The Players long reception at 38 yards ... An outstanding athlete who could play sev- ○○○○○○○○○○○○ Miss ... Was moved back to his natural position as a defensive end in the eral positions for the Tigers ... Came to Memphis as a quarterback but spring of 1999 and is expected to see regular duty with thee defense this was moved to wide receiver in the spring ... Led the team in receiving in fall ... Will work with Andre Arnold at right end ... 1998: Lettered in the spring game with four receptions for 54 yards ... Had a long recep- 1998 as a tight end ... Worked behind Billy Kendall but saw a great deal tion of 38 yards ... Prep: Was rated as one of the top five athletes in of playing time in the Tigers' two tight sets ... Developed as a receiver as Canada according to the Toronto Star newspaper ... Led Brampton to a the season progressed ... Had his first collegiate pass reception in the 12-0 record in 1995 ... Claimed the championship in the Toronto Bowl ... Arkansas State win ... Caught a nine-yard pass from Neil Suber ... Against Played both quarterback and defensive back in high school ... Has also ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ undefeated Tulane he caught two passes for seven yards ... Finished the lettered in basketball and track ... Threw the javelin for the track team ... season with three pass receptions for 16 yards ... Proved to be a very Brother Aaron plays defensive line for Indiana ... Born: 11/18/76 ... Is good blocker ... Could help provide depth at defensive end after sitting the son of Earl Williams and Joan Pye ... Played for high school coach out last season ... Worked hard in the weightroom and in the off-season George Fotopolous. program to keep himself in shape ... 1997: Sat out during the 1997 sea- son under the guidelines of Proposition 48 ... Worked out in the Tiger WILLIAMS' STATISTICS weightroom while concentrating on his Defense G/S UT AT Tot. FR Int Loss Sack class work ... Prep: Came to the 1997 10/0 6 6 12 0-7 0 1-9 1-9 1998 10/0 12 15 27 0 0 0-0 1-0 Tigers along with teammate 1999 medical Marcus Bell and brother Total 20/0 18 21 39 0-7 0 1-9 2-9 Leonard Willis ... Played both offensive and defensive end WILLIAMS' CAREER HIGHS at Kingsbury High School ... Most Tackles/Game: 6 vs Southern Miss ('98) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 4 vs Cincinnati ('98) Was named 1st team Asso- Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 2 vs UAB & Minnesota ('97) ciated Press All-State (3A) as a defensive linemen in PLAYERS 1996... Was named to the Tennessee Sportswriters 3A PatrickWillis All-State Team (1st team) as a defensive tackle in 1996 DE, 6-2, 265 ... Was named to the Com- Senior, 2L mercial Appeal Super 24 Team Kingsbury HS ... Was named to the All-Ten- 81 Memphis, TN nessee Team defensive unit in 1996 ... Selected to the All-Region 8-3A Team as a defensive lineman ... 87 Recorded 70 tackles and was credited with three pass interceptions and A veteran on the defensive line ... Enters the fall as the number two five quarterback sacks in 1996 ... As a tight end caught ten passes for 286 “bandit” end behind Andre Arnold ... Registered four tackles, one sack yards and four touchdowns ... Averaged 24.1 yards per reception which and one tackle for lost yardage in the first spring scrimmage ... Had three ranked second in the region in average yards per reception ... Was rated tackles and two sacks in the second major scrimmage ... Had two tack- as the 18th best prospect in the state of Tennessee by the Knoxville News les and a sack in limited action in the Blue-Gray game ... 1999: Let- Sentinel ... Was named to the 1995 All-Shelby Metro Team (1st team) as tered for the second time but the first as a defensive lineman ... Was a defensive lineman ... For his prep career, he registered 237 tackles, moved from tight end to defensive line in 1999 ... Played in all 11 games twenty quarterback sacks, six pass interceptions as a defensive player for the Tigers and served as a starter in three contests ... Started at defen- and caught 27 passes for 656 yards and eight touchdowns as a tight end ... sive tackle against Mississippi State, UAB and Tulane ... Finished the Born: 8/14/78 ... Is the son of Tom and Patricia Willis. season with 40 tackles, including 23 solo hits ... Had six tackles for lost yardage (-24 yards), three quarterback sacks and five quarterback WILLIS' STATISTICS knockdowns ... Had six tackles in the season opener against Ole Miss ... Defense G/S UT AT Tot. FR Int Loss Sack Had three tackles and one quarterback sack in his start against Missis- 1999 11/4 23 17 40 0 0 6-24 3-18 sippi State ... Had four tackles and one quarterback sack of Tee Martin in WILLIS' CAREER