Chavis Williams Class: Sophomore Hometown: Dora, Ala. High School: Dora Height / Weight: 6-4 / 223 Position: Defensive Line/Linebacker Experience: 1L

An outside linebacker with size who saw action as a backup and on special teams as a true freshman ... has a good frame and speed from the outside in the Tide's 3-4 defensive scheme ... served as the back-up to Zeke Knight at the "SAM" position in his initial season.

2007 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in eight games as a back-up linebacker and on several special teams units ... saw time against Arkansas, Georgia, Florida State, Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State, Louisiana Monroe and Auburn ... has two tackles on the season ... recorded a solo tackle in UA's overtime loss to Georgia on Sept. 22 ... had one assist in the team's 41-17 win over Tennessee on Oct. 20 after Knight injured his ankle early in the game.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Dora High School ... rated as the No. 39 defensive end in the country by Scout.com ... was the No. 22 prospect in the state of Alabama by Scout.com ... First-Team Class 4A All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... rated by Rivals.com as one of the top 50 defensive linemen in the nation ... was among the top 30 in the state on Rivals.com ... was a three-star defensive end on both Rivals.com and Scout.com ... was second on the team with 123 tackles and added 11 sacks as a senior ... had 393 receiving yards and six touchdowns while playing tight end ... recorded 81 tackles and eight sacks at Dora, averaging nine tackles per game as a junior ... coached by Johnny Wright ... full name is Chavis M. Williams ... born July 10, 1989.

Chavis Williams: Career Statistics
            Tackles                      Fumbles
Year   G-S  TT  UT  AT  TFL  QBH  Sacks  FF  FR  PBU  Int
2007   8-0  2   1   1   0    0    0      0   0   0    0