Reed Williams

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University senior linebacker Reed Williams has been named an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American second-team selection as announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

This marks the second time that Williams has been honored on this prestigious team, as he was a first-team selection as a junior in 2007. It is the 23rd time that a West Virginia football player has been named to the team and the fifth time that a Mountaineer has been named to the team more than once, including Fred Wyant, (1953-54-55), Oliver Luck (1980-81), Eric de Groh (1996-97-98) and Jay Henry (2005-06).

Williams adds this honor to his list of accolades already garnered this season, including being named one of 16 players in all divisions of collegiate football to earn a spot on the National Football Foundation’s National Scholar Athlete Team and was named a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy and the Awards and Recognition Association’s Sportsmanship Award.

Though forced to medically redshirt in 2008, Williams has bounced back with a strong showing in his final WVU season, playing in nine contests and starting eight of them. He is the team’s fifth-leading tackler with 44 total stops, including 2.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and six pass breakups.

Williams is the force within the Mountaineer defense, having played in 48 career games and recorded 97 unassisted tackles, 229 total tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 11 pass breakups and two interceptions. Additionally, he maintains a 3.86 grade-point average, while pursing a second degree in marketing after already earning a finance degree.

A member of four-consecutive bowl-winning teams, Williams had a breakout performance in the Mountaineers’ 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl win, earning the game’s defensive MVP honor and CollegeFootbalNews.com’s all-Bowl Team accolades. He has twice been named the “Ideal Mountaineer Man” by his teammates and the coaching staff.

Off the field, Williams is an eight-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. He is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Golden Key National Honor Society, and has frequented both the WVU Dean’s List and the BIG EAST Academic all-Star team. He has also been chosen as member of the Huntington Bank Junior Board of Directors and volunteers with both the Boys and Girls Club and the Special Olympics.

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