HIGHS the Tennessee game ... Had his best performance against UAB ... Reg- Most Tackles/Game: 9 vs UAB ('99) istered nine tackles and one tackle for lost yardage in the win over UAB Most Solo Tackles/Game: 5 vs UAB & Louisville ('99) ... Logged six hits and a quarterback sack in the Louisville contest ... Had Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 4 vs UAB ('99) Most Tackles for Lost Yardage/Game: 1 six times three tackles each in the victories over Tulane and Army ... Became a Most Quarterback Sacks/Game: 1 three times (‘99) regular and lettered for the first time in 1998 ... Was moved from defen- sive end to tight end just eight days before the season opener against Ole The Players RobertoYoung ○○○○○○○○○○○○ OTHER VARSITY OLB, 6-1, 229 CANDIDATES r-Sophomore Sumner HS TimBoam St. Louis, MO ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 56 FB, 6-2, 231 Enters fall camp as a reserve at “mike” linebacker ... Will work behind r-Freshman starter Kamal Shakir ... Registered four tackles in the annual Blue-Gray Overton HS game ... Had a spring high six tackles, one quarterback sack and one Memphis, TN tackle for lost yardage in the second spring scrimmage ... 1999: Did not play in a game for the Tigers in 1999 ... Spent the fall working at 22 outside linebacker and defensive end ... Worked with the defensive scout Was moved from quarterback to fullback in spring practice ... Had one team during the fall of 1999 ... Member of the Tiger Academic 30 in 1999 carry for one yard in the Blue-Gray game ... Concentrated on his block- ... Spent the spring of 1999 working with Tramont Lawless at “bandit” ing techniques in the spring ... Will serve as a backup this spring for defensive end ... 1998: Was redshirted during the 1998 season ... Spent Darche Epting and Nick Tsatsaronis ... 1999: A walk-on candidate for the fall working with the defensive scout team ... Worked as an outside the Tiger quarterback position ... Did not appear in a game during the linebacker ... Prep: Played linebacker and offensive guard for Sumner 1999 campaign ... Spent the fall of 1999 working with the Tiger offensive High School in St. Louis ... Lettered for four years in both football and scout team ... Prep: Played his high school football at Overton High School in Memphis ... Was an all-state selection as a senior ... Named baseball ... Was credited with 89 solo tackles, 25 assisted hits, two quar- all-region as a junior and senior ... Was the team’s MVP for two seasons terback sacks, three fumble recoveries, one blocked kick and five blocked and served as captain as a senior ... Had a career high 371 yards passing passes in 1997 ... Registered 40 tackles and four quarterback sacks as a against Millington High ... Led District 7-5A in passing in 1998 with PLAYERS junior ... Helped team to a 6-4 record in 1997 and a 6-0 league mark ... 1,269 yards ... Also led district in average yards per game (126.9) and in Was an all-conference and all-league pick in football as a sophomore, touchdown passes (11) ... Was ranked 4th in Shelby-Metro in passing ... junior and senior ... Was named as captain all three seasons ... Received Finished the season completing 100 of 232 pass attempts for 1,269 yards 82 St. Louis American Newspaper, St. Louis Rams, and St. Louis Gateway and 11 touchdowns ... Had 14 interceptions ... Top performance of 1998 Classic Sports Foundation Athletic Award ... Career totals read 246 tack- came against Millington when he threw for 271 yards ... Was ranked 9th les, 16 quarterback sacks, 11 fumble recoveries and 12 pass breakups ... in Shelby-Metro in total offense with 1,455 yards ... Hit on 74 of 181 pass Was an all-league selection in baseball for three years ... Carries a 3.974 attempts as a junior for 1,089 yards and nine touchdowns ... Led Region GPA ... Was named to Who's Who Among American High School Stu- 7-5A in passing and was ranked 9th in Shelby Metro ... Had 209 yards dents ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Ranked #1 in his passing against Briarcrest and 160 yards against Bartlett in 1997 ... Threw senior class ... State delegate at the National Young Leaders Conference for over 300 yards as a sophomore and 200 yards as a freshman ... Holds in Washington, D.C. ... Was a member of the NASA Sharp Plus Appren- all of Overton’s career passing records ... Received the William H. Sweet ticeship Program and the National Junior Academy of Sciences National Academic Award ... Son of Dave Boam and Elaine Hammond ... Born: Science Fair in Seattle, Washington ... Lists Vanderbilt, Minnesota and 11/5/80. Missouri among schools of interest ... Played for coach Larry Walls ... Son of Ernest and Cleopatra Young ... Born: 8/3/80.