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Gateway Newcomer of the Year - 2006
Gateway All-Newcomer Team - 2006
2007: Played in 11 games and drew two starting assignments ... ranked second on the team with 579 rushing yards on 101 attempts ... scored five rushing touchdowns ... caught 10 passes for 90 yards and one touchdown ... led the squad in kickoff returns with 308 yards (25.7 avg.) ... ranked third on the team with 977 all-purpose yards ... rushed 19 times for 102 yards in a 42-3 win at Western Illinois (10/20) ... rushed only eight times for 115 yards and a touchdown in a 68-14 victory over Indiana State (11/10) ... had a season-long 61-yard run in the win over the Sycamores.
2006: Named the Gateway's Newcomer of the Year ... saw action in all 11 games with two starting assignments ... ranked eighth in the Gateway in rushing yards per game (59.4) ... ranked second on the team with 653 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns ... his six total touchdowns ranked him second on the squad ... after rushing for six yards on five carries in the first four games of the season, he broke out with three straight 100-plus rushing efforts to begin the conference season ... rushed 15 times for 123 yards and a touchdown in a 38-7 win over Missouri State (10/7) ... followed that up with a 174-yard, two-touchdown effort against Indiana State (10/14) in his first career start ... also took a screen pass from quarterback Eric Sanders for a 46-yard gain against the Sycamores ... rushed 19 times for 106 yards and a touchdown in UNI's 31-23 win at No. 5-ranked Youngstown State (10/21) ... relegated to second-team status after the return of starting tailback Corey Lewis but still rushed for 240 yards on 38 carries in the final three games of the season ... caught a 45-yard touchdown pass from Sanders in the season-ending 38-27 win over No. 6-ranked Illinois State (11/18).
Prior to UNI: Second leading rusher all-time at Iowa Central ... two-time first-team all-region selection at Iowa Central for head coach Kevin Twait ... named offensive MVP in 2004.
High School: A 2004 graduate of United Township High School in East Moline, Ill. ... all-state selection in track (high hurdles and high jump) as a senior ... all-metro and all-conference pick in football and track in 2002 and 2003.
Personal: Born June 1, 1986, in East Moline, Ill. ... son of Rodney Williams and Leda Giles ... general studies major ... also recruited by Kansas and Western Michigan ... selected UNI because of "football and the small class sizes."
D. Williams' Career Rushing Stats
Year G-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD LG HG
2006 11-2 108 653 6.0 5 36 174
2007 11-2 101 579 5.7 5 61 115
Totals 22-4 209 1,232 5.9 10 61 174
D. Williams' Career Receiving Stats
Year G-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD LG HG
2006 11-2 6 120 20.0 1 46 46
2007 11-2 10 90 9.0 1 18 27
Totals 22-4 16 210 13.1 2 46 46
D. Williams' Game-By-Game Rushing Stats (No-Yds)
2006
@Drake 5-6
North Dakota 0-0
South Dakota State 0-0
@Iowa State 0-0
Missouri State 15-123
@Indiana State 27-174
@Youngstown State 19-106
Western Illinois 4-4
Western Kentucky 15-68
@Southern Illinois 11-81
Illinois State 12-91
2007
Minnesota State, Mankato 11-52
@Drake 6-80
@Illinois State 14-42
Southern Illinois 1-(-1)
@Western Illinois 19-102
Youngstown State 4-15
@Missouri State 16-90
Indiana State 8-115
Southern Utah 9-43
New Hampshire 6-6
Delaware 7-35
