2023 Football Roster
Roster
Williams, Jalen

Jersey Number 96
Jalen Williams
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tylertown, Miss.
- High School:
- Tylertown HS
- Prev School:
- Arkansas
Bio
2023 (Redshirt Jr.): Played in 11 games with nine starts…Collected 30 tackles (nine solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss and a half sack with four quarterback hurries…Registered season-high seven tackles against Tulane (9/16) and added five apiece versus Florida State (9/9) and Arkansas State (9/23)…Half sack at Florida State.
2022 (Redshirt So.): Sun Belt honorable mention selection...Made appearances in all 13 contests, starting final 11 at nose tackle...50 total tackles (18 solo) were fifth-most on team...Efforts resulted in 7.5 tackles for loss and two sacks, as well as four quarterback hurries...Blocked extra point attempt against Louisiana (10/27)...Season-high nine tackles (three solo) against Georgia State (11/5)...Nine games with two or more tackles...Recorded sacks against Tulane (9/17) and Georgia State (11/5)...Season-high two tackles for loss against Tulane (9/24).
2021 Arkansas (Sophomore): Did not see playing time for the Razorbacks.
2020 Jones College (Sophomore): Started in all five games for the Bobcats’ COVID-shortened season...Registered 30 total tackles (nine solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack...Had two tackles for loss against Southwest Mississippi CC (10/22)...Against Pearl River CC (10/29), had season- and career-best performance with 11 total tackles (two solo)...Named to MACCC South All-Conference Second Team and MACCC All-Academic Team.
2019 Jones College (Freshman): Played in all 10 games for Jones, making six starts...Tallied 28 tackles (11 solo), four tackles for loss and one sack...Also had two quarterback hurries...Had season-best eight tackles against Southwest Mississippi CC (9/26)...Season-best two tackles for loss against Hinds CC (9/12) along with one sack...Named to MACCC All-Conference South Second Team.
High School: Prepped at Tylertown High School for head coach Oscar Holmes...Was a standout on the offensive and defensive lines, earning three letters...In his senior season in 2018, finished with 111 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 13 quarterback hurries...As a junior in 2017, contributed 102 tackles to the Tylertown defensive unit...Named to MHSAA All-District Team three individual seasons.
Personal: Grandson of Shirley and Ray Williams...Father, Jason Holmes, played basketball at Ole Miss...Born Jalen Trishon Williams on October 21, 2000...Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
2022 (Redshirt So.): Sun Belt honorable mention selection...Made appearances in all 13 contests, starting final 11 at nose tackle...50 total tackles (18 solo) were fifth-most on team...Efforts resulted in 7.5 tackles for loss and two sacks, as well as four quarterback hurries...Blocked extra point attempt against Louisiana (10/27)...Season-high nine tackles (three solo) against Georgia State (11/5)...Nine games with two or more tackles...Recorded sacks against Tulane (9/17) and Georgia State (11/5)...Season-high two tackles for loss against Tulane (9/24).
2021 Arkansas (Sophomore): Did not see playing time for the Razorbacks.
2020 Jones College (Sophomore): Started in all five games for the Bobcats’ COVID-shortened season...Registered 30 total tackles (nine solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack...Had two tackles for loss against Southwest Mississippi CC (10/22)...Against Pearl River CC (10/29), had season- and career-best performance with 11 total tackles (two solo)...Named to MACCC South All-Conference Second Team and MACCC All-Academic Team.
2019 Jones College (Freshman): Played in all 10 games for Jones, making six starts...Tallied 28 tackles (11 solo), four tackles for loss and one sack...Also had two quarterback hurries...Had season-best eight tackles against Southwest Mississippi CC (9/26)...Season-best two tackles for loss against Hinds CC (9/12) along with one sack...Named to MACCC All-Conference South Second Team.
High School: Prepped at Tylertown High School for head coach Oscar Holmes...Was a standout on the offensive and defensive lines, earning three letters...In his senior season in 2018, finished with 111 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 13 quarterback hurries...As a junior in 2017, contributed 102 tackles to the Tylertown defensive unit...Named to MHSAA All-District Team three individual seasons.
Personal: Grandson of Shirley and Ray Williams...Father, Jason Holmes, played basketball at Ole Miss...Born Jalen Trishon Williams on October 21, 2000...Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
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