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• 2009 First-Team All-ACC
• 2007 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year
• Earned UNC Coaches' Player of the Week honors after wins over Florida State and Duke in 2010
• Earned UNC Coaches' Player of the Week honors after wins over The Citadel and Boston College in 2009
A converted wide receiver who has great ball skills and can make plays • Has worked hard to be a more physical player • Active in community service • Started 47 games, including the first 38 of his career.
2010 - Senior Season
Started all nine games he played in this year • Missed the first four games as part of the NCAA/UNC investigation • Finished the season with 49 tackles, including 30 primary stops, two tackles for losses, three pass breakups and one forced fumble • Had two tackles vs. Tennessee in the Music City Bowl, but fractured his right fibula at the ankle while making a tackle • Led the team with nine tackles and broke up a pass in Carolina's 24-19 win at Duke •Had three tackles vs. NC State • Posted four stops against Virginia Tech • Had a season-high eight tackles, including one tackle for loss, in a 37-35 win at Florida State • Posted six tackles against William & Mary • Registered seven tackles and broke up a pass at Miami • Made five tackles and broke up a pass at Virginia • Recorded five tackles, including a tackle for loss, and forced a fumble in his first game back against Clemson.
2009 - Junior Season
Earned first-team All-ACC honors after finishing the season with 47 tackles, 1.5 tackles for losses, six interceptions for 114 yards and eight pass breakups • Also had a 6-yard fumble recovery • Ranked second in the ACC and 11th in the country with six interceptions • Ranked fourth in the ACC with 14 passes defended (6 INTs, 8 PBUs) • Has 12 career interceptions, which ranks third all-time at UNC • Posted six tackles vs. Pittsburgh in the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Made three tackles and broke up a pass at NC State • Named one of four candidates for the AT&T National Player of the Week honors after intercepting three passes for 103 yards in a 31-13 win at Boston College on his 22nd birthday (Nov. 21) • The 103 interception yards are the second-highest single-game performance this year, trailing only teammate Kendric Burney's 170 interception yards vs. Miami • Posted seven tackles in a 33-24 win over No. 12 Miami • Intercepted a pass, broke up a pass and made a tackle in Carolina's 19-6 win over Duke • Was part of a UNC defensive unit that held Duke's potent passing attack to 113 yards, more than 212 yards under its average • Recovered a fumble with just over two minutes remaining, which led to a game-wining field goal at Virginia Tech • Also added three tackles, including a tackle for loss, vs. the Hokies • Registered six tackles and broke up two passes vs. Florida State • Had three tackles vs. Georgia Southern • Posted three tackles and broke up a pass vs. Virginia • Had three tackles at Georgia Tech • Posted seven tackles, broke up a pass and assisted on a tackle for loss in Carolina's 31-17 win over East Carolina • Had one tackle and broke up a pass in Carolina's 12-10 win at Connecticut • Earned UNC coaches' player of the week honors for his performance vs. The Citadel with two interceptions, two tackles and one pass breakup • Had an interception in the end zone just before halftime to stop a Citadel drive.
2008:Started all 13 games and ranked fifth on the team with 65 tackles, including 55 solo
stops • Also had three interceptions, three pass breakups and one forced fumble • Had
seven tackles, one interception, two pass breakups and recovered a fumble vs. West
Virginia in the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Posted seven tackles, forced a fumble and broke
up a pass in the 28-20 win at Duke • Had five tackles against NC State • Recorded four
tackles at Maryland • Had three tackles in the 28-7 win over No. 22 Georgia Tech •
Posted five tackles in the 45-24 win over No. 23 Boston College • Recorded seven tackles
at Virginia • Picked off a pass for eight yards and had six tackles in the win over Notre
Dame • Had three tackles in Carolina's 28-24 win at Miami • Picked off his first pass
of the season and had four solo tackles vs. Virginia Tech • Ran back the interception 25
yards • Had three tackles in Carolina's 44-12 victory at Rutgers • Posted five tackles,
including four primary stops, in the 35-27 win over McNeese State in week one.
2007: Switched from wide receiver to safety in the fall, prior to the start
of the season • Started all 12 games and ranked fifth on the team with 59
tackles • Led the team with three interceptions for 84 yards and broke up
two passes • Posted two tackles in the win over Duke • Had five tackles, one
tackle for loss, one forced fumble and one pass breakup at Georgia Tech
• Had six tackles at NC State • Had one tackle in the win over Maryland
• Posted four tackles at Wake Forest, but was sidelined for part of the game
with a hip flexor • Had three tackles vs. South Carolina • Had an
outstanding game vs. Miami with seven tackles, a tackle for loss and an
interception • Matched his career high with nine tackles at Virginia Tech •
Also picked off a pass against the Hokies and returned it 39 yards • Posted
a career-high nine tackles at No. 23 USF • Had seven tackles, including four
solo stops and three assists, vs. Virginia • Made one tackle in the loss at
ECU • One of 21 freshmen to see action in the Tar Heels' 37-14 victory over
James Madison • Picked off a pass that was tipped by teammate Chase Rice and
returned it 45 yards to the JMU 12-yard line, which led to a field goal •
Also had three tackles.
White Oak High School
SuperPrep All-America • Ranked the No. 4 skill athlete in the country by
SuperPrep • Was named the defensive MVP for the North Carolina team in the
Shrine Bowl • Recorded six tackles in the 28-24 victory • Ranked the No 2
player in North Carolina and the No. 12 safety in the nation by Scout.com •
Considered the No. 4 player in North Carolina by SuperPrep • Ranks as the
No. 8 player in North Carolina and the No. 25 athlete in the country by
Rivals.com • Considered the No. 8 player in North Carolina by The Charlotte
Observer • As a senior, caught 29 passes for 299 yards on offense and
averaged eight tackles per game and intercepted seven passes on defense • As
a junior, had 400 yards receiving, 250 yards rushing and 200 yards passing •
Caught 16 passes and scored on 11 of those • Coached by Bob Blick • Also
plays basketball and runs track • Attended the same high school as former
North Carolina standout Quincy Monk.
Personal
Son of Danine Williams-Collins and Curtis Dowdy • Born November 21, 1987 • Management
and society major • Would most like to have dinner with Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr. and
his granddad • Would like to be on the reality TV show "College Hill" • Favorite dessert
is Sweet Potato Pie • People say he looks like Teddy Pendergrass • If he could change
the world in one way, he would allow for free healthcare • Favorite restaurant in Chapel
Hill is Spanky's • Began playing football at the age of 11 • Recently read "Destined For
Greatness" • Would like to visit Brazil • Favorite TV show is "Sanford and Son" • Favorite
NFL team is the Green Bay Packers.
Year Pri A Total TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR
2007 40 17 57 2.0-4 0-0 3-84 2 1 0
2008 55 10 65 1.0-1 0-0 3-33 3 1 1
2009 34 13 47 1.5-2 0-0 6-114 8 0 1
2010 30 19 49 2.0-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 0
Totals 159 59 218 6.5-9 0-0 12-231 16 3 2
Career High: 9 tackles vs. South Florida & Virginia Tech (2007); 3 interceptions at Boston College (2009)
