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2013 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL PLAYERS 32 Personal: Full name is Austin Maurice Williams...born February 3, 1991, in Germany...son of Adrian and Jennifer Williams...family has also lived in Germany, Colorado, and Georgia...has one sibling, Adrian...uncle, Prince Phillips, played quarterback at S.C. State...information technology major. Greg WORTHY Hampton, Georgia Griffin High Schol AUSTIN WILLIAMS' CAREER HIGHS/STATISTICS Tackles: 10 (3/7) vs. Appalachian State (2012) Punt Returns: 1 vs. Chattanooga (2011) Punt Return Yards: -4 (1 return) vs. Chattanooga (2011) Longest Punt Return: -4 vs. Chattanooga (2011) FS p 6-1 p 215 p R-Senior TACKLES G-GS UA A TOT TFL PD FF FR BLK 2010..........................5-0........... 0............0............. 0............0.0............ 0........... 0...........0............0 2011........................11-6........... 5............5........... 10............0.0............ 1........... 0...........0............0 2012........................10-5........... 9..........15........... 24............0.0............ 2........... 1...........0............0 Totals............... 26-11........14........ 20......... 34.........0.0..........3..........1......... 0..........0 PUNT RETURNS G-GS NO YDS TD LG Avg/R Avg/G 2010.......................... 5-0................0.................0.............0............... 0.................0.0................ 0.0 2011........................ 11-6................1............... -4.............0............... 0................-4.0...............-0.4 2012........................ 10-5................0.................0.............0............... 0.................0.0................ 0.0 Totals................26-11............ 1............. -4........... 0............ 0.............-4.0............ -0.2 36 Connor WILSON New Albany, New York New Albany High School CB p 5-9 p 193 p R-Freshman 2012 — Member of scout team...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. High School: 2012 graduate of New Albany (Division II) High School...played running back and strong safety...coach was Mark Mueller...combined to rack up 121 tackles as a junior and senior while helping New Albany to a pair of conference championships...two-time all-conference and all-district selection...also starred in rugby. Personal: Full name is Connor Patrick Wilson...born April 9, 1993, in Boston, Massachusetts...son of Mark and Jennie Wilson...has two brothers, Ryan and Jack...undeclared major. 11 Dillon WOODRUFF 2013 — Ranks as Furman's most experienced defensive player with 26 consecutive starts over the past three seasons...will make the switch from strong safety back to free safety this fall following the graduation of Nathan Wade. 2012 — Earned starts at strong safety in each of the Paladins' 11 contests and tallied 77 tackles, including two for-loss...credited with season high nine tackles in season finale versus The Citadel...had eight-tackle performances against both Chattanooga and Georgia Southern. 2011 — Started at free safety in all 11 games...credited with 80 tackles, three interceptions, and three passes defensed...keyed Furman to a 20-10 victory over FCS third-ranked Appalachian State with a 12-tackle performance that also included a tackle for-loss and pass breakup...also had 12 stops versus Georgia Southern...racked up 10 tackles and an interception in the Paladins' 26-21 victory over fifth-ranked Wofford..registered a 17-yard interception return versus Presbyterian (63-21 win). 2010 — Fashioned an impressive first season of play, seeing action in all 11 games, including starts at the bandit position in the final four games...racked up 52 tackles and four tackles for-loss...tallied 35 tackles in his four starts...earned the first start of his career and tallied nine tackles and a hit for-loss versus Appalachian State...followed that up the next week with nine stops, including two for-loss, against Western Carolina (31-14 win)...racked up a season high 10 stops against Elon...blocked a field goal against Chattanooga. 2009 — Member of scout team. High School: 2009 graduate of Griffin (4A) High School...football coach was Steve Devoursney... saw action at wide receiver, linebacker and free safety during his career...two-time all-area selection and 2008 honorable mention all-state honoree...member of three region championship and two state playoff semi-final teams...also competed in track...clocked a 49.75 in the 400m and cleared 6'6" in the high jump his junior year. Personal: Full name is Gregory Calvin Worthy, II...son of Greg and Mercedes Worthy...born April 12, 1991...has three siblings: Bianca, Chandler, and Summer....business administration major. GREG WORTHY'S CAREER HIGHS/STATISTICS Tackles: 12 vs. Georgia Southern (2011) & Appalachian State (2011) Interceptions: 1 vs. Presbyterian (2011), Samford (2011) & Wofford (2011) Longest Interception Return: 17 vs. Presbyterian (2011) Blocked Field Goals: 1 vs. Chattanooga (2010) TACKLES G-GS UA A TOT TFL PD FF FR BLK 2010........................11-4......... 20..........32........... 52............3.5............ 1........... 1...........0............1 2011......................11-11......... 49..........31........... 80............2.0............ 6........... 0...........0............0 2012......................11-11......... 52..........25........... 77............2.0............ 2........... 0...........0............0 Totals............... 33-26...... 121........ 88....... 209.........7.5..........9..........1......... 0..........1 INTERCEPTIONS G-GS NO YDS TD LG Avg/R Avg/G 2010................................. 11-4...............0...............0..............0..............0...............0.0.............0.0 2011............................... 11-11...............3.............17..............0............17...............5.7.............0.3 2012............................... 11-11...............0...............0..............0..............0...............0.0.............0.0 Totals....................... 33-26............ 3...........17........... 0......... 17............ 5.7..........0.1 Christiana, Tennessee Riverdale High Schol QB p 6-1 p 195 p Freshman High School: 2013 graduate of Riverdale (6A) High School... football coach was Ron Aydelott...played quarterback and free safety...registered 6,431 yards total offense and 74 touchdown responsibilities in three seasons as starting signal caller...ran 383 times for 2,440 yards and 45 TDs....completed 297-of-495 passes for 3,991 yards and 29 scores in his career...keyed Riverdale to a 13-1, district championship season in 2011 and was named Tennessee Sportswriters Association (TSWA) and Tennessee Football Coaches Association (TFCA) first team all-state...had his junior season end due to a torn ACL in state playoff quarterfinal that year versus Oak Ridge...bounced back with a solid 2012 campaign, throwing for 1,306 yards and 11 TDs and rushing for 500 yards and six scores on a 9-4 team...three-time all-district selection...played in the Tennessee Toyota East-West Shrine Game along with fellow Paladin signees, defensive end James Elliott and wide receiver Logan McCarter, and in the Tennessee-Kentucky National Guard Border Bowl with McCarter. Personal: Full name is Dillon Blake Woodruff...born May 13, 1994, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee... son of Carol and Woody Woodruff...has two brothers, Benjamin and Brayden, and two sisters, Kelsey and Mattie. Furman 30 Paladins