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2015 Football Roster
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D.J. Abnar
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Prev School:
- Lincoln HS
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
Career Notes:
• Finished his career with 428 rushing attempts for 2,059 rushing yards
• Averaged 4.8 yards per carry for his career
• Recorded 23 career rushing touchdowns
• Also finished his career with 35 receptions for 276 yards and one touchdown
• 31 kickoff returns for 694 yards (22.4 average yard per return)
2015 (Sr.):
• Big South Preseason All-Conference selection
• Saw playing time in six games, starting two contests
• Missed the last five games of the year due to a season-ending injury
• Finished the year ranked third on the team in rushing yards (268) and fourth in rushing attempts (46)
• 13 carries for 80 yards during Liberty’s season opener against Delaware State
• Eight rushes for 58 yards and a touchdown to help Liberty defeat No. 7 Montana
• 10 carries for 88 yards against Georgia State
2014 (Jr.):
• Big South all-conference first team
• VaSID all-state first team
• Started all 14 games at running back for the Flames
• Ranked second in the Big South and No. 15 in the country in rushing touchdowns (15)
• His 15 rushing touchdowns was the fourth highest season total in program history
• Finished the year with 292 carries, the second best single season mark in program history
• Second in the Big South and No. 18 in the country in rushing yards (1,289)
• Season rushing total was the fourth highest in program history
• Also finished the season with 20 receptions and 146 receiving yards, both career-high marks
• Ranked second on the team with 96 points scored
• Posted six 100-yard rushing performances during the year
• Scored at least one rushing touchdown in nine of 14 games
• Posted multiple rushing touchdowns against Appalachian State, Brevard, No. 25 Bryant, Gardner-Webb, No. 15 James Madison and Monmouth
• Posted 20 or more carries in six of the last eight games of the year
• Helped Liberty record the program’s third win over an FBS team with 129 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a win at Appalachian State
• Scored twice in Liberty’s win over No. 15 James Madison in the first round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs
2013 (So.):
• Competed in 11 games, missing the Gardner-Webb contest
• Rushed for 411 yards on 72 carries
• Averaged 5.7 yards per carry
• Tied for second on the team with six rushing touchdowns
• Finished three games with 10 or more carries (Monmouth, Kentucky Wesleyan and Presbyterian College)
• Finished the season with a rushing touchdown in each of the last three games
• Posted his first 100-yard rushing game against Kentucky Wesleyan, rushing for 108 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns
• Also finished the season with eight receptions for 102 yards
• Second on the team with nine kickoff returns for 170 yards
• Also added two special team tackles
2012 (Fr.):
• Competed in all 11 games, rushing for 91 yards on 18 carries with one rushing touchdown
• Led Liberty in kick-return yardage, returning 11 kickoffs for 303 yards (27.5 avg.)
• Returned first career kickoff 83 yards against Gardner-Webb
• Totaled over 100 all-purpose yards in back-to-back wins over Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian College
• Recorded 11 carries for 61 yards and his first collegiate touchdown, Oct. 13 at Presbyterian College
• Added 58 yards on two kickoff returns, with a long of 41, against Presbyterian College
Prep:
• Graduate of Lincoln High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner
• All-state honorable mention selection as a senior
• Posted 22 rushing touchdowns and 1,300 rushing yards in 2011
• Set school record with six touchdowns in one game
• Ranked as the No. 6 “Best Athlete” in the state of Florida
Personal:
• Son of Anthony and Ashanna Williams
• Birthday is March 16
• Majoring in communications studies: broadcasting, with the goal of becoming an ESPN analyst
