Williams, other Bulldogs earn All-Louisiana honors
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Former Louisiana Tech star and NFL draft pick Milton Williams was named to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana team as the Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
Former Louisiana Tech defensive lineman Milton Williams was named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Co-Defensive Player of the Year while seven Bulldogs earned spots on the 2020-21 LSWA All-Louisiana college football teams as announced by the organization on Monday.
Tech has now had a player earn LSWA Defensive Player of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons after Amik Robertson earned the distinction in 2019.
Williams, who was recently selected as the 73rd overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2021 NFL Draft, was also named First Team All-Louisiana. He earned 2020 First Team All-C-USA honors by both the conference and Phil Steele, and was named a third team All-American by Pro Football Focus. In the 2020 season, the native of Crowley, Texas, ranked third in C-USA in tackles for loss with 10.0 and seventh in sacks with 4.5. Williams was fifth on the team in tackles with 44, including 21 solo. He had a season-high eight tackles and a career-high 3.0 TFLs against UAB on Oct. 31. Williams registered at least three tackles in every game of the 2020 campaign. He also posted two quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery during the season.
Three other Bulldogs were named First Team All-Louisiana in freshman linebacker Tyler Grubbs, sophomore defensive back BeeJay Williamson and senior offensive lineman Kody
Russey.
Grubbs was a FWAA, ESPN and 247Sports.com Freshman All-American. He was named first team all-Conference USA by both the league and Phil Steele while also earning a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman team.
The New Orleans native registered a team-best 99 tackles and finished second on the team in both solo tackles (45) and tackles for loss (9.5). Grubbs opened the season with back-to-back double digit tackle performances with a career-high 16 tackles against Southern Miss (Sept. 19) and a 12-tackle outing against Houston Baptist (Sept. 26). He ended the 2020 campaign with a careerhigh 12 solo tackles against Georgia Southern at the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
