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#8 Fred Williams
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PLAYER FACTS: Position: Wide Receiver Height: 6-0 Weight: 195-pounds Year: Senior Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis. High School: South Division H.S. |
The Fred Williams File:
2010 Team Captain…NSIC North Division First Team…third straight All-Conference honor…AP Little All-America First Team…American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) First Team All-American…Daktronics Division II All-American First Team…2010 Don Hansen All-America First Team…D2football.com Second Team All-American…Daktronics Super Region Three First Team All-Region…Don Hansen All-Super Region Three First Team…played in the 2011 Cactus Bowl, and NCAA Division II All-Star game…NSIC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 7…SCSU Offensive Player of the Year…led Huskies in receiving with 95 catches for 1,616 yards and 17 touchdowns…returned 23 kick-offs for 383 yards…had five punt returns for 66 yards…re-wrote the record book for receivers at St. Cloud State during his career…leaves the program with single game records for passes caught (15), receiving yards (236-twice) and touchdown receptions (4-ties the record); single season records for passes caught (95), and receiving yards (1,616); and career records for passes caught (264), and receiving yards (3,804)…opened the season with a school record 236 yards receiving…equaled the mark in first round NCAA playoff game against Hillsdale College on Nov. 20…had a four touchdown reception game against Northern State on Oct. 2.
Tyler Niedfeldt: 2010 Team Captain…All-NSIC North Division Second Team..finished senior season with six interceptions including four interceptions against Minnesota, Crookston on Oct. 30, one of which he returned 32 yards for a touchdown…had 55 tackles during senior campaign.
Started at wide receiver in all 11 games in 2009…named team Offensive MVP…First Team All-NSIC North Division…NSIC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 2)…was named team Offensive Player of the Week four times…led the team with 66 points scored, all purpose yards (1,424), and touchdowns (11)…caught a team-high 72 catches for 881 yards, including a 67-yard catch against Minnesota, Crookston (Oct. 10)…averaged 80.1 yards a game receiving…caught two punts for 13 yards…returned 24 kickoffs for 540 yards…averaged 22.5 yards a kickoff return, with his longest of the season at 47 yards…averaged 129.5 all-purpose yards a game…recorded over 100 yards in nine of 11 games this season…had his biggest day against the University of Maine catching 15 balls for 171 yards and a touchdown…fifth on the SCSU all-time list with 2,188 yards receiving, third in receptions with 169, fifth with 22 receiving touchdowns, fourth in kick return yards (1,213) and eighth in all-purpose yards with 3,408, heading into 2010.
Starter at wide receiver for Huskies in 2008…a dynamic offensive player…First Team All-NSIC...named St. Cloud State Offensive Player of the Week twice…led the Huskies in receiving with 49 catches on the year for 659 yards…averaged 13.4 yards per catch…seven total touchdowns on the season…returned 17 kickoffs for 442 total yards…had an 85 yard return against Minnesota Crookston on Oct. 11…1105 all-purpose yards in 2008.
Began an ascent on the St. Cloud State career charts for receiving and returns...going into the 2009 season, he ranked 11th on the all-time receiving yards chart with 1,307 yards...was ranked ninth on the kick-off returns chart with a return average of 22.4 yards per kick.
Led 2007 Husky receiving corps with 48 catches for 648 yards and a team high five touchdowns...caught a season high ten passes against Minnesota Duluth...tallied a season high 142 receiving yards against Augustana College...also returned kick-offs during the first half of the season....recipient of the Harry Jackson Offensive Player of the Year award...2006 graduate of Milwaukee South Division...All-Conference, All-Area, All-Region and Milwaukee Journal All-State Honorable Mention in football...Return Specialist and Offensive Player of the Year in the Blackburne Conference...four-year starter in football and basketball... played in annual Shrine Bowl...Second Team All-Conference in basketball...three-year track letterwinner and 2005 state qualifier...member of academic honor roll...son of Lillie Williams and Andre Williams of Milwaukee, WI...community psychology major and human relations minor.
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