Jesse Williams Class: Senior Hometown: Brisbane, Australia High School: Cavendish Road Last College: Western Arizona CC Height / Weight: 6-4 / 320 Position: Defensive Line Experience: 1L

2011 (JUNIOR): Jesse Williams hails from Australia but has quickly found a comfort level in the front lines of the Alabama defense ... the junior college transfer, who didn't begin playing football until he was 15 years old found his footing after just one spring on campus and earned the starting job at the 5-technique defensive end while moving inside to tackle in passing downs in a four-man front ... has started all 12 games and done a great job of stopping the run (UA leads the nation allowing just 74.9 ypg) and pushing the pocket ... has 22 tackles with 4.0 tackles for loss (-10 yards), three quarterback hurries and one pass defection. Kent State: Started his first game at the Capstone ... recorded one quarterback hurry. Penn State: Registered two tackles with one solo stop in UA's win at No. 23 PSU ... also batted down a pass. North Texas: Had one assisted tackle as the Tide limited the Mean Green to 169 total yards and recorded the team's first shutout since 2009. Arkansas: Played easily his most productive game to date with a career-best five tackles and two tackles for loss ... made four solo stops ... dropped Hog running backs behind the line of scrimmage two times for a loss of seven yards ... helped the Tide limit the Razorbacks to a series-low 17 yards rushing. Florida: In his first SEC road start made two solo tackles and helped limit the Gators to 15 yards rushing. Vanderbilt: Had one assisted tackle, which was a sack that went for a loss of one yard. Mississippi: Notched one solo tackle for loss as the Crimson Tide allowed just 28 yards rushing and 141 total yards. Tennessee: Started and helped limit the Vols to 155 total yards. LSU: Started and made five assisted tackles to help limit the No. 1 Tigers to just 239 total yards and nine points. Mississippi State: Made two early tackles before leaving the game in the second quarter with a shoulder injury. Georgia Southern: Rehabbed his shoulder hard to get back for the game vs. the Eagles only to fall victim to food poisoning, which limted his snaps ... did start and make three tackles, one solo before going to the bench. Auburn: Notched a quarterback hurry and was very effective at holding the line of scrimmage in the 42-14 win in the Iron Bowl ... helped limited the Tigers to just 140 total yards ... AU had just 44 yards --- 25 rushing -- through three quarters and gained the rest after the Tide had already locked up the win in the fourth quarter.

HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR COLLEGE AND PERSONAL DATA: Jesse Williams joins the Crimson Tide after anchoring the defensive front at Western Arizona Community College the past two seasons ... enrolled for the spring semester at Alabama and will participate in spring practice ... the 6-4, 330-pound defensive lineman, who hails from Brisbane, Australia ... is the No. 2 player in the Rivals.com 2011 JUCO Top 50 ... No. 10 in the SuperPrep JUCO 100 ... the four-star prospect made 30 tackles in just seven games in 2010 with six tackles for loss (-29 yards) and two sacks (-12 yards) ... led a defensive line that allowed just 48.64 rushing yards per game to rank second in the NJCAA ... also deflected two passes and recorded one interception as a sophomore ... as a freshman in 2009, Williams registered 46 tackles in 11 games with seven tackles for loss and four sacks ... a two-time All-Region I selection and named to the All-Western States team at WACC ... originally signed with Hawai'i in 2008 ... grew up playing rugby and basketball in Australia before taking up football at the age of 14 ... quickly took to the game while attending Cavendish Road State High School and playing for the Bayside Ravens and Queensland Sun Devils ... chose the Crimson Tide over LSU, Oklahoma State, Southern California, Arkansas, Oregon State, Mississippi and Tennessee.