University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Slated to start at left tackle entering preseason drills ... Named preseason fourth-team all-Sun Belt Conference by Athlon Sports ... Started at tackle for the Blue team in the Jags’ annual spring game.

As A Junior (2015): Was a starter in all 12 contests his first season with the program ... Graded out at 90 percent or higher following four games, earning a mark of at least 80 percent in 11 of 12 games ... Recorded a total of 42 knockdown blocks ... Received 90 percent grade and had season-high six pancake blocks in regular-season finale against Appalachian State ... Earned the coaches’ weekly award after defeat of Louisiana-Lafayette, grading out at a season-high 96 percent — leading the Jaguar line in the contest — while posting a team-leading five knockdowns ... Had 92 percent mark and five knockdown blocks in Homecoming victory over Idaho ... Graded out at 90 percent and was credited with four pancakes against Sun Belt Conference champion Arkansas State ... Posted 89 percent mark and five knockdowns in victory at Troy ... Earned 89 percent grade and recorded five knockdown blocks in NCAA Division debut to help South to season-opening win over Gardner-Webb ... Received grade of 87 percent and had a pair of knockdowns in win at Mountain West Conference champion San Diego State ... Collected five pancake blocks while earning an 80 percent grade at Texas State ... Credited with 84 percent mark following contest at Georgia State ... Earned grades of 82 percent at Nebraska and 80 percent against North Carolina State.

Junior College Highlights (2012-13): Part of an offense that ranked 17th nationally with an average of nearly 190 yards per game rushing while scoring more than 28 points per outing his sophomore year ... ASA College finished 17th in the final National Junior College Athletic Association poll with a 6-2 mark ... As a freshman, his efforts helped the Avengers end the year 9-1 and seventh in the final National Junior College Athletic Association rankings after a 23-3 victory over the College of DuPage in the Carrier Dome Bowl ... Was a second-team all-Northeast Football Conference selection ... Part of a line that had ASAC finishing among the top 20 nationally in rushing (14th, 205.1 ypg), passing, (20th, 209.1 ypg), total (17th, 414.2 ypg) and scoring (10th, 37.8 ppg) offense ... Avengers finished third in the country in yards per pass attempt (8.6) and seventh in yards per rush attempt (5.8), and were eighth in the nation with 27 passing touchdowns.

High School Highlights: Prepped at Champagnat Catholic High, where he played on both sides of the ball for the Lions.

Personal: Full name is Curtis Williams Jr. ... Born Oct. 20, 1991, in Miami, Fla. ... Son of Curtis Williams and Lillie Green ... Favorite movies are “Blow,” “Goodfellas” and “Red” ... Favorite athletes are Tom Brady and Trent Williams ... Enjoys rap and R&B music ... Favorite foods are banana pudding, spaghetti and Chinese food ... Favorite subject is history ... Likes to fish and play video games in his spare time ... Coming out of junior college was also recruited by Texas A&M, California, East Carolina and Temple ... Recruited by Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and Florida International coming out of high school ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.