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Williams II, Ronald
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Jersey Number 9
Ronald Williams II
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 195
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- Hometown:
- Ferriday, La.
- High School:
- Ferriday
- Prev School:
- Alabama
Bio
Career Notes (PDF)
CAREER NOTES: Transfer cornerback from Alabama joined the program in May 2021 and earned two letters with the Spartans (2021-22) . . . played in 26 career games (three at Alabama / 23 at MSU), making 10 starts with 59 career tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (3 yards), 1.0 sack (2 yards), nine pass break-ups, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
2022 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Played in first 10 games, making one start, before missing last two games with an injury . . . logged 213 snaps on defense and 96 on special teams . . . tallied 18 total tackles (8 solo, 10 assists), with one pass break-up and one fumble recovery . . . started Rutgers game and registered a career-high seven tackles in a season-high 56 snaps . . . saw limited action in Illinois game, logging limited defensive and special teams duty . . . tallied two tackles at Michigan, playing 46 snaps . . . saw limited defensive and special teams action in Wisconsin and Ohio State games . . . posted a pair of stops at Maryland, playing 14 snaps . . . tallied three tackles, one pass break-up and one fumble recovery against Minnesota, recording 24 snaps . . . registered two tackles in 34 snaps at Washington . . . logged a pair of stops in Akron contest, tallying 26 snaps . . . was in on limited defensive and special teams action in season-opener vs. Western Michigan, playing 10 defensive snaps.
2021 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in all 13 games, making nine starts, to earn his first MSU letter . . . recorded 40 tackles (31 solo, nine assists) with 2.0 tackles for loss with 1.0 sack and one forced fumble, along with leading team in total passes defended (9) and pass break-ups (8) . . . played 847 snaps at cornerback, most among Spartan corners and fourth most on the defense, and 105 on special teams . . . all eight pass break-ups came in a span of eight games (Penn State, Ohio State Maryland, Michigan, Indiana, Rutgers, Western Kentucky) . . . played 54 snaps and had one tackle vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl . . . started and played all 60 defensive snaps of Penn State game, posting two tackles and tied career-high with two pass break-ups . . . played 66 snaps at Ohio State, logging four tackles and one forced fumble . . . returned to starting lineup in Maryland game, notching three tackles and one pass break-up in playing 57 snaps . . . did not start game at Purdue and saw limited action due to injury, playing just 33 snaps, recording two tackles . . . started Michigan game and tallied four tackles and one pass break-up in logging 74 snaps . . . started at Indiana and collected four tackles with a career-high two pass break-ups in playing 83 snaps . . . registered two tackles and one pass break-up after starting game at Rutgers at cornerback, playing 76 of the 83 defensive snaps . . . was starting cornerback in Western Kentucky contest and posted four stops and a pass break-up in playing 86 of 95 defensive snaps . . . started Nebraska game at cornerback, collecting three tackles with one tackle for loss,in playing 78 snaps . . . started at cornerback at Miami, playing 65 snaps and recording three tackles, along with making a leaping catch for first interception of career, coming in fourth quarter to seal the Victory for MSU . . . posted one tackle in playing 38 snaps in Youngstown State game . . . made Spartan debut in season-opening win at Northwestern, starting at cornerback and notching five tackles, including a sack, while playing in 77 defensive snaps.
2020 SEASON (JUNIOR AT ALABAMA): Missed the early part of the season with an arm injury . . . returned to play in three games (Mississippi State, Kentucky, Arkansas) for the National Champion Crimson Tide . . . recorded one tackle in his Alabama debut against Mississippi State.
JUNIOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: One of the top junior college players in the nation at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College under Coach Rion Rhoades was rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals.com . . . ranked one of the best overall junior college players in the country by Rivals.com (No. 10), 247Sports (No. 12) and ESPN (No. 23), including the third-best cornerback . . . earned first-team NJCAA All-America honors as a sophomore in 2019 while playing in 10 games, recording 31 tackles with three interceptions and five pass break-ups . . . helped the Blue Dragons to a 10-2 record in 2019 and a No. 3 finish in the NJCAA Rankings . . . had two interceptions against Independence . . . broke up a season-high four passes against Highland . . . posted a season-high five tackles in the Salt City Bowl victory over Monroe College . . . tallied 18 tackles, three pass break-ups and one pick as a freshman in 2018 . . . played for Coach Stanley Smith at Ferriday (La.) High School . . . made the transition to cornerback in junior college after playing quarterback at Ferriday High School . . . completed 125-of-276 passes for 1,868 yards and 21 touchdowns, while also rushing for 757 yards on 101 carries and nine TDs his senior year at Ferriday in 2016 . . . communication major.
