Deonte Williams

Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Oakland, CA
High School:
Pleasant Grove HS

After sharing slotback duties with Mark Rodgers and David Mahrlast season, is expected to start at the W slotback position in hisfinal season at Cal Poly this fall.

2011 -- Rushed for 385 yards and fivetouchdowns in first season at Cal Poly ... averaged 4.7 yards on 82carries ... scored twice on runs of 16 and five yards in seasonfinale at South Alabama ... also scored against Northern Illinois,UC Davis and Eastern Washington ... longest run of season was 20yards at UC Davis, where he finished with an even 100 yards on 21carries ... also rushed for 69 yards on just eight carries againstEastern Washington ... also caught five passes for 28 yards,including season-high three receptions for 20 yards against SouthDakota ... three carries for 14 yards in 2012 Spring Game.

2010 -- Redshirt ... gained 23 yards on threecarries in 2011 Spring Game.

Sierra College -- Played one season (2009)under head coach Jeff Tisdel ... rushed for 1,037 yards and 14touchdowns and caught six passes for 13 yards ... earned All-NCFAValley Conference honors ... Sierra posted 5-5 mark in 2009 ...signed a national letter of intent at San Diego State but returnedto Sierra College in order to attend classes and obtain his AAdegree.

Northern Arizona -- As a freshman in 2008,Williams was named Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year afterrushing for 950 yards (4.3 yards per carry) and 12 touchdowns in 11games ... also caught 14 passes for 70 yards ... 22 carries for 194yards and three scores against Idaho ... also had 100-plus gamesagainst Northern Colorado, Portland State and Montana ... namedrunner-up for FCS Freshman of the Year honors ... Lumberjacks were6-5 overall and 4-4 in Big Sky games.

High School -- Williams, a 2008 graduate ofPleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove, rushed for 2,447 yards and27 touchdowns in senior season to lead the Eagles to an 11-3record, first place in the Delta River League with a 5-0 mark and asecond-place finish in the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Division I playoffs ...named offensive player of the year by Sacramento Bee and mostvaluable player in Delta River League ... also earned all-state andall-section honors ... a three-star recruit by Rivals.com ...caught 11 passes for 150 yards and a score and returned a punt 69yards for a touchdown against Vanden ... played as a junior (2006)at Valley High School in Sacramento and rushed for 518 yards andtwo touchdowns and returned a punt 90 yards for a score.

Personal -- Son of LaTanya Williams ... twosisters, Latayana McFall and Essence Reed ... enjoys watchingAnimal Planet ... born July 9, 1990, in Oakland, Calif. ... majorsin sociology.