88 Quentin Williams Class: Junior Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. High School: Pittsburgh Central Catholic Height / Weight: 6-4 / 255 Position: DL

The 2011 Scouting Report: A dynamic athlete at Northwestern who moved from linebacker to his more natural defensive end position in the 2008-09 offseason ... Coming off a productive spring, his first full spring football season that wasn't split with baseball ... Left the baseball team after the 2010 season to dedicate all his time to football ... Played right field for NU's baseball team for two years (2009-10) ... Elected for a third year to NU's 10-player Leadership Council.

2011: Started last seven games at defensive end ... Had a career-best seven-tackle performance against Nebraska ... Earned team's defensive big playmaker of the week honors ... Two of the seven hits went for TFL's ... Also had a QB hurry against the Huskers ... Totaled two tackles, including a 1/2 pass sack, vs. Eastern Illinois ... Credited with his first career pass sack at Illinois ... Added another solo tackle vs. the Illini ... One tackle, a TFL, vs. Michigan ... Notched one tackle at Iowa ... Totaled three tackles vs. Penn State ... Made first start of season against the Nittany Lions ... One tackle at Indiana ... Three tackles and a QB hurry vs. Rice ... Had four tackles, which included a sack and another 0.5 TFL, vs. Minnesota ... Notched a solo tackle and two QB hurries vs. Michigan State ... In bowl game vs. Texas A&M, notched four tackles, which included a 0.5 pass sack ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2010: Played in all 13 games with two starts ... Younger brother of starting middle linebacker Nate Williams ... Posted three tackles in TicketyCity Bowl vs. Texas Tech ... One TFL and two total tackles at Wisconsin ... Recorded two tackles against Illinois ... Five tackles, including an assisted TFL, and a pass breakup at Penn State ... At Indiana, had two tackles, one solo TFL and a QB hurry ... Assisted on a TFL and recorded a QB hurry vs. Purdue ... First career start came at Minnesota ... Started last three games ... Recorded his second career interception and had one tackle vs. Central Michigan ... One stop and one fumble recovery at Rice ... One tackle vs. Illinois State with a career-best three QB hurries.

2009: Played in all 13 games ... Recipient of team's NGN Newcomer Award (defensive player honoree) ... Reserve defensive end with 14 tackles and one interception in 2009 ... Three stops at Illinois ... Posted two tackles at Iowa ... Credited with one quarterback hurry against Indiana ... Two stops against both Michigan State and Miami ... One tackle vs. Purdue, Minnesota and Eastern Michigan ... Registered two tackles and picked off his first career pass against Towson ... Named team's defensive big playmaker vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2008: Did not see action ... Named the team's defensive practice player of the week on three occasions: vs. Southern Illinois, Ohio State and Illinois.

High School: Rivals.com All-Region, SuperPrep All-Northeast and PrepStar All-East Region tight end/defensive end ... Ranked 11th-best t ight end nationally by ESPN/Scouts, Inc., the 20th-best player overall by SuperPrep in the Pennsylvania player ranking and the 25th-best player overall by Rivals.com in the Pennsylvania player ranking ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous 22" honoree ... First-team all-state selection ... Named Pennsylvania's State Player of the Year (AAAA) for 2007 ... Played tight end, defensive end and wide receiver for the Vikings, who captured the Pennsylvania AAAA state title in 2007 ... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Terrific 25" ... 2007-08 AP State Player of the Year ... Three-time All-Foothills Conference (WPIAL) ... Also a member of the Vikings' 2004-05 state championship team ... Both clubs went a perfect 16-0 ... Team won two WPIAL titles (2004 and 2007) ... Team captain of winning Pennsylvania squad (vs. Ohio) in the annual Big 33 Football Classic ... Competed in "THE GAME," against Gateway High in the WPIAL Championship in the acclaimed best championship game ever played ... PCC won in overtime, 35-34 ... Also a standout baseball player, lettering every year as an outfielder and pitcher ... Nominated for the 2008 WPIAL Baseball Player of the Year honor ... Student Council president and Honor Roll ... Coached by Terry Totten.

Personal: Born Quentin Ross Williams ... Son of Gerald G. and the late Evelyn G. Williams ... Brother, Nate, played linebacker for Northwestern (2007-10) ... Became the first NU brother tandem since Brian and Scott Musso both played with the Wildcats in 1997 ... Uncle, Les, played defensive end for Arkansas ... Political science major and business institutions minor.

DEFENSE

Season	Games	UA	A	Total	TFL	Sacks	PD	INT	FF	FR	BLK
2009	13	8	6	14	0.0-0	0.0-0	1	1-0	0	0	0
2010	13	7	11	18	3.0-9	0.0-0	3	1-4	0	1	0
2011	13	8	21	29	5.5-13	3.0-9	0	0	0	0	0
Career	39	23	38	61	8.5-22	3.0-9	4	2-4	0	1	0

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