Jaguar Highlights: Posted three assisted stops while playing for the Red team in the annual spring contest.
As A Junior (2012): A starter in each of the first four outings, going on to appear in all 13 games ... Credited with a career-best 29 total stops, which included 4½ for loss ... Posted season-high five tackles with a sack five yards behind the line against Florida International ... Recorded four tackles — with three of those of the solo variety — at North Carolina State ... Finished with three stops including a career-best 1½ behind the line of scrimmage, recording a fumble recovery too, in win over Nicholls State ... Also made three stops in Jags’ other victory over Florida Atlantic Homecoming weekend ... .Collected a trio of tackles against both nationally-ranked Mississippi State and Middle Tennessee ... Had two solo tackles against Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana-Lafayette and Hawai’i.
As A Sophomore (2011): Was the starter in every contest at nose tackle ... Collected 27 total tackles for the second consecutive year, tying for third on the team with five behind the line of scrimmage (for a loss of 19 yards) ... Broke up one pass as well ... Matched a career-high with seven stops in season finale against Cal Poly, which included an assist behind the line ... Performance came one week after posting three assists — two for loss — in win over Mississippi Valley State ... Credited with four assisted tackles in season-opening West Alabama victory ... Recorded three stops at Kent State and in Tennessee-Martin win, with one behind the line of scrimmage against the latter ... Against both Georgia State and Henderson (Ark.) State, only tackle of the game was for a loss.
As A Redshirt Freshman (2010): Started all 10 games, splitting time at end and nose tackle ... Recorded 11 solo and 16 total tackles, with four stops behind the line of scrimmage ... Broke up a pair of passes ... Posted a season-best four stops, including one for a loss of three yards, in victory over Arkansas-Monticello to end the year ... Credited with season-high three unassisted tackles in Kentucky Wesleyan win ... Finished with two solo stops in Lamar and Missouri S&T wins, and had two total tackles in victory over Nicholls State ... Had a tackle and a pass defensed in back-to-back wins over UC Davis and Georgia State.
As A Freshman (2009): Saw action in seven contests with two starts ... Collected a total of 12 tackles, including a team-leading, season-best seven in the finale against Huntingdon (Ala.) College ... Ran back a fumble 24 yards for a touchdown in final two minutes of second quarter in victory over Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy ... Credited with two tackles in Louisburg (N.C.) J.C. victory ... Had an assisted stop in collegiate debut against Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy, also posting tackles in wins over Georgia Military J.C. and FUMA.
High School Highlights: Earned three letters in football at Cairo HS, helping the Syrupmakers to a 37-4 overall record during that span ... That included helping the school go 14-0 regular season on the way to the 2008 state 3A championship ... Program won the region championship with a 5-0 mark as well ... Listed as the 11th-ranked defensive tackle in Georgia by Scouts, Inc. ... Was a two-time all-state selection, earning all-region and all-area honors on three occasions ... Led the squad in total stops, tackles for loss and sacks his final season after recording 90 tackles including 12 sacks ... Syrupmakers finished as state runners-up his junior season ... Also earned letters in wrestling, track and golf ... Set the CHS school standard with a power clean of 340 pounds.
Personal: Full name is Montavious Debrel Williams ... Born May 4, 1991, in Cairo, Ga. ... Son of Jacqueline Williams ... Youngest of three children ... Favorite movie is “Friday” ... Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers and favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Favorite musician is Lil Wayne ... Favorite food is chicken ... Would like to eventually become a coach ... Also recruited by Troy, Middle Tennessee and UAB ... An interdisciplinary studies major.
