Keiron Williams Class: Sophomore Hometown: Taylors, S.C. High School: Eastside Height / Weight: 5-11 / 188 Position: FLK

Furman: Local product who is looking to complete a comeback from fractured foot that sidelined him for virtually the entire 2006 season...was limited in spring practice with a strained hamstring...heads into the preseason listed as the backup to projected starting flanker Ryan McKie...sports outstanding speed but lacks experience. 2006 -- Sidelined with a fractured foot in the preseason and missed almost the entire season...came back to make the travel squad for the Paladins' playoff game versus Montana State (31-13 loss). 2005 -- Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility. High School: 2005 graduate of Eastside (3A) High School...football coach was John Carlisle...registered playing time as a wide receiver, cornerback, quarterback, running back, free safety, and strong safety...caught 124 passes for 1,660 yards in his career...earned All-Greenville County and all-region honors in 2004 after rushing for 322 yards as a quarterback and running back, and registering 62 receptions for 765 yards on a squad that went 1-9...program lost 26 seniors (20 starters) to graduation after going 11-2 in 2003...helped Eastside claim a county track title in 2004 on the strength of a 4x100 meter relay team that won county, region, and Upper State championships, and finished second in the state championships...also competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and long jump...member of National Society of High School Scholars.

Personal: Full name is Keiron Jonathan Williams...biological mother, Inez Williams, died when he was three years old and was raised by his aunt and uncle, Sharon and Shone Williams...born December 13, 1986, in Fort Myers, Florida...speaks fluent French...member of a three-man rap group known as the East Coast Shockers...has three sisters: Karyn, Kavanna, and Kaitlyn...uncle Shone played football at Riverside (Calif.) College...another uncle, Warren Williams, was a starting running back on the University of Miami's 1987 national championship team that went 12-0 and defeated Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl (was later selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 1988 NFL Draft)...philosophy major.