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Brison Williams

Class: Junior Hometown: Warner Robins, Ga. High School: Northside

Last College: Fork Union Military Height / Weight: 5-11 / 218 Position: SS Experience: 2 VL

Junior defensive back who is expected to become more of leader this season as one of the few veterans in the secondary... slated to be the starter at the strong safety position... has played in 21 games over the past two seasons, making a dozen starts.

2012: Sophomore safety who played in all 13 games, starting 12... only game he did not start was at Florida when Carolina opened in a goal line defense... credited with 52 tackles including 43 solo stops... logged a pair of interceptions and four pass breakups... credited with a sack in the season-opening win at Vanderbilt... intercepted the first pass of his career against East Carolina... led the team with a career-high eight tackles in the win at Kentucky... led the team with seven tackles, all solo stops, along with a pair of pass breakups against Georgia... forced a fumble against Arkansas... recovered a fumble against Wofford... recorded his second interception in the win at Clemson.

2011: True freshman who enrolled in the spring after spending the previous fall at Fork Union Military... penciled in as a probable starter entering the fall... suffered a broken arm during fall camp, which kept him sidelined for the first four weeks of the season... made his Gamecock debut against Auburn... played in eight contests... collected 11 tackles including eight solo stops... made the start against Florida replacing an injured DeVonte Holloman... had a pair of tackles against Auburn, Kentucky and Tennessee... named Most Improved among the safeties in the spring.

2010: Signed with South Carolina in February... attended Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy where he was a four-star prospect and the nation's sixth-best prep school player by Rivals.com... was a three-star prospect by Scout.com and 247Sports... coached by John Shuman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Northside High School in Warner Robins, Ga. in 2010... was the 5A Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-Middle Georgia and all-state first-team accolades... recorded 88 tackles, including 66 solo stops for the Eagles... had 10 tackles for loss, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries... returned four kickoffs for touchdowns... participated in the GACA North-South All-Star Classic and earned the 2009 Golden Helmet Award... considered a three-star prospect, the state's 34th-best prospect and the nation's 36th-best cornerback by Rivals.com... rated a three-star prospect and the nation's 85th-best cornerback by Scout.com... regarded as a two-star prospect and the nation's 104th-ranked safety by ESPN.com... also considered Georgia Tech.

PERSONAL: Brison Williams was born December 4, 1991... is a sociology major at South Carolina.