Quintin Williams Class: Senior Hometown: Goldsboro, NC High School: Rosewood Height / Weight: 6-2 / 200 Position: Free Safety Birthdate: 09/24/1982 Experience: 3VL

Rated the 20th-best free safety in the country by The Sporting News entering the season ¡K also named to the second-team preseason All-ACC squad by Lindy¡¦s ¡K described by position coach Dean Hood as the ¡§heart and soul of our defense¡¨ ¡K the returning starter at free safety, the ¡§quarterback position¡¨ of the defense ¡K does everything well ¡K a physical player who makes tackles ¡K a very coachable player ¡K viewed as a leader by the coaching staff and his teammates because of his work ethic and desire ¡K a very hard worker who has an intense desire to be the best player he can be ¡K recorded four tackles in the final spring scrimmage ¡K brings the team¡¦s longest current streak of consecutive games started (28) into the 2003 season ¡K currently ranks 10th on WFU¡¦s career pass breakups chart with 19 ¡K owns seven career interceptions.

2002
An All-ACC honorable mention selection ¡K named to the Verizon Academic All-America District III team ¡K three-year starter and leader of the defense ¡K completed his second season of playing free safety after starting his WFU career at cornerback ¡K started all 13 games ¡K played most of the season with a soft cast on his right hand after breaking his thumb at Purdue ¡K finished the season fourth on the team with 72 tackles, including five tackles for loss (-11 yards) ¡K tied a team-high with three interceptions, returning them for a total of 49 yards ¡K tallied five pass breakups and recovered one fumble ¡K was the team¡¦s third-leading tackler at Northern Illinois with a career-best 10 total stops ¡K also had a tackle-for-loss (-2 yards) and two interceptions against the Huskies ¡K recorded four tackles, including three solo stops, and a PBU against ECU ¡K tallied four tackles, his first career fumble recovery and a pass breakup against NC State ¡K had five tackles at Purdue, including four solo stops ¡K also recorded one TFL (-1 yard) against the Boilermakers ¡K recorded four solo tackles, including two tackles-for-loss (-6 yards) against Virginia ¡K credited with two assisted tackles and a PBU at Georgia Tech ¡K collected five stops, including two solo tackles, against Duke ¡K recorded three tackles against Clemson, including two solo stops ¡K had eight tackles against North Carolina, including four solo efforts ¡K also grabbed an interception, returning it 33 yards against the Tar Heels ¡K tallied six tackles versus FSU ¡K recorded seven tackles, including five solo stops, and a pass breakup against Navy ¡K tallied a team-best nine tackles, including six solo stops, a tackle-for-loss (-2 yards) and a PBU against Maryland ¡K totaled five tackles against Oregon in the Seattle Bowl.

2001
Returned to his starting role at cornerback in the early goings of the season, then moved to free safety, starting the final seven games of the year in that spot ¡K was the leader of the secondary and ranked fourth on the team with 72 total tackles, including 48 solo stops ¡K also tallied a team-high 11 pass breakups and recorded two interceptions ¡K finished the season ranked fifth in the ACC in pass breakups ¡K was the most productive tackler in the secondary at ECU, totaling eight stops (including six solo tackles) ¡K also had three pass breakups ¡K recorded an interception to go with seven tackles against ASU ¡K recorded six tackles, five unassisted, versus Maryland ¡K had four solo tackles and two quarterback hurries at Florida State ¡K played free safety for the first time in his career against NC State, recording nine tackles (six solo), one tackle-for-loss (-4 yards) and two pass breakups against the Wolfpack ¡K had eight total stops, one forced fumble and one pass breakup against Duke ¡K recorded four solo and one assisted tackle against Clemson ¡K posted five tackles as well as two pass breakups at Virginia ¡K one of three Deacons to record nine tackles, including six solo, against North Carolina ¡K also forced the fumble in the closing seconds that sealed Wake Forest¡¦s one-point victory over the Tar Heels ¡K earned ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors for his performance at UNC ¡K recorded five tackles as well as his second interception of the season against Georgia Tech ¡K had three solo and two assisted tackles versus Northern Illinois.

2000
A true freshman who made an immediate impact on the Deacon defense ¡K saw action in eight games while starting six contests at cornerback ¡K totaled 32 tackles on the season, including 23 solo stops ¡K led the team in interceptions, picking off two passes and returning them for 48 yards ¡K also credited with three pass breakups and a forced fumble ¡K tallied three stops in his college debut versus Appalachian State ¡K had five tackles against Virginia ¡K earned his first start at Clemson ¡K had an outstanding all-around game versus Duke, recording six tackles, forcing a fumble, intercepting a pass and tallying two pass breakups ¡K had three tackles and picked off a pass against Florida State, returning it for 40 yards ¡K had four solo stops at Navy ¡K totaled six tackles at NC State.

Background
A standout on both offense and defense at Rosewood HS ¡K earned all-conference honors for four years and was the conference player of the year as a senior ¡K rushed for 1,500 yards and 23 touchdowns for the Eagles ¡K recorded seven interceptions as a defensive back ¡K played for coach Daniel Barrow ¡K owned the school¡¦s career rushing (4,335 yards) and scoring records ¡K received the ¡§Extra Effort Award¡¨ from WRAL-TV ¡K an outstanding student who earned class valedictorian honors.

Personal
Majoring in English ¡K has made multiple appearances on the ACC Honor Roll ¡K has also been named to the WFU Dean¡¦s List ¡K selected to the 2002 All-ACC Academic Team ¡K born September 24, 1982 in Goldsboro, N.C. ¡K son of Martin and Jacqueline Holden ¡K has two siblings, Chance¡¦ (19) and Stephanie Orosca (11) ¡K chose WFU because of ¡§the family atmosphere.¡¨

Career Statistics

	G-GS	UT	AT	Total	INT	TFL	PBU	FF	FR
2000	8-6	23	9	32	2/48	0	3	2	0	
2001	11-11	48	24	72	2/7	1/-4	11	1	0
2002	13-13	44	28	72	3/49	5/-11	5	0	1
Career	32-30	115	61	176	7/104	6/-15	19	3	1