Juice Williams Staff Bio

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2009: Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors ... Named Big Ten Player of the Week for his performance against No. 5 Cincinnati ... Ranks ninth in the Big Ten and 79th in the NCAA in total offense ... Ranks seventh in the Big Ten and 61st nationally in passing efficiency ... Passed the 10,000-yard total offense mark for his career, becoming the first in school history and sixth in Big Ten history ... Passed for 211 yards and three touchdowns in the season finale vs. Fresno State ... Threw for a season-high 282 yards on 21-of-34 passing and three touchdown passes against Cincinnati, while also rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown ... Passed the 2,500-yard career rushing milestone ... Missed the Northwestern game with an ankle injury ... Was 5-for-5 in passing with a touchdown through two drives in win over Minnesota, before leaving the game with an ankle injury ... Had 220 yards of total offense, rushing for 97 yards and throwing for another 123 in win over Michigan ... Scored one rushing touchdown, while throwing for another vs. the Wolverines ... Passed for 77 yards and rushed for another 38 at Purdue ... Posted second 250-yard game of the season with his 258 yards on 22-of-27 passing and two touchdowns at Indiana ... Came off the bench for 109 yards passing and 33 yards rushing against Michigan State ... Set the school record for career total offense yards with his 321 yards against Penn State. Also recorded his seventh 250-yard passing performance with 263 yards against the Nittany Lions ... Passed for 77 yards and rushed for 18 against Ohio State ... Was in on two plays against Illinois State, a 49-yard run and a handoff for a Jason Ford rushing touchdown, before leaving the game with a quad injury ... Completed 64 percent of his passes in the season opener against Missouri.

2008: Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors by the media and honorable mention by the coaches ... Broke the school record for season total offense with 3,892 yards (719 rushing, 3,173 passing) ... His 719 rushing yards in 2008 ranks second on the Illinois list for season quarterback rushing yards ... Threw 22 touchdown passes, which is the third best singleseason performance at Illinois ... Holds three of the top-10 marks in the Illinois record books for passing in a single game -- 2nd, 503 vs. Minnesota; 4th, 461 vs. Missouri; 7th, 431 at Michigan ... Led the Big Ten in passing with 264.4 yards per game ... Ranked seventh in the country and led the Big Ten in total offense (324.3) ... Also ranked 31st in the NCAA and third in the Big Ten in passing efficiency (138.1) ... Ranked ninth in the Big Ten in rushing, the only quarterback in the top-10 ... Led the team in rushing with 719 yards, first time for a quarterback in school history ... Holds three stadium records in total offense -- Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, Mo.) with 461 yards, Memorial Stadium (Champaign, Ill.) with 503 and Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor, Mich.) with 431 ... His 3,173 yards passing is the fifthbest season performance in Illinois history ... Posted a 138.1 pass efficiency rating, third best at Illinois ... Had six 250-yard passing games, including two over 400 ... Rushed for 94 yards and passed for another 212 in the season finale at Northwestern ... Passed for 192 yards (17-of-26) and two touchdowns agianst Ohio State, also rushing nine times for 48 yards ... Threw for 328 yards (20-of-45) and one touchdown against Western Michigan, also rushing 12 times for 68 yards ... Passed for 272 yards (22-of-37) and one touchdown against Iowa, also rushing 12 times for 30 yards ... Threw for 221 yards (17-for-32) and two touchdowns at Wisconsin ... Passed for 271 yards (16-of-22) and three touchdowns against Indiana, also netting 30 rushing yards and a rushing TD ... Had a career passing performance against Minnesota with a career-best 462 yards on 26-of-41 passing (63.4 percent) and two touchdowns ... Broke the Memorial Stadium total offense record with 503 yards against the Gophers ... Earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors, a "Helmet Sticker" award from the ESPN College Gameday crew for his performance at Michigan and was a nominee for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week ... Broke the Michigan Stadium record for total offense after his 431 yards ... Passed for 310 yards (13-of-26) and two TDs at Michigan, including a career-long pass of 77 yards to Jeff Cumberland ... Also had 19 carries for 121 rushing yards and two TDs against the Wolverines, with a career-long carry of 50 yards ... Passed for 183 yards (13-of-24) and two TDs at Penn State, also rushing for 64 yards to net 247 yards of total offense ... Passed for 147 yards (13-of-25) and one TD while rushing for 35 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Broke his own record for singlegame rushing by a quarterback against Eastern Illinois with 174 yards including two rushing touchdowns ... Also passed for 124 yards (16-of-25, 64 percent) against the Panthers to total 298 yards of total offense ... Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against No. 6 Missouri ... Had a then career-best passing performance across the board against Missouri, with 451 yards on 26-of-42 passing (62 percent) and five touchdowns.

