Juice Williams

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2006: Was named Rivals.com's Freshman of the Week after win over Michigan State ... Was 13-for-29 for 171 yards with a TD, an INT and 53 yards on 19 carries at Wisconsin ... Went 13-for-33 for 156 yards with two INTs at Penn State ... Threw for two touchdowns against Ohio, going 16-for-34 for 186 yards and an INT ... Also rushed for 96 yards on 17 carries against the Bobcats ... Went 10-for-21 for 190 yards and two TDs against Indiana ... Also rushed 10 times for 53 yards against the Hoosiers ... Starred at Michigan State, rushing for 103 yards on 17 carries and passing for 122 yards with a TD and an INT on 9-of-16 accuracy ... Made first career start against Iowa, going 9-of-32 for 161 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions ... Also ran 17 times for 44 yards with a long of 16 ... Had a career day against Syracuse, going 9-of-16 for 227 and two touchdowns ... Had TD passes of 76 and 69 yards, the 11th- and 13th-longest plays in Illinois history, respectively ... Became the first QB in Illini history to throw two TD passes of more than 65 yards in one game ... Hit 2-of-4 passes for 25 yards and rushed four times for 26 yards against Eastern Illinois.

High School: PrepStar Dream Team ... PrepStar All-American ... Midwest Quarterback of the Year ... PrepStar Top-100 recruit ... Rivals.com Top-100 recruit ... Chicago Tribune special mention All-State ... Champaign News-Gazette All-State ... Chicago Sun-Times Top 100 All-Area ... Three-time All-Chicago Public League ... Three-time All-City ... Four-time All-Illini Red Bird Conference ... Ranked No. 5 among senior quarterbacks in the nation by SI.com ... Rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Second-rated prospect from the state of Illinois and No. 3 pro-style quarterback in the nation according to Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 7 quarterback prospect in the Midwest by the Detroit Free Press ... Threw for 1,841 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior ... Also rushed for 1,441 yards and 17 touchdowns ... Averaged 21.8 yards per carry... Made one 65-yard touchdown reception ... Won Best Feet and Most Likely to Play First Awards at the 2005 EA Sports Elite 11 Quarterback camp ... Runner-up in Strongest Arm and Most Improved Camper at Elite 11 ... Selected for the Chicago Public League All-Star game ... Served as a reserve for the Army All-American Bowl ... High school coach was Charles Chambers ... Chose Illinois over North Carolina, Penn State, Tennessee and Ohio State.

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