2007 Football Roster

Jamad Williams
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Midwest City, Okla.
- High School:
- Midwest City HS
Tulsa -- A three-year letterwinner and returning starter . . . has played in 39 career games and has 18 career starts . . . has tallied 1,370 career rushing yards and six touchdowns . . . also 22 career receptions for 205 yards . . . 2009 -- Played in all 12 games . . . was in the starting lineup 11 times . . . gained 389 rushing yards to rank second on the team . . . also caught a career-best 11 passes for 86 yards and one TD . . . went over 1,000 career rushing yards with 34 yards vs. Tulane in the season opener . . . had a season-high 72 yards and one touchdown against Rice . . . 2008 -- Played in 13 games . . . missed the SMU game with an injury . . . ranked second on the team in rushing . . . rushed for 523 yards, three TDs and a 6.1 average per carry . . . had a season-best 90 yards and two TDs on 11 carries for an 8.2 average per attempt against Tulane . . . tallied 61 yards and one TD against UTEP . . . had 77 yards on 10 carries against Central Arkansas . . . had a career-long run of 54 yards against UAB . . . 2007 -- Played in all 14 games and started seven contests . . . had the team's second-leading rushing total with 458 yards, two touchdowns and a 4.3 average per carry . . . tallied 701 all-purpose yards to rank fifth on the team . . . totaled a career-best 153 yards on 31 carries against Tulane . . . had 88 rushing yards and 79 kickoff return yards in his first career collegiate game vs. UL-Monroe . . . 2006 -- Was one of several freshmen to sit out the season due to red-shirt status . . . Overall -- Moved to running back from defensive back heading into 2007 spring drills . . . a strong, tough and physical runner . . . an excellent pass protector . . . consistently moves the chains . . . came out of spring as the starter at tailback.
High School -- Was a four-year letterwinner at Midwest City High School . . . started all four seasons at defensive back, and was the starting running back his junior and senior seasons . . . rushed for 1,852 yards, a 7.5 average per carry and 20 touchdowns his senior season . . . ranked third in Class 6A in rushing and seventh in scoring . . . totaled 61 tackles and two interceptions as a senior . . . earned first-team all-city honors and Tulsa World honorable mention all-state merits as a running back his senior season . . . was named Player of the Year in District 6A-2 . . . selected to the The Oklahoman's Big All-City Team . . . led the state in punting as a junior with a 41.1 per game average . . . high school coach was Jesse Wall.
Personal --Favorite NFL team is the San Diego Chargers . . . enjoys working on automobiles . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . parents are Dale and Elaine Alexander . . . majoring in communication.
Williams' Career Statistics Rushing G Att Gain Loss Net TD Avg Long 2006 Red-shirt 2007 (Fr) 14 106 486 28 458 2 4.3 21 2008 (So) 13 86 536 13 523 3 6.1 54 2009 (Jr) 12 101 406 17 389 1 3.9 16 Totals 39 293 1428 58 1370 6 4.7 54
Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2006 Red-shirt 2007 (Fr) 14 7 87 12.4 0 22 2008 (So) 13 4 32 8.0 0 16 2009 (Jr) 12 11 86 7.8 1 22 Totals 39 22 205 9.3 1 22