#98 LaMarcus Williams
* Position: DL
* Height: 6-0
* Weight: 270
* Year: Junior
* Hometown: Bastrop, LA
* High School/Other College: Bastrop HS
CAREER:
Pressed into immediate service upon his arrival on the Mississippi State campus from the Louisiana prep ranks ... Limited by injury during his first season at State ... Played in all 12 games his SO year. Has played in 23 games (out of possible 25) during his MSU career ... Has earned one starting assignment ... Has made a pair of tackles ... Highly recruited defensive lineman who helped his Bastrop High School team to a pair of state titles.
Spring 2009: Does not appear on the Post-Spring 2-Deep Depth Chart.
2008: Played in all 12 games, but drew no starts. Totaled 8 tackles (5 solo, 3 assists) for the season
2007:
Played in 11 of a possible 13 games during his true freshman season at Mississippi State (includes the bowl game) ... Only missed seeing game action in back-to-back games at mid-season vs. UAB and Tennessee due to injury ... Earned his first collegiate start, the only one of his initial season on campus, in Mississippi State's Week 4 win over Gardner-Webb ... Registered one tackle each in Week 2 vs. Tulane and at Arkansas in the next-to-last game of the regular season ... Lost valuable development time during the middle of his freshman season with plantar fasciitis, an injury that held him out of two games and limited him in others.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Listed as the No. 48 defensive tackle prospect in the country by recruiting web site Rivals.com ... That site also ranked him as the No. 27 prospect, regardless of position, in the state of Louisiana ... Rated as the No. 53 defensive tackle prospect in the country by recruiting web site Scout.com ... Ranked among the top 75 defensive linemen in the Southeast by PrepStar recruiting magazine in its season-ending yearbook ... Considered the No. 26 prospect, regardless of position, in the state of Louisiana by SuperPrep Magazine in its pre-season edition ... Moved up four spots from that publication's pre-season ranking following his senior season ... Earned all-state recognition after his junior and senior campaigns, leading Bastrop to a pair of state championships ... Registered 62 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, five of which were quarterback sacks during his senior season for head coach Brad Bradshaw at Bastrop (La.) High School ... That defense shut out five opponents, held the opposition to less than a touchdown per game, and helped Bastrop go 15-0 during his senior season for the Rams ... Made 76 total tackles, with 10 tackles for loss, six of which were quarterback sacks, during that junior campaign ... Also forced three fumbles ... Other top scholarship offers: Alabama, Arkansas, and Colorado.
PERSONAL:
Born LaMarcus Jerome Williams, 2-3-89, in Bastrop, La. ... Son of Mr. Michael Frazier and Ms. Debra Williams Frazier ... Majoring in management.