CAREER NOTES: Transfer cornerback from Alabama joined the program in May 2021 and earned two letters with the Spartans (2021-22) . . . played in 26 career games (three at Alabama / 23 at MSU), making 10 starts with 59 career tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (3 yards), 1.0 sack (2 yards), nine pass break-ups, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
2022 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Played in first 10 games, making one start, before missing last two games with an injury . . . logged 213 snaps on defense and 96 on special teams . . . tallied 18 total tackles (8 solo, 10 assists), with one pass break-up and one fumble recovery . . . started Rutgers game and registered a career-high seven tackles in a season-high 56 snaps . . . saw limited action in Illinois game, logging limited defensive and special teams duty . . . tallied two tackles at Michigan, playing 46 snaps . . . saw limited defensive and special teams action in Wisconsin and Ohio State games . . . posted a pair of stops at Maryland, playing 14 snaps . . . tallied three tackles, one pass break-up and one fumble recovery against Minnesota, recording 24 snaps . . . registered two tackles in 34 snaps at Washington . . . logged a pair of stops in Akron contest, tallying 26 snaps . . . was in on limited defensive and special teams action in season-opener vs. Western Michigan, playing 10 defensive snaps.
2021 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in all 13 games, making nine starts, to earn his first MSU letter . . . recorded 40 tackles (31 solo, nine assists) with 2.0 tackles for loss with 1.0 sack and one forced fumble, along with leading team in total passes defended (9) and pass break-ups (8) . . . played 847 snaps at cornerback, most among Spartan corners and fourth most on the defense, and 105 on special teams . . . all eight pass break-ups came in a span of eight games (Penn State, Ohio State Maryland, Michigan, Indiana, Rutgers, Western Kentucky) . . . played 54 snaps and had one tackle vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl . . . started and played all 60 defensive snaps of Penn State game, posting two tackles and tied career-high with two pass break-ups . . . played 66 snaps at Ohio State, logging four tackles and one forced fumble . . . returned to starting lineup in Maryland game, notching three tackles and one pass break-up in playing 57 snaps . . . did not start game at Purdue and saw limited action due to injury, playing just 33 snaps, recording two tackles . . . started Michigan game and tallied four tackles and one pass break-up in logging 74 snaps . . . started at Indiana and collected four tackles with a career-high two pass break-ups in playing 83 snaps . . . registered two tackles and one pass break-up after starting game at Rutgers at cornerback, playing 76 of the 83 defensive snaps . . . was starting cornerback in Western Kentucky contest and posted four stops and a pass break-up in playing 86 of 95 defensive snaps . . . started Nebraska game at cornerback, collecting three tackles with one tackle for loss,in playing 78 snaps . . . started at cornerback at Miami, playing 65 snaps and recording three tackles, along with making a leaping catch for first interception of career, coming in fourth quarter to seal the Victory for MSU . . . posted one tackle in playing 38 snaps in Youngstown State game . . . made Spartan debut in season-opening win at Northwestern, starting at cornerback and notching five tackles, including a sack, while playing in 77 defensive snaps.
2020 SEASON (JUNIOR AT ALABAMA): Missed the early part of the season with an arm injury . . . returned to play in three games (Mississippi State, Kentucky, Arkansas) for the National Champion Crimson Tide . . . recorded one tackle in his Alabama debut against Mississippi State.
JUNIOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: One of the top junior college players in the nation at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College under Coach Rion Rhoades was rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals.com . . . ranked one of the best overall junior college players in the country by Rivals.com (No. 10), 247Sports (No. 12) and ESPN (No. 23), including the third-best cornerback . . . earned first-team NJCAA All-America honors as a sophomore in 2019 while playing in 10 games, recording 31 tackles with three interceptions and five pass break-ups . . . helped the Blue Dragons to a 10-2 record in 2019 and a No. 3 finish in the NJCAA Rankings . . . had two interceptions against Independence . . . broke up a season-high four passes against Highland . . . posted a season-high five tackles in the Salt City Bowl victory over Monroe College . . . tallied 18 tackles, three pass break-ups and one pick as a freshman in 2018 . . . played for Coach Stanley Smith at Ferriday (La.) High School . . . made the transition to cornerback in junior college after playing quarterback at Ferriday High School . . . completed 125-of-276 passes for 1,868 yards and 21 touchdowns, while also rushing for 757 yards on 101 carries and nine TDs his senior year at Ferriday in 2016 . . . communication major.
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