/29) and Florida State (10/20) ... Earned a QB hurry vs. Syracuse (11/3) ... Made six stops vs. Towson.

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
Tied for 17th on the team with 21 tackles on the season ... Had a sack and a pair of tackles for loss ... Made his college debut vs. Presbyterian (9/1) with a pair of tackles ... Played season-high 56 snaps at Georgia Tech (10/21) and made four tackles ... Added 56 snaps against Louisville (10/28) and Notre Dame (11/4) ... Season-high six tackles, a sack and a PBU at Notre Dame (11/4) ... Suffered injury vs. Appalachian State (9/23) that kept him out of the Florida State game ... Played on the kickoff coverage and kickoff return teams ... On the field for 442 snaps on the season ... Earned his first varsity letter.

2016 (True Freshman)
Redshirted.

High School
Team captain and MVP in 2015 ... Outstanding high school running back who is projected as a linebacker for the Demon Deacons ...Tabbed a three-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN ... Ranked among the top 80 players in Georgia by ESPN ... Second Team all-state selection by the Georgia Sports Writers Association ... Honorable mention 4-A all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Offensive Player of the Year in Region 3-4A ... First Team All-Region 3-4A as a junior ... Became a starter for the Panthers as a sophomore ... Helped Liberty County win its first playoff game in school history ... Played for Coach Kirk Warner ... Rushed for 1,167 yards and caught 22 passes for 421 yards in 2015 ... Rushed for 244 yards and two touchdowns while catching five passes for 115 yards and two more scores in a win over Richmond Hill ... Had a 93-yard run in one game and a 72-yard scoring burst vs. Effingham County ... Caught three touchdown passes and rushed for another in a win over McIntosh County Academy ... Named to Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Game (South).

Personal
Son of Chris and Shonetta Williams ... Born Sept. 20, 1997 ...Majoring in Communications.