PRINCETON, N.J. – Cornell football sophomore linebacker,
Keith Williams Jr., has been named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.
Williams Jr. recorded nine tackles (5 solo, 4 asst) and two interceptions, including a game-sealing pick with less than two-minutes remaining, in Cornell's 30-20 win over Bucknell on Saturday, Oct. 18.
He becomes just the second Cornell linebacker with two picks in a game in the past quarter-century (Holt Fletcher '24 at Lehigh on Sept. 16, 2023). He is the programs first Defensive Player of the Week since former teammate
Luke Banbury '25 earned the honor last November.
On the season, the sophomore is third on the team with 35 total tackles, including 13 solo tackles.
Cornell will host Ivy League foe Brown on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
