Les Miles Comments on Keiland Williams
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Extremely gifted and explosive all-around athlete who heads into 2009 as the backup to Charles Scott at running back ... Versatile performer who returns kicks for the Tigers, can receive the ball out of the backfield and even throw passes as he demonstrated with a touchdown toss at Auburn as a junior ... Shows great change-of-direction ability and tremendous quickness ... Has played in 35 career games with one start ... Heads into his final season with 1,331 career yards rushing and 13 touchdowns on 229 carries ... Also owns 24 career receptions for 251 yards and two scores through the air.

JUNIOR SEASON (2008)
LSU’s second leading rusher who played in all 13 games off the bench ... Finished the year with 417 yards on the ground on 83 carries (5.0 avg.) with two touchdowns ... Led all LSU running backs with 11 receptions for 124 yards and one score through the air ... One of the Tigers’ primary kick returners who ranked second on the squad in kick return yardage with 13 returns for 290 yards (22.3 avg.) ... Fired his first career touchdown pass on a designated halfback pass at Auburn ... The 22-yard throw to Demetrius Byrd erased a deficit and gave LSU a 17-14 lead in the third quarter ... It marked the first time an LSU running back had thrown a touchdown pass since Kevin Faulk did so in 1996 against Mississippi State ... Enjoyed his best game on the ground with a 13-carry, 88-yard performance versus Alabama ... Had a season-long run of 25 yards against the Crimson Tide ... Tallied 42 yards rushing on five carries with a score in the Chick-fil-A Bowl victory over Georgia Tech ... His 17-yard TD scamper closed out a 38-3 first-half scoring barrage for LSU ... Finished with 46 yards on seven carries against Arkansas ... Finished with 51 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown against Tulane ... Racked up 141 all-purpose yards against Georgia highlighted by a career-best 88 receiving yards on two receptions ... Caught a career-long 66-yard pass -- LSU’s longest pass play of the year -- from Jarrett Lee in the fourth quarter against the Bulldogs ... Added six carries for 30 yards and a long of 22 against Georgia ... Rushed the ball a season-high 15 times for 72 yards versus South Carolina and recorded a career-high four receptions for 23 yards against the Gamecocks ... Carried it six times for 24 yards against Appalachian State, four times for 17 yards versus North Texas and twice for eight yards against Auburn ... Returned two kicks for 55 yards against North Texas, including a season-long 38 yarder ... Against Alabama, returned two kickoffs for 54 yards and had two kick returns for 46 yards at Auburn.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007)
Ranked as the Tigers’ second-leading rusher on the year with 478 yards and six touchdowns on 70 carries ... Averaged 6.8 yards per touch ... Also a threat through the air with nine catches for 113 yards and a score ... Had a career night in the Tigers’ win over Virginia Tech, carrying the ball seven times for a career-best 126 yards and a career high-tying two touchdowns ... Performance was the second 100-yard rushing game of his career ... Scored on an incredible 67-yard TD run against the Hokies where he leaped over a defender and crossed the field ... Rushed for two TDs in the Tigers’ season-opening win over Mississippi State ... Also had a rushing touchdown versus Ole Miss ... Caught the first TD pass of his career on a 46-yard grab versus Auburn ... Had two carries for 20 yards in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game versus Ohio State.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2006)
An exceptional runner with both size and speed, he was the Tigers’ second-leading rusher despite playing in just nine games, with one start ... Picked up 436 yards and five touchdowns on 74 carries ... Averaged 5.7 yards per touch ... Was his most productive in LSU’s last six games ... Capped the season with his first career 100-yard rushing game ... Ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries in the Tigers’ 42-17 dismantling of Notre Dame in the Allstate Sugar Bowl ... Was LSU’s leading rusher against Alabama, carrying the ball nine times for 79 yards (8.8 avg.) and a touchdown, a performance that included a 38-yard TD run ... Also led all Tiger rushers against Arkansas, picking up 70 yards and a score on 13 carries ... Scored his other TD on a seven-yard run versus Tennessee.

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the top running back prospects in the country ... Arguably, the top prep school prospect for the Class of 2006 ... Completed his eligibility at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. ... Became the first running back in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards ... Finished the season with 160 carries for 1,325 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Rushed for more than 2,500 yards and 30 touchdowns in his junior season at Northside High School in Lafayette ... Named the offensive MVP of Class 4A in Louisiana in 2004 .. Ranked as the nation’s No. 3 running back prospect by Scout.com ... Coached at Hargrave by Robert Prunty.

PERSONAL
Full name is Keiland Terrell Williams ... Born Aug. 14, 1986 in Lafayette, La. ... Mom is Clarissa Tolliver ... Has one brother – Keedrick, and two sisters – Keedra and Kaysha ... Majoring in communication studies.

WILLIAMS’ CAREER RUSHING HIGHS
Attempts: 17 vs. Tennessee, 2006
Yards: 126 vs. Virginia Tech, 2007
Touchdowns: 2, three times
Long: 67 vs. Virginia Tech, 2007

WILLIAMS’ CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS 
Receptions: 4 vs. South Carolina, 2008
Yards: 82 vs. Georgia, 2008
Touchdowns: 1, twice
Long: 66 vs. Georgia, 2008

WILLIAMS' CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS

WILLIAMS' CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS

WILLIAMS' CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATS