Brandon Williams Class: Senior Hometown: Tucker, Ga. High School: Lakeside Height / Weight: 6-2 / 220 Position: LB Experience: 3L

Furman: Veteran linebacker who appears set to take over the starting strong side linebacker post vacated by the graduation of Gary Nelson. 2007 -- Saw action in 10 of Furman's 11 games, all as a reserve...totaled 22 tackles and a pair of sacks...registered a season high four tackles against both Clemson and Coastal Carolina (27-17 win)...had three stops and a sack versus 14th-ranked Elon (52-49 win)...other sack came against Coastal Carolina. 2006 -- Tallied 23 tackles in 12 games...had a season high six stops and a pass deflection versus West Georgia (24-7 win)...tallied five stops against Montana State (31-13 loss)...earned a start versus Wofford (35-21 win). 2005 -- Named Furman Freshman-of-the-Year and finished as runner-up for Southern Conference Freshman-of-the-Year honors after registering quality playing in 14 games as a backup linebacker and member of special teams...credited with 50 tackles, including three for-loss...named SoCon Freshman-of-the-Week following a career high 13-tackle performance at Georgia Southern (27-24 loss)...notched five tackles, including two for-loss, in NCAA I-AA semifinal playoff action at Appalachian State. 2004 -- Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility.

High School: 2004 graduate of Lakeside (5A) High School...football coach was Bill Harris...played linebacker, defensive end, fullback, tight end, offensive guard, and offensive tackle during his prep career...tallied 280 tackles, including 26 for-loss, 14 sacks, four forced fumbles, four pass deflections, two blocked punts, and a safety in three seasons of play at Lakeside...two-time team defensive MVP...earned first team All-DeKalb County honors in 2003 after racking up 130 tackles and six sacks...tackle total was third highest in county.

Personal: Full name is Brandon Matthew Williams...born April 16, 1986, in Midwest City, Oklahoma...son of Hugh and Stephanie Williams...has a brother, Justin...philosophy major.