90  B.J. Williams Class: Senior Hometown: Aurora, Colo. High School: Eaglecrest High Height / Weight: 6-3 / 250 Position: Defensive End Birthdate: 08/07/1988 Experience: 3L

Gifted player, who can become a dominant force at defensive end ... Anchor of the Aztec D-Line, who is a three-year returning starter ... Has a pair of career double-figure tackle games ... Preseason third-team all-MWC by Phil Steele Magazine in 2010.

2009: Started 10 of 12 games, including the first nine ... Posted the most tackles of any SDSU defensive lineman with 32, including 4.5 for a loss ... Had a team-high 2.5 sacks for a loss of 15 yards ... Recovered a fumble deep in SDSU territory in the first half against UCLA ... Four tackles with one sack in the win over Southern Utah ... Had four stops for the second game in a row at Idaho ... Three tackles, including one for a loss, at Air Force ... Season-best five stops with a sack in the win over New Mexico State ... Five tackles for the second game in a row vs. No. 18 BYU ... Three stops and a half tackle for loss at Colorado State ... Combined for a sack in the win vs. UNM ... Had two tackles against TCU and one versus Wyoming ... Started and had two stops at Utah and ended the year with one vs. UNLV.

2008: Was a starter in 11 contests ... MWC honorable mention ... Team's most improved defensive player ... Notched a team-high 10.5 tackles for loss, ranking ninth in the MWC in overall games and eighth in league-only contests ... Career-high 74 tackles and two fumble recoveries ... Led the Aztecs in tackles as a starter at defensive end versus Cal Poly ... Tallied a career-best and team game-high nine stops, including eight solos ... Four tackles with one for a loss of three yards at Notre Dame ... Matched his career and season best with nine tackles at San Jose State, including a sack and two tackles for loss ... Four tackles and combined on a sack against Idaho ... Career-best 10 tackles, including a sack, at TCU ... Nine tackles and his first career fumble recovery against Air Force ... Missed the New Mexico game with a concussion ... Returned vs. CSU, starting and making one stop ... Eight tackles with one for a loss of four yards at Wyoming ... Career-game at BYU, logging 11 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, a sack and a recovered fumble ... Six tackles with one for a loss of yardage against No. 8 Utah ... Ended the season with three stops against UNLV.

2007: Started eight times and logged minutes as a reserve in the team's four other games ... Posted 45 tackles, 4.0 stops for a loss and 1.5 sacks ... Had a standout first game as an Aztec, tallying seven tackles and his first career start in the loss to WSU ... Starter at ASU, making four stops ... A reserve against Portland State, recording one tackle and a pass breakup ... In the starting lineup versus Cincinnati, making his first career tackle for a loss ... Matched his career best with seven stops at CSU ... Three tackles at Utah and two vs. UNM ... Matched his career-best with seven tackles and added two TFLs and a half sack in the win over Wyoming ... Three tackles with a sack for a loss of 13 yards at UNLV ... Two stops vs. AFA, TCU and BYU ... Earned the President's Award for Highest Standards of Academic and Athletic Excellence.

2006: Missed the majority of the year due to injury ... Used his redshirt season.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Eaglecrest High in Centennial, Colo., under coach Tom Doherty ... Senior co-captain who was an unanimous first-team all-Centennial League pick and first-team defensive all-state Class 5A selection at defensive end ... Logged 60 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks his senior year ... Led a Raptor defense that allowed the fewest points in the state ... An all-league second-team pick as a linebacker and defensive end his junior season ... A multi-sport athlete who also played basketball and competed in track and field.

Personal: Born Aug. 7, 1988, in Denver, Colo. ... Son of Basil and Vickie Williams ... Full name is Basil James Williams, Jr. ... Majoring in communications.

WILLIAMS' CAREER STATISTICS

Career Highs: Tackles: 11 at BYU (11/8/08); TFL: at BYU (11/8/08); Sack:1.0 at BYU (11/8/08), TCU (10/4/08), at SJSU (9/13/08), at UNLV (11/10/07); PBU: 1 vs. PSU (9/22/07); FR: 1 at UCLA (9/5/09), at BYU (11/8/08), vs. Air Force (10/11/08).

WILLIAMS GAME-BY-GAME