55 Camren “Cam” Williams

Camren Williams Ohio State
Nationality
usaUnited States
Position
ILB, ST
Height
6'1"
Weight
231
Hometown
West Roxbury, MA
High School
Catholic Memorial
Past Teams
Ohio State
Seasons
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Major: Communications (2013-15)

Weight: 225 (2015), 231 (2013-14), 225 (2012)

2015 Media Guide: Cam Williams is an impressive and respectful young man who has an incredibly bright future ahead of him after he is through contributing for the Buckeyes … a true senior and a three-year Varsity O letterman, Williams has appeared in 39 Ohio State games as a special teams performer
and reserve linebacker with one start to his credit … he has 28 career tackles … Cam is a fine student-athlete and has earned OSU Scholar-Athlete honors three times and Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors twice … he interned in the summer of 2015 with the Columbus law firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease … will graduate in December with his degree in communications.

2014: Williams played in all 15 games for the College Football Playoff national champions … lined up for a career-high 46 plays in the win over Illinois, including 33 snaps on defense … also had 30 plays vs. Rutgers … totaled 10 tackles on the year, including four vs. Illinois.

2014 Media Guide: Cam Williams is a true junior and a two time Varsity O letterwinner who has played in 24 games in his Buckeye career with one start … he has gotten snaps on defense in 12 games and has played a total of 291 snaps as a Buckeye … he enters his junior season with 18 career tackles … Cam is a fine student-athlete and has earned OSU Scholar-Athlete honors twice and Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors once.

2013: Williams played in all 14 games … he made his first career start in place of the injured Curtis Grant at Illinois Nov. 16 and responded with a career-high 10 tackles, including four solo stops … had 88 snaps on defense vs. the Illini … made two tackles in the win over Michigan … he recorded 15 tackles for the season and also had two pass break-ups.

2013 Media Guide: Camren Williams lettered last year as a true freshman on Ohio State’s undefeated team … he played primarily on special teams and had playing time in 10 games, including in the final nine games of the season … played on defense for the first time as a collegian vs. Alabama-Birmingham … played a personal high 15 snaps on defense vs. Nebraska … plays middle linebacker.

2012 Media Guide: Camren Williams is a four-star prospect who was rated the No. 1 player in the Northeast region by SuperPrep … he was also rated as a four-star prospect and the No. 8 inside linebacker in the country by Rivals.com, and a four-star prospect and the No. 16 outside linebacker by Scout.com … he was the No. 1 player in Massachusetts according to Rivals.com and he was on the Rivals 250 list … he was also named a SuperPrep All-American.

High School: Playing for coach Alex Campea, Williams had 119 tackles for a 7-2 Catholic Memorial team as a senior … he was named all-scholastic by the Boston Globe and the defensive player of the year in the Catholic Conference … he played in the inaugural Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl Jan. 3 in Phoenix, Ariz. … he was a member of the National Honor Society and is considering studying kinesiology.

Personal: Williams is in a pre-exercise science academic program at Ohio State … Camren is the son of Jacquelin and Brent Williams … his father had an 11-year NFL career between 1986-96 with three teams – New England, Seattle and the New York Jets … his brother, Brennan, is a senior offensive lineman at the University of North Carolina (2012).

Defense

SeasonTeamGGSTklSoloAsstTFLTFL YdsSacksSack YdsFFFRIntInt YdsPBUBlkDef TD
2012Ohio State10031200000000000
2013Ohio State131156900000000200
2014Ohio State14010640.50000000000
2015Ohio State11012840.52000000000
Total-48140211912000000200