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  Juice Williams
Juice Williams

Player Profile
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Vocational
Height / Weight:
6-2 / 223
Position:
QB
Experience:
4-3

2007: Ranked 12th in the Big Ten in total offense and 17th in rushing ... Hit 8-of-14 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown against #25 Michigan, to go along with seven carries for 17 yards ... Was 9-of-15 passing for 98 yards, and ran 10 times for 41 yards at Iowa ... Hit 12-of-19 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown against #5 Wisconsin ... Also rushed 14 times for 92 yards against the Badgers ... Was 11-for-24 for 120 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions against #21 Penn State ... Rushed seven times for 37 yards with a long of 17 against PSU ... Went 13-for-28 for 98 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions at Indiana ... Rushed 11 times for 32 yards against the Hoosiers ... Hit 13-of-18 passes at Syracuse for 97 yards and one touchdown while rushing 12 times for 90 yards and one touchdown ... Was 12-for-24 for 123 yards and one interception against Western Illinois ... Rushed nine times for 16 yards and a touchdown against WIU ... Went 6-for-9 for 59 yards before being knocked out of the game early in the second quarter against Missouri ... Also rushed six times for 11 yards against the Tigers.

2006: Earned honorable mention freshman All-America honors by The Sporting News ... Named the team's Rookie of the Year ... Rushed for 145 yards vs. Purdue, which was the most for an Illinois quarterback in a single game, and scored his first career rushing TB against the Boilermakers ... Was one of five true-freshmen quarterbacks in the nation to start during the 2006 season ... Was named Rivals.com's Freshman of the Week after win over Michigan State ... Ranked 10th in the Big Ten in passing yardage per game, total offense per game and pass efficiency ... Ran for 54 yards and a TD at Northwestern ... Was 13-for-29 for 171 yards with a TD, an INT and 53 yards on 19 carries at Wisconsin ... Went 13-for-33 for 156 yards with two INTs at Penn State ... Threw for two TDs against Ohio, going 16-for-34 for 186 yards and an INT ... Also rushed for 96 yards on 17 carries against the Bobcats, including a season-long 45-yard romp ... Went 10-for-21 for 190 yards and two TDs against Indiana ... Also rushed 10 times for 53 yards against the Hoosiers ... Starred at Michigan State, rushing for 103 yards on 17 carries and passing for 122 yards with a TD and an INT on 9-of-16 accuracy ... Made first career start against Iowa, going 9-of-32 for 161 yards with one TD and three INTs ... Also ran 17 times for 44 yards with a long of 16 ... Had a career day against Syracuse, going 9-of-16 for 227 and two TDs ... Had TD passes of 76 and 69 yards, the 11th- and 13th-longest plays in Illinois history, respectively ... Became the first QB in Illini history to throw two TD passes of more than 65 yards in one game ... Hit 2-of-4 passes for 25 yards and rushed four times for 26 yards against Eastern Illinois.

High School: PrepStar Dream Team ... PrepStar All-American ... Midwest Quarterback of the Year ... PrepStar Top-100 recruit ... Rivals.com Top-100 recruit ... Chicago Tribune special mention All-State ... Champaign News-Gazette All-State ... Chicago Sun-Times Top 100 All-Area ... Three-time All-Chicago Public League ... Three-time all-city ... Four-time All-Illini Red Bird Conference ... Ranked No. 5 among senior quarterbacks in the nation by SI.com ... Rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Second-rated prospect from the state of Illinois and No. 3 pro-style quarterback in the nation according to Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 7 quarterback prospect in the Midwest by the Detroit Free Press ... Threw for 1,841 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior ... Also rushed for 1,441 yards and 17 touchdowns ... Averaged 21.8 yards per carry... Made one 65-yard touchdown reception ... Won Best Feet and Most Likely to Play First Awards at the 2005 EA Sports Elite 11 Quarterback camp ... Runner-up in Strongest Arm and Most Improved Camper at Elite 11 ... Selected for the Chicago Public League All-Star game ... Served as a reserve for the Army All-American Bowl ... High school coach was Charles Chambers ... Chose Illinois over North Carolina, Penn State, Tennessee and Ohio State.

Personal: Full given name is Isiah John Williams ... Goes by "Juice" ... Born Nov. 19, 1987 ... Son of Anita and Stanley Williams ... Enrolled in the general cirriculum ... Has two brothers and four sisters ... Attended same high school as former Illini and NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, who is also his Illini hero ... HS Honor roll student ... Neighborhood Citizen of the Month ... Nearly died at birth due to the excessive weight of 13 pounds and eight ounces.


