2017 (Senior): Played in all 12 games with nine starts at outside linebacker…finished fifth on the team and third among linebackers with 53 tackles, including 30 solo…also posted 6.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sack, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry…one sack of the year came in home opener vs. Western Carolina…enjoyed most prolific game with a team-high nine tackles (eight solo) in win over San Jose State...had eight tackles in final game of collegiate career vs. BYU (Nov. 25).
*2017 Game-by-Game Statistics
2016 (Junior): Appeared in nine games, with five starts at ‘WILL’ linebacker...ranked seventh among UH defenders and third for linebackers with 46 total tackles (26 solo, 20 assisted)...recorded 5.5 tackles-for-loss, including 1.5 sacks...registered a career-best 12 tackles against Nevada (Oct. 1), including one for loss...the following week at San José State (Oct. 8), reached six tackles, with a career-high 2.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks...also recorded a pass breakup and quarterback hurry in the win over the Spartans...accrued at least three tackles in all but one game and reached five or more in six contest.
*2016 Game-by-Game Statistics
2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in 12 games at linebacker, making his first career NCAA start against San Diego State (Oct. 10)...recorded 19 total tackles (10 solo, nine assisted)...reached a season-high four tackles in two games, at Boise State (Oct. 3) and versus Air Force (Oct. 31)...also made three tackles against Fresno State (Nov. 14).
*2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
Prior To UH: Played one season at Sacramento City College…aided SCC to a 7-4 record and East Bay Bowl Championship…selected California Community College Football Coaches Association (CCCFCA) first team All-America and first team all-Region I…finished second on the team with 77 total tackles (63 solo), including 11 for loss, and averaged 7.0 tackles per game…also tallied six sacks, two forced fumbles, and two pass breakups.
Prep: A 2014 graduate of Laguna Creek High School in California…played several positions including quarterback in three seasons…registered 48 tackles, including 34 solo stops as a senior…also made 14 receptions for 199 yards and two touchdowns…selected first team all-Delta Valley Conference as a senior and second team all-conference as a junior…also wrestled all four years of high school…was named Athlete of the Year in 2014.
Personal: Born in San José, Calif…nickname is “RJ”…majoring in sociology…has two older brothers, Eric and Jake; and two younger brothers, Marcus and Isaiah…parents are Russell Williams, Sr. and Ileana Bracken of San José, Calif.
