Mykelti Williams

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
210
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Warren Central

Career Overview: Signed with Notre Dame out of high school and redshirted the 2015 season with the Irish … Played strong safety in 2016 for Iowa Western Community College and was a National Junior College Association of American (NJCAA) First Team All-American.

Freshman Year (2016 at Iowa Western CC): NJCAA First Team All-American … Played 12 games at strong safety and recorded 93 tackles and nine passes defended, including three interceptions … Averaged 7.8 tackles per game … Three games with 10+ tackles, including a season-best 12 stops versus Arizona Western (8/27) and at Highland (10/22) … Logged five tackles and returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown versus the College of DuPage (11/12).

2015 (at Notre Dame): Redshirt season.

High School: Defensive back and running back for head coach Jayson West … Rated four stars by Rivals.com and three stars by 247Sports.com, Scout.com and ESPN … Ranked the 235th player in nation and 16th among safeties on the Rivals.com 250 list … No. 20 safety in the Class of 2015 according to 247Sports.com … 2014 Indianapolis Star Super Team Player of the Year … Named to the 2014 USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA Indiana Football Team … Earned 2014 Indiana Class 6A All-State honors from the Associated Press ... Named one of the top 50 players in the state by the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top as both a junior and senior ... PrepStar All-Midwest selection ... As a senior, made 85 tackles, seven interceptions and recovered a fumble for a touchdown ... Also rushed for eight touchdowns and more than 400 yards … Three-time All-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference selection as a sprinter for the track team.