2017 Football Roster

30 John Williamson

  • Position DL
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 240
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Stockton, Ala.
  • Highschool Spanish Fort HS
  • Prev School Nicholls State

Biography


Played two seasons for UWF, compiling 110 tackles, 32 tackles for loss and 21.0 career sacks, which ranked fifth in GSC history at the time ... Graduated from UWF with a degree in Supply Chain Logistics after the 2017-18 academic year.

2017 Associated Press Second Team All-America
2017 D2CCA Second Team All-America
2017 D2Football.com Second Team All-America
2017 D2CCA First Team All-Super Region 2
2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2017 GSC Fall All-Academic Team
2017 GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2016 GSC Fall All-Academic Team

2016 GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2016 ADA Academic Achievement Award


2017 (Jr.): Started all 15 games to help lead UWF to the NCAA Division II National Championship Game in just the second year of the program ... Led the team in tackles for loss (18.0) and a GSC single-season record 14.5 sacks ... Also had 15 QB hurries and two forced fumbles ... Ended the year fifth on the team with 70 tackles, including 37 solos ... Posted 3.5 sacks and two QB Hurries in the home win over North Alabama (11/4/17) ... Had eight tackles, three for loss and 1.5 sacks in the NCAA First Round win at Wingate (11/18/17) ... Finished the final seven games of the year with at least one sack in each game and 11.5 total.

2016 (So.): Played in all 11 games in UWF's inaugural season... Was a major force on UWF's defensive line, leading the team in tackles for loss (14.5), sacks (7.5), QB hurries (7), and forced fumbles (3)... Recorded first sack in UWF history, against Ave Maria (9/3) in the first quarter... Had 5 sacks through UWF's first four games, with at least one sack in each... Recorded at least 0.5 TFL in each of his first 10 games of the year... Had a career day against Shorter (10/22) in UWF's Homecoming win, setting personal bests in tackles (7), tackles for loss (3.5) and sacks (2.0)... Recorded 6 tackles, 2.5 TFL and a sack against Ave Maria in UWF's program-opener... Had 5 tackles and 2 sacks against Valdosta State, with his 2 sacks totaling 16 yards.

2014 (Fr. at Nicholls State): Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman for the Colonels … Made 22 tackles, with eight solo and 14 assisted … Also had a half tackle for a one-yard loss … Was in on a career-high four tackles at Houston Baptist (10/25/14) … Had a season-best three solo tackles versus Lamar (10/18/14) … Registered his first career interception and returned it 50 yards at Arkansas (9/6/14).
 
PREP: Played football and basketball at Spanish Fort HS… lettered four years in football, helping his team to back-to-back state championships… named first-team 5A All-State and Coastal All-Region in 2013… had 83 tackles, 24 tackles for loss including 17.5 sacks, six fumble recoveries, two interceptions and three defensive touchdowns in his senior campaign… also blocked three PATs… named to Max Preps All-American Team... member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Born April 25, 1996 ... Son of Debra and Tim Williamson ... Has an older sibling, Ashton.

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2015Redshirt

    DL
    6'3" 227 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2016Sophomore

    DL
    6'3" 235 lbs
    41
  • 30

    2017Junior

    DL
    6'3" 240 lbs
    30