Career Highs:

Pass Completions: 16 vs. Ohio, 10/14/06
Pass Attempts: 34 vs. Ohio, 10/14/06
Passing Yards: 227 vs. Syracuse, 9/16/06
Long Pass: 79 vs. Syracuse, 9/16/06
Passing Touchdowns: 2, three times, (last time vs. Ohio, 10/14/06)
Carries: 19, two times (last time at Wisconsin, 10/28/06)
Rushing Yards: 103 at Michigan State, 9/30/06
Long Rush: 45 vs. Ohio, 10/14/06


Williams' Game-By-Game Statistics:

2007 Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Ret Punt Ret all
Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg c-a-i yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp
Sep 01, 2007 vs Missouri 6 11 0 6 0 0 0 0 6-9-0 59 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Sep 08, 2007 WESTERN ILLINOIS 9 16 1 9 0 0 0 0 12-24-1 123 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Sep 15, 2007 at Syracuse 12 90 1 22 0 0 0 0 13-18-0 97 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Sep 22, 2007 at Indiana 11 32 0 15 0 0 0 0 13-28-2 98 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
Sep 29, 2007 PENN STATE 7 37 0 17 0 0 0 0 11-24-2 120 1 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
Oct 06, 2007 WISCONSIN 14 92 0 24 0 0 0 0 12-19-0 121 1 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92
Oct 13, 2007 at Iowa 10 41 0 13 0 0 0 0 9-15-0 98 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Oct 20, 2007 MICHIGAN 7 17 0 23 0 0 0 0 8-14-1 70 1 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Oct 27, 2007 BALL STATE 17 99 2 22 0 0 0 0 7-15-2 145 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
Nov 03, 2007 at Minnesota 18 133 1 14 0 0 0 0 14-21-1 207 2 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133
Nov 10, 2007 at Ohio State 16 70 0 12 0 0 0 0 12-22-0 140 4 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
Nov 17, 2007 NORTHWESTERN 23 136 2 21 0 0 0 0 15-23-1 220 1 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136
Jan 1, 2008 vs USC 15 -19 0 7 0 0 0 0 21-35-2 245 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -19
Totals 165 755 7 24 0 0 0 0 153-267-12 1743 13 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 755

Games played: 13
Avg per rush: 4.6
Pass efficiency: 119.22
All purpose avg/game: 58.1
Total offense avg/gm: 192.2

2007 Tackles Sacks Fumble Int pass blkd PAT PAT
Date Opponent solo ast total tfl yds no. yds ff fr yds no. yds qbh brup kick kicks rush rcv saf pts
Sep 01, 2007 vs Missouri 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 08, 2007 WESTERN ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6
Sep 15, 2007 at Syracuse 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6
Sep 22, 2007 at Indiana 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 29, 2007 PENN STATE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 06, 2007 WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 13, 2007 at Iowa 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 20, 2007 MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 27, 2007 BALL STATE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 12
Nov 03, 2007 at Minnesota 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6
Nov 10, 2007 at Ohio State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Nov 17, 2007 NORTHWESTERN 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 12
Jan 1, 2008 vs USC 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 42

2006 Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Ret Punt Ret all
Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg c-a-i yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp
Sep 02, 2006 EASTERN ILLINOIS 4 26 0 9 0 0 0 0 2-4-0 25 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
Sep 09, 2006 at RUTGERS 7 -2 0 12 0 0 0 0 2-10-0 14 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
Sep 16, 2006 SYRACUSE 6 -14 0 8 0 0 0 0 9-16-0 227 2 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -14
Sep 23, 2006 IOWA 17 44 0 16 0 0 0 0 9-32-3 161 1 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
Sep 30, 2006 at Michigan State 17 103 0 17 0 0 0 0 9-16-1 122 1 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103
Oct 07, 2006 INDIANA 10 53 0 23 0 0 0 0 10-21-0 190 2 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
Oct 14, 2006 OHIO 17 96 0 45 0 0 0 0 16-34-1 186 2 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96
Oct 21, 2006 at Penn State 19 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 13-33-2 156 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Oct 28, 2006 at Wisconsin 19 53 0 20 0 0 0 0 13-29-1 171 1 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
Nov 04, 2006 OHIO STATE 4 13 0 5 0 0 0 0 8-20-0 77 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Nov 11, 2006 PURDUE 22 145 1 22 0 0 0 0 8-29-1 95 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145
Nov 18, 2006 at Northwestern 12 54 1 22 0 0 0 0 4-17-0 65 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54
Totals 154 576 2 45 0 0 0 0 103-261-9 1489 9 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 576

Games played: 12
Avg per rush: 3.7
Pass efficiency: 91.87
All purpose avg/game: 48.0
Total offense avg/gm: 172.1

2006 Tackles Sacks Fumble Int pass blkd PAT PAT
Date Opponent solo ast total tfl yds no. yds ff fr yds no. yds qbh brup kick kicks rush rcv saf pts
Sep 02, 2006 EASTERN ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 09, 2006 at RUTGERS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16, 2006 SYRACUSE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23, 2006 IOWA 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30, 2006 at Michigan State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 07, 2006 INDIANA 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14, 2006 OHIO 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21, 2006 at Penn State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28, 2006 at Wisconsin 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Nov 04, 2006 OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11, 2006 PURDUE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6
Nov 18, 2006 at Northwestern 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6
Totals 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0