#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.