2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 8
Brenton Williams
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- JK
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 260
- Prev School:
- Auburn
- Hometown:
- Opelika, Ala.
2026 (R-Jr.):
- Phil Steele CUSA Preseason All-Conference First Team
- Athlon Sports CUSA Preseason All-Conference Second Team
- Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
- Saw playing time in all 12 games
- Started two games
- Finished the season with 27 tackles (11 solo, 16 assisted)
- Also added 4.0 tackles for a loss (26 yards)
- Ranked second on the team with 3.0 sacks (24 yards)
- Tied for third on the team with three quarterbacks hurries
- One of five Flames to record a fumble recovery
- PFF.com snap count: 489 (432 – defense; 57 – special team)
- Ranked eighth on the team in defensive snap counts
- PFF.com defensive grade: 70.2
- Recorded at least one tackle in 10 games
- Two tackles, including a nine-yard sack against Maine
- Tied a season high with six tackles at Jax State, while adding a quarterback hurry
- Two solo tackles, including an eight-yard sack against Delaware
- Two tackles, including a seven-yard sack against FIU
- Two solo tackles and a fumble recovery against New Mexico State
- Matched his season high with six stops against LA Tech
- Saw playing time in all 12 games
- Finished the season with 15 tackles (four solo, 11 assisted)
- Also added 4.0 tackles for a loss (13 yards) and 1.0 sacks (three yards)
- One pass breakup
- PFF.com snap count: 174 (156 – defense; 18 – special team)
- Five tackles against Kennesaw State, including four assisted stops
- Two assisted tackles against Middle Tennessee and UMass
- Also recorded two assisted stop against Buffalo in the Bahamas Bowl
- Transferred to Liberty from Auburn
- Saw playing time in two games during the 2023 season
- Graduated from Opelika High School in Opelika, Ala.
- Finished his senior season with 55 tackles, 10 TFLs and four sacks
- Class 7A first-team all-state as a senior
- Played in the AHSAA South Region All-Star game as a senior
- ESPN and On3 Top 25 player in the state of Alabama
- Also participated in basketball and track & field
- Son of Vonetta and Brian Williams
- Completed his undergraduate degree in business in May 2026
- Birthday is September 16
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