Bennett Williams Named Freshman All-American
December 11, 2017 | Football
True-Freshman safety honored by ESPN.com
ESPN.com Freshman All-America Team
Illinois freshman safety Bennett Williams was named to ESPN.com's true-freshman All-America team on Monday.
The Campbell, Calif., native made 64 tackles, fifth-most on the team and the second most in the Big Ten by a freshman. Williams also picked off a team-high three passes, broke up two more passes, and had 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble on the season.
Williams was one of 16 true-freshmen to start for the Fighting Illini in 2017, the most in the nation, and one of five Illini freshmen named to the BTN.com Freshman All-America team.
#Illini safety @bennettw04 named to https://t.co/vQuXNSJtkF Freshman All-America team. ??https://t.co/cuHYrMsyFt ?? pic.twitter.com/Ue4jDz7eYI
— Illini Football (@IlliniFootball) December 11, 2017
