2020 Football Roster
Roster
Williams, Sedrick

Jersey Number 94
Sedrick Williams
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 302
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houma, La.
- High School:
- Ellender Memorial HS
- Prev School:
- Kilgore College
Bio
Student-Athlete Features
Houston Chronicle – Sedrick Williams thriving, grateful after health scare
As a Senior (2023)
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies
- Appeared in 12 games on defensive line
- 241 snaps (175 on defensive line; 66 on field goal/extra point block)
- 8.0 tackles including 6.0 solo stops
- Seven pressures including five hurries
- Season-high 84.2 defensive grade at Rice (Sept. 9)
- Season-best 3.0 tackles vs. TCU (Sept. 16)
- In collegiate finale at UCF (Nov. 25): 2.0 tackles including a 10-yard sack
As a Junior (2022)
- Appeared in all 13 games (329 snaps)
- Made six starts
- PFF’s No. 6 pash rush grade among interior defenders in The American (67.0)
- 20 tackles, seven tackles for loss and one sack
- Tied for fourth on team in tackles for loss (7)
- Tackles in 10 of 13 games
- Tackles for loss in six of 13 games
- Seven tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss in season-opening win at UTSA (Sept. 3)
- Seven tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss vs. UTSA were both career highs
- One forced fumble, fumble recovery in Independence Bowl win vs. Louisiana (Dec. 23)
As a Sophomore (2021)
- Appeared in two games on defensive line
- Five tackles including half a sack vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 4)
- Recorded 2.0 tackles in Birmingham Bowl vs. Auburn (Dec. 28)
As a Sophomore (2020)
- American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Did not see action
Prior to Houston
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- No. 10 defensive end in Louisiana (247Sports)
- No. 12 overall prospect in Louisiana (247Sports)
- Two-year standout at Kilgore College
- First-team JUCO All-American as sophomore
- Southwest Junior College Football Conference MVP as sophomore
- 48 tackles with seven sacks and three pass breakups
- Also recorded two blocked kicks
- As freshman, recorded 60 tackles with 4.5 sacks and two blocked kicks
- Chose Houston over Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Southern Miss and Western Kentucky, among others
- Joined Houston in January as a mid-year enrollee
- Nickname: Sed – short for Sedrick
- Played with Antonio Brooks at Kilgore Junior College
- Hobbies: crabbing
- Dream job outside of football: coaching
- He likes swimming
- Chose UH because he loves the city
- One word to describe himself on the field: relentless
- Fears God
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: potatoes
- His motivation for working hard: buying his mother and father a house
- Best advice: life aint fair the world don’t care
- Highlight off his life thus far: beating Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl in 2021
- Sports hero: David Goggins
- Most memorable athletic feat: 2019 NCJAA MVP
- Unique fact: smarter than he looks
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25