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ZaneWilliams

  • height 6-4
  • Weight 290
  • class Senior
  • High school Dunbar

2015 – Junior

  • Practiced with the team

2014 – Sophomore

  • Continued to work with the team

2013 – r-Freshman

  • Practiced with the team

2012 – Freshman

  • Redshirted

High School

  • Named academic all-state all four years at Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • Three-year starter for Coach Derrick Thomas 
  • Career-best game came against Tates Creek where he recorded six tackles and three quarterback sacks
  • Senior year stats featured 55 tackles and 10 quarterback sacks
  • Played primarily defensive tackle and defensive end for the Bulldogs

Personal

  • Born in Lexington, Ky.
  • Son of Brian and Kelly Williams
  • Father played baseball for the Wildcats
  • Major is kinesiology

Community Cats

  • Assisted with Big Blue U Move-In, helping students move into their dorms (2012)

Zane Says

  • Nickname is “Zulu”
  • He came to Kentucky because of the great fan base
  • His favorite part of game day is singing the fight song after the game
  • His sports hero is Blake Griffin
  • His dream job other than playing in the NFL is to be a physician’s assistant
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