ST PETERSBURG BOWL

DEANDRE
WARD
LINEBACKER
6-1 • 219 • Sr.-3L
Wetumpka, Ala.
(Wetumpka)
28
Graduate
2016 HIGHLIGHTS
• Recorded a tackle for loss and seven total tackles against South
Carolina (9/10).
• Picked up seven tackles and an assisted sack in his first-career start
at UMass (9/24).
• Posted a career-high eight tackles at Kentucky (10/22).
• Grabbed the first interception of his career against Samford (10/29)
and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown.
• Posted a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss at Alabama (11/12).
CAREER STATS
YEAR G/GS TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS FF/FR PBU INT-YD
2013 2/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0
2014 13/0 6 2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0
2015 13/0 17 5 12 1.0-5 0.5-4 0/0 0 0-0
2016 12/2 53 29 24 4.0-9 1.0-5 0/0 0 1-35
TOTALS 40/2 76 36 40 5.0-14 1.5-9 0/0 0 1-35
2016 GAME-BY-GAME
OPPONENT TT UT AT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS FF/FR PBU INT-YD
South Alabama 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0
South Carolina 7 6 1 1.0-1 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0
at LSU 2 0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0
at UMass* 7 3 4 0.5-5 0.5-5 0/0 0 0-0
Auburn 3 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0
at BYU 3 2 1 1.0-1 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0
at Kentucky 8 5 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0
Samford 5 3 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 1-35
Texas A&M 4 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0
Arkansas 4 0 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0
at Ole Miss 3 2 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0-0
TOTALS 53 29 24 2.5-7 0.5-5 0/0 0 1-35
AERIS
WILLIAMS
RUNNING BACK
6-1 • 217 • So.-1L
West Point, Miss.
(West Point)
27
2016 HIGHLIGHTS
• Scored his first touchdown of the season at UMass (9/24), adding 19
yards on the ground.
• Led the team with 82 yards on the ground at BYU (10/14).
• Had 140 yards in MSU’s upset win against No. 4 Texas A&M (11/5).
He became the first MSU tailback to rush for over 100 yards since
Josh Robinson had 198 yards at Kentucky (10/25/14).
• His 56 yards on the ground against the Crimson Tide (11/12) were
the most by a Bulldog tailback against Alabama since 2010.
• Had the most yards by an MSU tailback since 2014 with 191 at Ole
Miss (11/26). Also doubled his touchdown total for the year with
two more scores.
CAREER RUSHING STATS
YEAR G/GS NO. YDS AVG. TD
2015 13/0 40 206 5.2 3
2016 12/2 125 656 5.2 4
TOTALS 25/2 165 862 5.2 7
CAREER RECEIVING STATS
YEAR G/GS NO. YDS AVG. TD
2015 13/0 6 18 3.0 0
2016 12/2 6 21 4.2 0
TOTALS 25/2 12 39 3.5 0
2016 RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME
OPPONENT NO. YDS AVG. TD
South Alabama 2 12 6.0 0
South Carolina 5 21 4.2 0
at LSU 2 4 2.0 0
at UMass 4 19 4.8 1
Auburn 2 11 5.5 0
at BYU 21 82 3.9 0
at Kentucky 8 36 4.5 0
Samford 8 21 2.7 0
Texas A&M 24 140 5.8 1
at Alabama 11 56 5.1 0
Arkansas* 13 63 4.8 0
at Ole Miss* 25 191 7.6 2
TOTALS 125 656 5.2 4
2016 RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME
OPPONENT NO. YDS AVG. TD
South Alabama 0 0 0.0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0.0 0
at LSU 2 11 5.5 0
at UMass 0 0 0.0 0
Auburn 0 0 0.0 0
at BYU 0 0 0.0 0
at Kentucky 1 -2 -2.0 0
Samford 0 0 0.0 0
Texas A&M 1 8 8.0 0
at Alabama 0 0 0.0 0
Arkansas* 1 4 4.0 0
at Ole Miss* 1 0 0.0 0
TOTALS 6 21 4.2 0
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