2003
Played in nine games during his sophomore season, missing time only due to injury...Earned eight starts in the defensive secondary.
2002
Played in all 12 games during his true freshman campaign, earning eight starting calls...Totaled 62 tackles on the year, including one for loss (minus 1 yard)...Intercepted three passes, recovered one fumble and was credited with four pass break-ups...Named to the Knoxville News all-freshman team at one defensive back position.
High School
Selected to the Parade magazine All-America High School Football Team, one of just four defensive backs nationwide picked for that honor...Named first-team, all-America and first-team, all-southeast following his senior season by Student Sports magazine as a defensive back...Selected to play for the East squad in the US Army All-American Bowl high school all-star game in San Antonio, TX...Picked to the PrepStar magazine/CBS Sportsline.com Dream Team, the number four defensive back in the country, No. 2 in the southeast...Named to the USA Today preseason Super 25 team, representative of being one of the top football players in the country...Ranked as the No. 34 prospect in the country, regardless of position, on Tom Lemming's list of the nation's top 100 players for ESPN.com...Ranked No. 2 on SuperPrep's list of the top players in Mississippi following his senior season, behind only Norwood...He was ranked No. 12 on SuperPrep's list of the nation's top skill athletes...Earned "Offensive Player of the Year" and first-team all-state at quarterback on the Mississippi Association of Coaches' Class 4A season-ending team...Named to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger preseason Dandy Dozen, symbolic of being one of the top 12 players in the state heading into his senior campaign...Earned first-team, all-state honors as a defensive back by the Clarion-Ledger following a standout senior season...Ranked at the top of the newspaper's list of the state's most sought-after prospects...Selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama High School All-Star game...Honor roll student at Clarksdale.
Personal
Born Darren Damarr Williams, 3-27-83, in Clarksdale, MS...Nicknamed "Dapoo"...Son of Mrs. Brenda Williams...Majoring in fitness management. |
