Oklahoma State University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
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Williams, Larry

Jersey Number 56
Larry Williams
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 318
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, NC
- High School:
- Laney
Bio
Junior college transfer who started his collegiate career at East Carolina ... Injuries derailed his 2016 and 2017 seasons at Oklahoma State.
2017 (Senior): Was perhaps Oklahoma State’s most physical and best offensive lineman for the first three games before an injury sustained in practice prior to the Cowboys’ Big 12 opener against TCU ended his season ... With Williams in the lineup, OSU averaged 54.0 points and 200 rushing yards per game.
2016 (Junior): Started the first five games of the season before succumbing to injury ... Dressed for the regular-season finale at Oklahoma but did not play ... Returned to action in the Cowboys’ win over No. 10 Colorado in the Alamo Bowl.
2015 (at HCC): Started all 11 games for coach Rion Rhoades at Hutchinson Community College, playing at left tackle and on special teams … A first team selection on the NJCAA All-America team, becoming the first Blue Dragon offensive lineman to earn All-America honors since 1998 … The fourth HCC offensive lineman in team history to earn first-team All-America honors … First-team selection to the 2015 KJCCC All-Conference team … Helped the Blue Dragons lead the Jayhawk Conference and rank eighth nationally in rushing at 244.8 yards per game … Hutchinson running backs rushed for 32 touchdowns behind him and the rest of the offensive line.
2014 (at ECU): Saw action in all 13 games, primarily on special teams … Played on several units, mostly in a blocking role … Tallied a pair of tackles on the coverage squad during the season opener against North Carolina Central.
2013 (at ECU): Redshirt. Played on the offensive scout team.
High School: Totaled 56 tackles, including 33 solo stops, one sack and two fumble recoveries as a senior team captain for head coach Greg Ditz at Laney High School ... Helped the Buccaneers to a 5-5 regular season record and an appearance in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4AA playoffs ... A three-star recruit and a top 50 North Carolina prospect according to ESPN.com ... A two-time Wilmington Star News All-Area first team selection as an offensive lineman ... Also earned first team All-Mideastern Conference honors as a junior in 2011 after contributing to LHS’s 8-4 record and second-round playoff appearance ... Victory against Wakefield in the opening round was the school’s first post-season win since 2001 ... Finished his junior campaign with 32 stops (28 solo, six tackles for loss) and graded out at 88 percent for play on the offensive line ... Defensive efforts in 2011 include an eight-tackle performance against Hoggard and a seven-stop day against J.H. Rose ... Was a two-way starter as a sophomore, junior and senior after playing at the junior varsity level as a freshman ... Participated in the 2011 Shrine Bowl Combine … Also a standout letterman on the mat, finishing seventh in the NCHSAA state wrestling tournament at 285 pounds as a junior ... As a senior, helped Buccaneers to the Mideastern 4A Conference Dual Meet Wrestling championship, defeating Hoggard (51-21), J. H. Rose (65-10), New Hanover (70-12) and three-time defending champion New Bern (45-23) to take the title ... Won all five 285-pound matches, including two pins, to help claim the championship ... Also took first place in the 285-pound class at the Battle at the Beach, leading team to a first-place finish among eight squads … Picked up additional varsity letters in track.
Personal: Larry Alexander Williams was born as a triplet on Feb. 22, 1995, in Wilmington, N.C. … Son of Larry and Pam Williams ... University studies/education major.
2017 (Senior): Was perhaps Oklahoma State’s most physical and best offensive lineman for the first three games before an injury sustained in practice prior to the Cowboys’ Big 12 opener against TCU ended his season ... With Williams in the lineup, OSU averaged 54.0 points and 200 rushing yards per game.
2016 (Junior): Started the first five games of the season before succumbing to injury ... Dressed for the regular-season finale at Oklahoma but did not play ... Returned to action in the Cowboys’ win over No. 10 Colorado in the Alamo Bowl.
2015 (at HCC): Started all 11 games for coach Rion Rhoades at Hutchinson Community College, playing at left tackle and on special teams … A first team selection on the NJCAA All-America team, becoming the first Blue Dragon offensive lineman to earn All-America honors since 1998 … The fourth HCC offensive lineman in team history to earn first-team All-America honors … First-team selection to the 2015 KJCCC All-Conference team … Helped the Blue Dragons lead the Jayhawk Conference and rank eighth nationally in rushing at 244.8 yards per game … Hutchinson running backs rushed for 32 touchdowns behind him and the rest of the offensive line.
2014 (at ECU): Saw action in all 13 games, primarily on special teams … Played on several units, mostly in a blocking role … Tallied a pair of tackles on the coverage squad during the season opener against North Carolina Central.
2013 (at ECU): Redshirt. Played on the offensive scout team.
High School: Totaled 56 tackles, including 33 solo stops, one sack and two fumble recoveries as a senior team captain for head coach Greg Ditz at Laney High School ... Helped the Buccaneers to a 5-5 regular season record and an appearance in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4AA playoffs ... A three-star recruit and a top 50 North Carolina prospect according to ESPN.com ... A two-time Wilmington Star News All-Area first team selection as an offensive lineman ... Also earned first team All-Mideastern Conference honors as a junior in 2011 after contributing to LHS’s 8-4 record and second-round playoff appearance ... Victory against Wakefield in the opening round was the school’s first post-season win since 2001 ... Finished his junior campaign with 32 stops (28 solo, six tackles for loss) and graded out at 88 percent for play on the offensive line ... Defensive efforts in 2011 include an eight-tackle performance against Hoggard and a seven-stop day against J.H. Rose ... Was a two-way starter as a sophomore, junior and senior after playing at the junior varsity level as a freshman ... Participated in the 2011 Shrine Bowl Combine … Also a standout letterman on the mat, finishing seventh in the NCHSAA state wrestling tournament at 285 pounds as a junior ... As a senior, helped Buccaneers to the Mideastern 4A Conference Dual Meet Wrestling championship, defeating Hoggard (51-21), J. H. Rose (65-10), New Hanover (70-12) and three-time defending champion New Bern (45-23) to take the title ... Won all five 285-pound matches, including two pins, to help claim the championship ... Also took first place in the 285-pound class at the Battle at the Beach, leading team to a first-place finish among eight squads … Picked up additional varsity letters in track.
Personal: Larry Alexander Williams was born as a triplet on Feb. 22, 1995, in Wilmington, N.C. … Son of Larry and Pam Williams ... University studies/education major.
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