2011 texas a&m coaching staff - Aggie Athletics

THE AGGIES
SECTION III • MEET THE AGGIES
2011 TEXAS A&M PLAYER BIOS
DARzIL WASHINGTON LB
• 226 • Fr-hs
edgard, la. (west st. john hs)
376-3
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Robert Valdez at West St. John High School in Louisiana …
earned first-team all-district honors after making 123 total tackles, including 14 QB sacks
and 30 tackles for loss … also forced five fumbles, grabbed three interceptions and had two
INT returns for TDs … his head coach said Washington would have been district and parish
MVP but he was edged out by his teammate … Washington played just one season for Valdez
at West St. John after transferring from Hahnville High School
GARRICK WILLIAMS LB
86-2 • 232 • SR-3L
DeSOTO, TEXAS (DeSOTO HS)
CArEEr GAMES: 36 STArTS: 28 CONSECUTIvE STArTS: 15
• Named to the preseason watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award.
• Earned his bachelor's degree in agriculture and life science last summer.
2010 (JUNIOr): Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the league’s head
coaches for the second straight year … sideline to sideline defender was second on the
team with 112 tackles, including 54 solo hits, while starting all 13 games at inside linebacker
… had five tackles for loss … forced and recovered a fumble … matched his career high of 11
tackles twice -- vs. FIU and Baylor … had seven or more tackles in 12 of 13 games.
2009 (SOPHOMOrE): An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the league’s head
coaches ... appeared in all 13 games, starting 11 at outside linebacker ... third on team
in tackles (74) and second in tackles for loss (8.5) ... three tackles, one for loss, against
Georgia in Independence Bowl (12/28) ... totaled five stops in win over Baylor (11/21) ...
seven tackles at Oklahoma (11/14) ... saw limited action against Colorado (11/7) while
nursing an ankle injury ... set a career high with 11 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and
forced a fumble in the victory ... recorded seven tackles (six solo) and picked off first career
pass one week earlier at Texas Tech (10/24) ... ranked second on the team against K-State
(10/17) with nine tackles ... led the team against Oklahoma State (10/10) with nine tackles,
including four solos ... ranked second on the team in win over Utah State (9/19) with a then
career-high 10 tackles, one for loss ... totaled five tackles, four solo, with one and a half
coming behind the line of scrimmage against New Mexico (9/5).
2008 (Freshman): Talented freshman defender started five games at linebacker …
logged 36 tackles including 21 solo stops … also recorded 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks
… forced a fumble against Texas Tech that led to an Aggie touchdown … tallied six tackles
against both Texas Tech and Miami.
2007: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Dave Meadows at DeSoto High School ... grabbed 25 catches
for 436 yards and three touchdowns as a senior wide receiver (2006) … completed 8-of-
18 passes as a senior … as a junior (2005), Williams had 19 catches for 250 yards and five
touchdowns … ranked in the Top 100 in Texas by the … All-Region by PrepStar.
PErSONAL: Garrick Damon Williams is the son of Tara Hunt of Red Oak, Texas and Delva
and Johnnie King of DeSoto, Texas … Born Oct. 26, 1989 … earned his bachelor’s degree in
University Studies with a concentration in agriculture and life sciences last summer.
CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS
Defense TAC UT AT INT QBS/yD TFL/yD PBU
2008 36 21 15 0 / 0 1.5 / 5 2.5 / 11 1
2009 74 47 27 1 / 0 1.0 / 9 8.5 / 25 1
2010 112 54 58 0 / 0 0 / 0 5.0 / 14 1
Career 222 122 100 1 / 0 2.5 / 14 16.0 / 50 3
CAREER BESTS
TACKLES ................................ 15 vs .................................................. LSU
Jan. 7, 2011
TFLS ...................................... 1.5 vs ..................................... Iowa State Oct. 31, 2009
vs New Mexico .................................. Sept. 5, 2009
36 2011 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT
LeKENDRICK WILLIAMS WR
• 170 • FR-RS
SHARPSTOWN, TEXAS (SHARPSTOWN HS)
855-8
2010: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Gary Gutierrez at Sharpstown High School ... a first-team alldistrict
selection as a senior (2009) ... earned Max Emfinger all-America accolades ... as a
junior (2008), ran six kickoffs and five punts back for touchdowns ... also had a defensive
score.
PErSONAL: LeKendrick Williams is the son of Diana Johnson of Houston, Texas … born
Sept. 29, 1991 … hasn’t declared a major.
ANDREW WOLRIDGE DL/FB
• 265 • JR-1l
LEXINGTON, TEXAS (LEXINGTON HS)
446-1
2010 (SOPHOMOrE): Saw action against Stephen F. Austin, Missouri and Texas Tech …
credited with one tackle.
2009 (FrESHMAN): Did not see any action.
2008: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Jason Holcomb at Lexington High School ... as a senior
(2007), he was named First-team all-state linebacker as well as being the District 26-2A …
defensive Most Valuable Player … as a junior (2006) earned All-State Second Team honors
on the defensive line as well as being the District 26-2A Defensive Most Valuable Player …
as a sophomore (2005), Wolridge was named the District 26-2A Newcomer of the Year …
over the course of his last two seasons for Lexington, Wolridge accounted for 219 tackles
including eight sacks while forcing 13 fumbles, recovering five more and blocking three
kicks.
PErSONAL: Andrew Wolridge is the son of Charles and Connie Wolridge ... born April 5,
1990 … University Studies (agriculture and life sciences) major.
KEN WOOD P
265-10 • 191 • SR-2L
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
(UNIVERSITY HS/UNIV OF MONTANA)
2010 (Junior): Stepped in for an injured Ryan Epperson in the final three games of the
season and responded with a 35.0 punt average on 14 boots … put four punts inside the
20-yard line against Texas.
2009 (soPhomore): Saw action in first six games of season as the Aggies’ punter ...
averaged just under 39 yards a punt (38.8) and put seven bo ots inside the 20 ... three of
five punts against Utah State (9/19) landed inside the 20-yard line ... averaged nearly 44
yards on four punts in win over New Mexico (9/5) ... had two 50-plus punts ... season-high
punt was 55 yards against USU.
2008 (Freshman/uniV oF monTana): Ranked 20th nationally with a 41.0 average
... averaged over 40 yards a punt in nine games, helping the Grizzlies to the FCS national
championship game ... had nine boots over 50 yards and put 18 balls inside the 20 ... long
punt was 74 yards at Eastern Washington (10/11).
2007 (uniV oF monTana): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended University High School in Spokane, Washington … averaged 39.4
yards per kick with a long of 64 yards his senior season … also played receiver, catching
26 balls for 392 yards and four touchdowns … was named a team captain and was an
All-Conference punter and receiver … was 5-of-5 in field goals as a senior … earned three
letters in football, two letters in soccer and one in track and field.
PErSONAL: Kenneth Wood is the son of Jeff and Anna Wood ... born November 7, 1988
... agricultural leadership and development major.
CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS
Punting no YDs aVG LonG BLK FC i20
2008 (UM) 61 2,499 41.0 74 0 4 18
2009 30 1,164 38.8 55 0 6 7
2010 14 490 35.0 53 0 5 5
Career (A&M) 44 1,654 37.6 55 0 11 12
A&M CAREER BESTS
LONG PUNT .......................... 55 vs ................................... Utah State Sept. 19, 2009