University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2014 Football Roster
Roster
Xavier Williams
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Grandview
2013: Played in all 12 games and started 11 at defensive tackle … finished third on the team in tackles with 74, including 12 tackles for loss and 6 sacks … recorded eight tackles and three sacks for a loss of 14 yards against Drake (9/7) … grabbed 11 tackles, including eight solo against Southern Illinois (10/12) … finished with a career-high 12 tackles and one forced fumble against Illinois State (11/2) … earned All-MVFC first team status … was named to the Beyond Sports Network All-America honorable mention team.
2012: Played and started in all 11 games on the defensive line … finished with 50 tackles, one forced fumble and set a new school record of blocked kicks in a season with five … recorded a season high 10 tackles against North Dakota State (9/29) and Southern Illinois (10/13) … had one forced fumble and a tackle for a loss of four yards against Southern Illinois … blocked kicks against Wisconsin (9/1), North Dakota State, Southern Illinois, South Dakota (11/10) and Missouri State (11/17).
2011: Saw action in five games for the Panthers primarily as a reserve on the defensive line ... tallied seven total tackles on the season including 1.5 TFL ... recorded one sack for four yards in a 17-10 victory over Southern Illinois (10/22) ... made three stops vs. Southern Illinois with two of them being solo ... recorded three total tackles at North Dakota State.
2010: Redshirted ... racked up five tackles in the 2011 spring game.
High School: First-team all-conference pick ... named to the Suburban Mid-Six team in 2009 ... first-team all-metro status ... team captain for head coach Ron Freeman and the Grandview Bulldogs ... three-year starter on the wrestling team ... two-time state qualifier.
Personal: Son of Tom and Ursula Copeland ... has a sister, Kristen, and a brother, Rodrick, who plays football for the Division II national champion Northwest Missouri State Bearcats ... majoring in movement and exercise science.
