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34 KENNY WILLIAMS
RB • 5-9 • 219 • Junior/2L Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson 2012 All-Big 12 (Honorable Mention)... BIG 12 RANKINGS: 10th in rushing yards (824)... 10th in rushing yards/game (63.4)... played in 13 games (11 starts) with 143 rushes and 824 rushing yards with five rushing touchdowns... averaged 63.4 yards rushing/game... averaged 5.8 yards/rush... also caught 16 passes for 163 receiving yards with one touchdown... 824 rushing yards mark the most by a Red Raider underclassmen since 2006 (Shannon Woods - Soph. 926)... one of 21 Big 12 players with a 100-yard rushing performance... rushed for at least 60 yards in eight games... scored a touchdown in six games during the season... had at least one reception in 10-of-13 games played... had multiple catches in five contests... rushed seven times for 45 yards (6.4 avg.) and caught two passes for 28 yards against Minnesota (12/28) in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas at Reliant Stadium... carried 12 times for 89 yards with a rushing touchdown against Baylor (11/24) at Cowboys Stadium... also caught a pass for 11 yards against the Bears... carried 14 times for 78 yards (long 16) at No. 24 Oklahoma State (11/17)... rushed nine times for 37 yards and made one catch for 20 yards against Kansas (11/10)... had 18 carries for 71 yards with a rushing touchdown while making three catches for 22 yards against No. 22 Texas (11/3)... rushed 15 times for 81 yards (long 13) and caught 1 pass for seven yards at No. 3 Kansas State (10/27)... carried six times for 47 yards (long 47) with a touchdown at No. 21 TCU (10/20)... rushed six times for 31 yards and caught two passes for 33 yards (long 24) against No. 4 West Virginia (10/13)... carried seven times for 24 yards with second touchdown of the season (4th career) against No. 14 Oklahoma (10/6)... led the team with 15 carries and 80 yards rushing (long 23) at Iowa State (9/29)... collected first career 100-yard rushing performance with 14 carries for 105 yards (long 31) against New Mexico (9/15)... joined teammate Eric Stephens Jr. as the first set of Tech RBs to each rush for over 100-yards in the same game since 1998 (Ricky Williams/Rob Peters - vs. Baylor)... rushed five times for 62 yards while averaging 12.4 yards per carry at Texas State (9/8)... led the team with 74 yards rushing on 15 carries (4.9 avg.) and caught two passes for 23 yards with a two-yard touchdown reception in season opener against Northwestern State (9/1). 2011 Played in 10 games (0 starts) with 43 rushes for 135 yards with two rushing touchdowns... averaged 3.1 yards per rush and 13.5 yards rushing per game... caught six passes for 52 yards while averaging 8.7 yards per reception... rushed nine times for 41 yards with two rushing touchdowns (4.6 avg.) against No. 18 Baylor (11/26)... also caught three passes for 25 yards against the Bears... became first Red Raider freshman to score a pair of rushing touchdowns in a single-game since 2010 (Ben McRoy - vs. Weber State)... joined Eric Stephens (three times) as the only Red Raiders to rush for a pair of touchdowns in a single-game during the season... carried five times for 28 yards (5.6 avg.) and caught two passes for 25 yards at Missouri (11/19)... rushed eight times for 22 yards against No. 2 Oklahoma State (11/12)... led team with 25 rushing yards on 10 carries at No. 25 Texas (11/5)... rushed two times for seven yards against Iowa State (10/29)... ran for 27 yards on six carries (4.5 avg.) against No. 17 Kansas State (10/15)... rushed four times for two yards at Kansas (10/1)... made career debut with two rushes for three yards against Nevada (9/24). HIGH SCHOOL Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, Texas... four-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout ... ranked nationally by Rivals as the 17th best running back in the 2011 class ... PrepStar All-American ... No. 21 on Superprep Texas 120 ... No. 23 Superprep All-America Running Back ... known for his size and strength but clocked at an impressive 4.48 in the 40 ... named second-team All-State in Class 4A ... ran for 1,373 yards on 179 attempts his senior season while scoring 13 touchdowns and averaging 7.7 yards-per-carry ... as a junior, he ran for 1,714 yards on 174 attempts (9.0 yards-per-carry) and 20 touchdowns ... selected to participate in the 2011 Team USA vs. The World game set for Feb. 2 in Austin... High School Coach: Chip Killian
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PERSONAL Kenny Williams... born November 16, 1992, in Austin, Texas... son of Kenneth and Dimitria Williams... has two older siblings, Chauncy and Jaimee, and a younger sibling, Jordan... enjoys weightlifting and shopping... a nutritional science major at Texas Tech. CAREER HIGHS Rushes______________________________________ 18, vs. Texas (2012) Rushing Yards_____________________________ 105, vs. New Mexico (2012) Rushing Touchdowns______________________________ 2, vs. Baylor (2011) Longest Rush____________________________________47, at TCU (2012) Total Touchdowns________________________________ 2, vs. Baylor (2011) Receptions__________________________________ 3 2x, vs. Texas (2012)* Receiving Yards______________________________ 25 2x, vs. Baylor (2011)* Receiving Touchdowns_____________________ 1, vs. Northwestern State (2012) Longest Reception______________________ 21, vs. Northwestern State (2012) All-Purpose Yards___________________________ 112, vs. New Mexico (2012) * Indicates most recent high CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2011 10 43 135 2 17 3.1 13.5 2012 13 143 824 5 47 5.8 63.4 TOTAL 23 186 959 7 47 5.2 41.7 RECEIVING 2011 2012 TOTAL
G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 10 6 52 0 15 0.6 8.7 5.2 13 16 163 1 24 1.2 10.2 12.5 23 22 215 1 24 1.0 9.8 9.3