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#53 - James Williams
Position: Offensive Tackle
Year: Senior
Hometown: Chesnut Hill, Mass.
High School: Roxbury Latin School
Height: 6-5
Weight: 295
House Affiliation: Currier

At Harvard
2009:
One of the nation's premier linemen, Williams is a two-time All-America selection now entering his third season as a starter at Harvard ... Has extremely long arms and superior technique ... Named Preseason All-America First Team by The Sports Network ... Preseason All-America Honorable Mention by the Consensus Draft Services ... Preseason All-America Third Team by the Colege Sporting News ... Named by the Consensus Draft Services as one of the country's most underrated offensive linemen ... Named preseason All-Ivy League First Team by Phil Steel's Football Magazine.

2008: Started all 10 games at left tackle ... Named to the Associated Press All-America team ... All-America selection by The Sports Network ... Named All-Ivy League first-team following the season in which Harvard led the league in scoring and ranked among the national leaders in total offense ... All-New England Selection ... Named preseason All-America by The Sports Network as well as the College Sporting News

2007: Established himself as one of the premier linemen in the Ivy League ... Named Honorable Mention All-America by the Sports Network ... Named as one of three Harvard players to the All-Ivy League First Team at offensive line after starting all 10 games at tackle ... Major H recipient. 

2006:
Did not appear in a game as a freshman ... Minor H recipient.

Background
At Roxbury Latin School: Three-year letterwinner in football ... Also lettered in hockey, track and field, and wrestling ... Captained the football and track teams as a senior ... First team All-Interscholastic League pick in football ... Played in the 2006 Massachusetts Shriners game ... First team All-New England shot putter ... Registered a perfect score on the National Latin Exam ... Sang in school's glee club.

Personal: Enjoys music production as a hobby ... Plans a career in business.