CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2018 Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll  • 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2018 (JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a backup defensive lineman ... vs. Texas Tech (9/1/18): Made his 2018 debut and didn’t record any stats ... vs. Southern Illinois (9/8/18): Saw the field as a backup defensive end ... vs. #1 Alabama (9/15/18): Backup DE and didn’t record any stats ... vs. Kent State (9/22/18): Had one tackle, which was a tackle for loss ... at #5 LSU (9/29/18): Recorded one solo tackle in a reserve role ... vs. ULM (10/6/18): Recorded one tackle and half a sack in win over the Warhawks ... at Arkansas (10/13/18): Played as a reserve defensive end but didn’t record any stats ... vs. Auburn (10/20/18): Played in a reserve role and didn’t record any stats ... vs. South Carolina (11/3/18): Saw action as a backup defensive end and tallied one tackle ... at Texas A&M (11/10/18): Tallied a career-high two total tackles, including a half sack ... at Vanderbilt (11/17/18): Saw the field as a backup defensive end but didn’t record any stats ... vs. #18 Mississippi State (11/22/18): Registered one tackle as a backup defensive lineman.

2017 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games ... Ended year with two total tackles ... Made his Rebel debut in the season opener vs. South Alabama (9/2/17): Made one tackle ... Also played vs. UT Martin (9/9/17) ... Saw the field at Cal (9/16/17) ... Made one tackle at No. 1 Alabama (9/30/17) ... Saw the field against Arkansas (10/28/17) but did not record a tackle ... Also played vs. Louisiana (11/11/17).

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Listed as a 3-star prospect by Scout, 247Sports and ESPN ... 247Sports rates him as the No. 21 overall junior college prospect in the country and the third-best inside linebacker nationally ... Scout lists him as the No. 44 overall JUCO prospect and fifth-best outside linebacker ... As a freshman at Northeast, collected 89 tackles, fourth-most in the state ... His 9.9 stops per game led the MACJC and ranked 17th nationally ... Compiled five double-digit tackling performances, including three straight to end the season and a season-high 15 tackles against Mississippi Delta ... Coached in junior college by Greg Davis.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played mostly wide receiver at Restoration Academy in Fairfield, Alabama ... Coached in high school by DeWayne Coker and former Auburn and NFL standout Reggie Torbor.

PERSONAL: Son of Irenetta Ray-Williams and Robert Williams IV ... Full name is Brenden Robert Williams ... Born: Nov. 25, 1996 ... SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2017 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in fall 2018 ... General studies major with an emphasis in education, journalism and legal studies.