PLAYER PROFILE: Jesse Williams
Has played football for five years and can line up at defensive end, defensive tackle, tight end, linebacker or as a kicker… has played in his native Australia for Bayside Ravens and the Queensland Sun Devils State Team… represented Australia in an IFAF Junior World Championship qualifying game against New Zealand in 2009… currently plays for Arizona Western College… was named Bayside Ravens Player of the year, Raven of the year, Gridiron Queensland Defensive Lineman of the year and Rookie of the Year… was named Gridiron Queensland National Championship Defensive MVP, Ravens Defensive Lineman of the year and Team Australia game MVP… at Arizona Western has been named NJCAA Special Teams Player of the week, second team all-conference and first team all regions… greatest football memory is winning back to back National Championships with the Queensland Sun Devils in 2006 and 2007… favorite current NFL players are Darnell Dockett and Ray Lewis… favorite NFL team is the Baltimore Ravens… hobbies include playing basketball and lifting weights… favorite part about playing football is traveling and meeting new people also while training and becoming a better person… thanks his parents for being with him every step of the way and been behind him when he has faced challenges in life… looks forward to the experience of playing in front of a much larger crowd than he is used to and to show the world that indigenous Australians can play the game physically… indigenous Australians are descendants of the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands distinguished as either Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders… Williams’ Aboriginal descendents are from the Wuthathi Tribe and Seven Rivers people in Far North Queensland and his Torres Strait Island descendents are from Moa Island and Thursday Island in Torres Strait… his great grandfather is a Torres Strait Island elder.
















