Meshak Williams

Height:
6-3
Weight:
245
Class:
Junior
High School:
Worth County
Prev School:
Hutchinson CC

-- Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year (Coaches)
-- First Team All-Big 12 (Coaches, Associated Press)
-- Ted Hendricks Award Watch List

CAREER: A strong pass rusher that was one of the defensive leaders since his arrival in 2011... Finished the regular season of his senior year with 16.5 sacks to rank ninth in K-State history...

2012 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Earned Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year honors from the league’s coaches, while he was named a First Team All-Big 12 performer by the coaches, Associated Press, ESPN.com, San Antonio Express-News and Phil Steele... Also an All-Big 12 player by CBSSports.com and was named to the watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award... Entered the bowl season as the Big 12 leader in sacks with 9.5, a mark that also ranked eighth in school history... Also tied for third in the conference with 13.5 tackles for loss... A Midseason All-Big 12 pick by Phil Steele… Registered two tackles against Miami… Came away with four tackles against North Texas, including two for loss and one sack… Carded five tackles against Kansas, including a pair of sacks… Made two stops and batted down a pair of passes at Iowa State… Made five tackles at West Virginia, including a career high 2.5 sacks, the most in the Big 12 during the regular season… Registered two tackles, a sack and a forced fumble against Texas Tech… Also broke up a pass and blocked a field goal attempt… Earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts at TCU after setting career highs in tackles (7) and tackles for loss (3.0) while making two sacks… Carded two tackles, including one for a loss at Baylor… Finished the regular season by making two tackles, both of which went for loss, and a 10-yard sack against Texas.

2011 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats):? Named a Second Team All-Big 12 performer by Rivals.com and was an honorable mention selection by the Associated Press... Recorded 28 tackles, including 10 for loss and seven sacks to go along with a forced fumble and a recovery... Tied for sixth in the Big 12 in sacks, while his total was the most by a Wildcat in three years... Began his career against Eastern Kentucky by making three tackles, including two TFLs and one sack... Also carded an 11-yard sack as part of a four-tackle game against Kent State... Registered a nine-yard sack against No. 15 Baylor... Carded two tackles, including a sack in which he forced and recovered a fumble at Texas Tech... Tied his career high with four tackles, including two TFLs and two sacks, at Kansas... Also recorded four tackles at Texas and three against Iowa State with his seventh sack of the season.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE:? Rated as a three-star defensive lineman by Rivals.com... Selected to the All-Conference/All-Region Second Team in 2009... Named to PrepStar magazine's All-Midlands Region team... Played in 12 games in 2010, recording 44 tackles (18 solo, 26 assisted) as well as 17.0 tackles for a loss of 105 yards... Also had eight sacks... Had one pass breakup, one pass deflection and hit the quarterback 20 times... Forced three fumbles, recovered two, one of which went 21 yards for a touchdown.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years for the Worth County Rams at defensive end and tight end, advancing to the Georgia state playoffs his sophomore and junior seasons... Collected 70 tackles to go along with 14 sacks as a junior, while he tallied 83 tackles and a school-record 23 sacks as a senior... Was a Super 6 selection by the Albany Herald... Also earned all-region honors as a sophomore, junior and senior... Selected to play in the Georgia High School All Star Game.

PERSONAL: Born June 3, 1991... Son of Geneva Williams... A social sciences major.