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2017 EKU Football Roster

Amanda Cain
Amanda Cain
Mark Pearson

99 Lucas Williams

  • Position Placekicker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 193
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Russell Springs, Ky.
  • High School Russell County HS
  • Previous School Russell County HS

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2017
Scored 56 points in 2017 … made 23-of-26 extra-point attempts and 11-of-16 field goal attempts … was 9-for-12 on field goal attempts less than 40 yards … had 39 kickoffs for 2,232 yards, an average of 57.2 yards per kickoff … had seven touchbacks … made a career-best 51-yard field goal in Eastern’s 3-point win over Tennessee Tech (Sept. 23) … made a 41-yard field goal at Southeast Missouri (Sept. 30).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2016
Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference by league coaches and media relations contacts … preseason All-OVC first team selection by CollegeSportsMadness … finished the season 10-for-16 on field goals and 29-for-29 on extra-point attempts … went 6-for-7 on field goals of 29 or fewer yards … was 7-for-7 on extra-points and 2-for-2 on field goal attempts in EKU’s 55-14 win over Pikeville (Sept. 8) … converted all four extra-point tries and his only field goal attempt in a 31-16 victory over Southeast Missouri (Oct. 8) … his field goal against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 8) was a career-best 49-yarder … made all eight extra-point attempts and a 31-yard field goal to help Eastern tie the program record with 67 points at Austin Peay (Nov. 12) ... earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2015
First team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection … saw action in nine of the team’s 11 games, only failing to get on the field in the two games that the Colonels were shutout … made 41-of-42 extra-point attempts … connected on 11-of-14 field goal attempts … 18th in the nation in field goal percentage (78.6 percent) … led the OVC and ranked 21st in the nation with 1.22 field goals per game … led the OVC and was 16th in the country in scoring at 8.2 points per game … on the College Football Performance (CFPA) 2015 FCS Special Teams Watch List … made a season-high seven extra-points against Valparaiso (Sept. 3) … made a season-best three field goals (3-for-3) against Austin Peay (Sept. 26) with a long of 42 yards … connected on a season-long 45 yard field goal against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 8) … hit two field goals and five extra-points in a double overtime victory at Murray State (Nov. 14), including an extra-point with 44 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime and an extra point in the first overtime to send the game to a second overtime. 
 
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2014
Did not see any action. 
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013
Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-state honors as a punter in 2011 … also played varsity baseball for four seasons.

PERSONAL
Son of Bob and Kim Williams … majoring in applied engineering management.

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    Placekicker
    6'0" 187 lbs
  • 76

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    Placekicker
    6'1" 203 lbs
    76
  • 76

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    Placekicker
    6'1" 210 lbs
    76
  • 76

    2016Redshirt Junior

    Placekicker
    6'1" 199 lbs
    76
  • 99

    2017Redshirt Senior

    Placekicker
    6'1" 193 lbs
    99