2007: Earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors ... Was a Manning Award Candidate ... Ranked eighth in the Big Ten in total offense and 10th in rushing and passing efficiency ... Broke the Illinois record for most rushing yards in a season by a quarterback (755) for the second-straight season ... Is Illinois' career leader for rushing yards by a quarterback (1,331) ... Posted a career-best 245 yards passing on 21-of-35 passing (60 percent) against USC in the Rose Bowl ... Keyed the Illinois win against Northwestern by hitting 15-of-23 passes for 220 yards, one touchdown and one interception, and rushing 23 times for 136 yards and a career high-tying two touchdowns ... Named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Illini to a victory at No. 1 Ohio State, throwing for 140 yards and four touchdowns on 12-for-22 passing and rushing 16 times for 70 yards ... Earned a "Helmet Sticker" award from the ESPN College GameDay crew for his performance against Ohio State, and his QB?sneak on 4th-and-1 in the fourth quarter was nominated as a Pontiac Game Changing Performance ... Had one of his best games as an Illini against Minnesota, throwing 14-of-21 for 207 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, while running 18 times for 133 yards and a touchdown with no negative rushes ... Was 7-of-15 passing for 145 yards and two interceptions, and rushed 17 times for 99 yards and a career-high two touchdowns against Ball State ... Hit 8-of-14 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown against No. 25 Michigan, to go along with seven carries for 17 yards ... Was 9-of-15 passing for 98 yards, and ran 10 times for 41 yards at Iowa ... Hit 12-of-19 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown against No. 5 Wisconsin ... Also rushed 14 times for 92 yards against the Badgers ... Was 11-for-24 for 120 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions against No. 21 Penn State ... Went 13-for-28 for 98 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions at Indiana ... Hit 13-of-18 passes at Syracuse for 97 yards and one touchdown while rushing 12 times for 90 yards and one touchdown ... Was 12-for-24 for 123 yards and one interception against Western Illinois ... Went 6-for-9 for 59 yards before being knocked out of the game early in the second quarter against Missouri.

2006: Earned honorable mention freshman All-America honors by The Sporting News ... Named the team's Rookie of the Year ... Rushed for 145 yards vs. Purdue, which was the most for an Illinois quarterback in a single game, and scored his first career rushing TD against the Boilermakers ... Was one of five true-freshmen quarterbacks in the nation to start during the 2006 season ... Was named Rivals.com's Freshman of the Week after win over Michigan State ... Ranked 10th in the Big Ten in passing yardage per game, total offense per game and pass efficiency ... Ran for 54 yards and a TD at Northwestern ... Was 13-for-29 for 171 yards with a TD, an INT and 53 yards on 19 carries at Wisconsin ... Went 13-for-33 for 156 yards with two INTs at Penn State ... Threw for two TDs against Ohio, going 16-for-34 for 186 yards and an INT ... Also rushed for 96 yards on 17 carries against the Bobcats, including a season-long 45-yard romp ... Went 10-for-21 for 190 yards and two TDs against Indiana ... Also rushed 10 times for 53 yards against the Hoosiers ... Starred at Michigan State, rushing for 103 yards on 17 carries and passing for 122 yards with a TD and an INT on 9-of-16 accuracy ... Made first career start against Iowa, going 9-of-32 for 161 yards with one TD and three INTs ... Also ran 17 times for 44 yards with a long of 16 ... Had a career day against Syracuse, going 9-of-16 for 227 and two TDs ... Had TD passes of 76 and 69 yards, the 11th- and 13th-longest plays in Illinois history, respectively ... Became the first QB?in Illini history to throw two TD?passes of more than 65 yards in one game ... Hit 2-of-4 passes for 25 yards and rushed four times for 26 yards against Eastern Illinois.

High School: PrepStar Dream Team ... PrepStar All-American ... Midwest Quarterback of the Year ... PrepStar Top-100 recruit ... Rivals.com Top-100 recruit ... Chicago Tribune special mention All-State ... Champaign News-Gazette All-State ... Chicago Sun-Times Top 100 All-Area ... Three-time All-Chicago Public League ... Three-time all-city ... Four-time All-Illini Red Bird Conference ... Ranked No. 5 among senior quarterbacks in the nation by SI.com ... Rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Second-rated prospect from the state of Illinois and No. 3 pro-style quarterback in the nation according to Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 7 quarterback prospect in the Midwest by the Detroit Free Press ... Threw for 1,841 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior ... Also rushed for 1,441 yards and 17 touchdowns ... Averaged 21.8 yards per carry... Made one 65-yard touchdown reception ... Won Best Feet and Most Likely to Play First Awards at the 2005 EA Sports Elite 11 Quarterback camp ... Runner-up in Strongest Arm and Most Improved Camper at Elite 11 ... Selected for the Chicago Public League All-Star game ... Served as a reserve for the Army All-American Bowl ... High school coach was Charles Chambers ... Chose Illinois over North Carolina, Penn State, Tennessee and Ohio State.

Personal: Full given name is Isiah John Williams ... Goes by "Juice" ... Born Nov. 19, 1987 ... Son of Anita and Stanley Williams ... Majoring in speech communication ... Has two brothers and four sisters ... Attended same high school as former Illini and NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, who is also his Illini hero ... Honor roll student ... Neighborhood Citizen of the Month ... Nearly died at birth due to the excessive weight of 13 pounds and eight ounces.

Career Highs:

Pass Completions: 26, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 10/11/08)
Pass Attempts: 45 vs. Western Michigan, 11/8/08
Passing Yards: 462 vs. Minnesota, 10/11/08
Long Pass: 77 at Michigan, 10/4/08
Passing Touchdowns: 5 vs. Missouri, 8/30/08
Carries: 25 at Northwestern, 11/17/08
Rushing Yards: 174 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9/6/08
Rushing Touchdown: 2, four times (last time at Michigan, 10/4/08)
Long Rush: 50 at Michigan, 10/4/08

Williams' Statistics:

(updated 3/30/10)