2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (SENIOR): Played in all 13 games for the second straight season, starting six, setting career-bests in tackles (34), tackles for loss (6.5) and sacks (4.5) … Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss, including a half sack, as part of a two-tackle performance in win over Cincinnati (Sept. 3) in season-opener … Made one tackle and logged a quarterback hurry in win vs. South Carolina (Sept. 10) … Posted a season-best in tackles with five to go with and matched his career-bests with two tackles for loss and two sacks in Missouri State (Sept. 17) win … Recorded a half sack vs. Texas A&M (Sept. 24) … Made four stops and had one quarterback hurry vs. Alabama (Oct. 1) … Logged three tackles at Mississippi State (Oct. 8) … Added three stops in victory at BYU (Oct. 15) … Picked up one tackle for loss as part of three-tackle performance vs. Liberty (Nov. 5) … Split a sack vs. LSU (Nov. 12) in three-tackle game … Matched his season-best with five stops in win over Ole Miss (Nov. 19), including his fourth sack of the season … Made two tackles in AutoZone Liberty Bowl victory over Kansas (Dec. 28).
2021 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games recording 23 tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss with 2.5 sacks, and one forced fumble on the year … According to Pro Football Focus, played in 276 defensive snaps and 151 special teams snaps … Recorded four tackles, including 0.5 sacks for a loss of two yards, in season opener against Rice (Sept. 4) … Recorded 0.5 tackles for loss and finished two total tackles and a forced fumble against Texas (Sept. 11) … Made three assisted stops against Georgia Southern (Sept. 18) … Totaled two tackles in win over Texas A&M (Sept. 25) … Finished with two tackles with one being a tackle for loss at Georgia (Oct. 2) … Made a season-high five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss, in win over UAPB (Oct. 23) … Finished with 0.5 tackles for loss in road win at LSU (Nov. 13) … Totaled three tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, at Alabama (Nov. 20) … Tallied one solo stop in win over Missouri (Nov. 26).
2020 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games and made four starts on the defensive line … Registered 22 tackles (9 solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one quarterback hurry … Made a career-high seven tackles while also recording a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack in the season opener against Georgia (Sept. 26) … Wrapped up Georgia QB D’Wan Mathis for an eight-yard loss on his first career sack … Later in the game, combined with Bumper Pool for a half tackle for loss … Registered six tackles and made his first career start the following week in the win over Mississippi State (Oct. 3) … Logged four tackles at Auburn (Oct. 10), totaling 17 of his 22 tackles on the year in the season’s first three weeks … Recorded two tackles in the win over Ole Miss (Oct. 17) … Did not record any statistics at Texas A&M (Oct. 31) … Made one tackle in each game against Tennessee (Nov. 7) and at Florida (Nov. 14) and tallied his first career quarterback hurry against the Gators … Did not play against LSU (Nov. 21) … Registered one tackle at Missouri (Dec. 5) … Did not record any statistics in the season finale against Alabama (Dec. 12) … According to Pro Football Focus, saw action in 305 defensive and 40 special teams snaps … Posted five games with a tackle grade over 70, with a season-best 78.8 mark against Georgia.
2019 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games as a freshman for the Razorbacks in 2019, primarily on the defensive line (130 snaps), while seeing a limited number of plays (14) on Arkansas’ special teams units … Totaled 12 tackles, six solo, registering a season-high four in his first SEC game at Ole Miss on Sept. 7 … Added two more stops against Colorado State (Sept. 14) and Kentucky (Oct. 12) … Posted a tackle against both Auburn (Oct. 19) and Alabama (Oct. 26), before tallying two more against Mississippi State on Nov. 2 … Notched tackling grades over 71.0 from PFF in every game with a mark, including a season-best 75.9 against Ole Miss to finish the year at 81.0 overall in the category.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … Rated as the No. 15 weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports … Ranked fourth overall player in the state of Arkansas by 247Sports and ESPN … Three-year varsity letterwinner at Joe T. Robinson High School in Little Rock, Arkansas … Racked up 97 tackles, 56 solo, with a team-best 31 for loss as a senior for the Senators … Also paced the squad in sacks with 17.0, totaling 165 yards lost on the plays … Caused five fumbles and recovered three, helping Robinson HS to a 12-3 overall record, falling in the 2018 Centennial Bank Arkansas state 4A football championship game on Dec. 8 … Invited to play in the Pro Football Hall of Fame World All-Star Bowl on Dec. 22 … Totaled 65 tackles as a junior, 34 solo and 28 for loss, with 11 sacks in 2017 … Forced two fumbles and recovered three, pushing the Senators to a 13-1 mark, as the only loss of the season came in the Arkansas state 4A semifinal game … CHOSE ARKANSAS OVER: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, California, Purdue, Texas, Texas Tech and others.
PERSONAL: Zach Williams … Born Jan. 5, 2001 … Son of Keli and Rickey Williams, former Arkansas linebacker (1984-87) … Has two siblings, Sydni and Shelbi … Posted a broad jump of 10’2” during the offseason, one of just seven on the roster to jump 10+ feet.
