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Damonic Williams

Damonic Williams

American football player (born 2004)


Damonic Williams (born September 4, 2004)[1] is an American football defensive tackle who is currently in the NCAA transfer portal. He previously played for the TCU Horned Frogs.

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Early life and high school

Coming out of high school, Williams was rated as a three star recruit, the 34th defensive tackle, and the 423rd played in the class of 2021.[2] Initially Williams decided to commit to play college football for the California Golden Bears, however he would de-commit and then re-commit in a span of 24 hours then in just 12 hours he would de-commit again and commit to TCU.[3][4]

College career

Williams decided to forgo his senior season in high school and enroll early at TCU for the 2022 season.[5] In Williams' freshman season in 2022, he started all 15 games for the Horned Frogs where he notched 27 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, and a sack and a half.[6] For his performance in his freshman season Williams was named a true freshman All-American.[7] During the 2023 season, Williams played and started all 12 games for TCU, tallying 33 tackles with five being for a loss, and three sacks.[8] For his performance on the 2023 season, Williams earned honorable mention all Big-12 honors, and was named a honorable mention for the Big-12 defensive lineman of the year award.[9] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Williams decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[10][11]


References

  1. @DamonicWilliams (September 4, 2022). "Blessed to see 18🙏🏾 #GoFrogs 🐸" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. Curtis, Jake (7 January 2021). "Cal Gets First Football Commitment for 2022 -- DT Damonic Williams". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. Faraudo, Jeff (15 December 2021). "Cal Football: Surprise! DT Damonic Williams Flips Once More, Signs with TCU". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. Warren, Peter (15 December 2021). "3-star DL Damonic Williams completes saga by committing to TCU". On3.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. Davison, Drew. "It hasn't taken long for Damonic Williams to make his presence felt along TCU's D-line". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. Baggarly, Charles (29 March 2023). "TCU spring breakout candidates: Will Damonic Williams thrive in a new position?". Dallas News. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. VanHaaren, Tom (17 April 2024). "TCU starting DT Damonic Williams to enter transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. Smith, Kaiden (17 April 2024). "TCU defensive lineman Damonic Williams plans to enter NCAA transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  9. Johnson, Steven. "TCU defensive lineman Damonic Williams intends to enter transfer portal". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  10. Yates, Carter (17 April 2024). "TCU loses two-year starter at defensive tackle to transfer portal". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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