15 Days until Catamount Football Kickoff - Antoine Williams & Jai Boyd

It's now 15 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023, against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, AR.

To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful a little more excited about the upcoming season, and knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.

Today we highlight two players assigned to #15 , one on defense and one on offense

#15 Antoine Williams & #15 Jai Boyd

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#15 Antoine Williams

Position:  Linebacker
Height:  5-10
Weight:  205
Class:  Redshirt Junior
Hometown : Birmingham, Ala.
College: Austin Peay
High School:  Pinson Valley HS







2023 (Junior): Selected preseason second-team All-Southern Conference by the league's head coaches ... Named second-team preseason All-America by Stats Perform, third-team preseason The Bluebloods, and fourth-team preseason All-America by Phil Steele ... Listed on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List.

Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU during the summer before the 2023 season

Austin Peay (2020-22): Saw action in 24 games over three seasons at Austin Peay ... Credited with 100 career tackles over three seasons with 47 solo stops and 12.5 tackles for loss with four sacks ... Forced two fumbles with a pair of recoveries ... Was named third-team 2022 Stats Perform FCS All-America and was a finalist for the Stats Perform Buck Buchanan Award, finishing 22nd in the national vote ... Was selected to the HERO Sports Sophomore All-America team in 2022 ... Tabbed All-ASUN Conference in 2022; 

High School: Played linebacker for head coach Patrick Nix at Pinson Valley, winning the 2017 and 2018 Class 6A state championships ... Recorded 80 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, and four sacks as a senior ... Named to the Alabama Sports Writer Association's Class 6A All-State team ... Named 2019 All-Trussville Tribune Defensive Player of the Year and to AL.com's All-Birmingham High School Football Team ... Rated as the No. 6 linebacker in Alabama, according to MaxPreps.com ... Also competed in wrestling as a prep.

 
Personal: Is the son of Monique Jones and Antoine Winston ... Has four siblings: Jayce, Kiersten, Levi, and Gabrielle.

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#15 Jai Boyd

Position:  Wide Receiver

Height:  6-2

Weight:  170

Class:  Freshman

Hometown:  Winnsboro, S.C.

High School:  Fairfield Central HS

Prior to Western Carolina: Two-way player as a prep playing wide receiver and free safety … Caught 48 passes for 1,076 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior, adding a punt return for a score.