OSU: Aric played in 49 career games...2004 Second Team All-Pac-10 Conference...invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game in January...started 26 games, including the last 25...first in the Pac-10 Conference for passes defended at 1.6...second in the conference for pass breakups with 14...121 career tackles...a career-high eight tackles at Arizona State...tied for second in the Pac-10 in 2004 for interceptions with five...member of the Seattle Times All-Pac-10 team as a senior...honorable mention All-Pac-10 as a junior...led the team for pass deflections and ranked third in the Pac-10 with 12 in 2003...spent his sophomore and redshirt freshman seasons playing behind All-American corner Dennis Weathersby...played in all 13 games as a sophomore...returned 26 punts for 193 yards and 10 kickoffs for 156 yards in 2002 and `03...played in 11 games as a redshirt-freshman, including making his first collegiate start Sept. 8, 2001 at New Mexico State...redshirted in 2000. DIAMOND BAR: Aric started as a junior and senior at cornerback for a team that went 27-1 and won two CIF Division II titles...he was an All-Sierra League MVP as a senior...also was a standout receiver and special teams performer...as a senior he snagged 23 passes for 300 yards, made 60 tackles, and had three interceptions...he started two years as a guard on the basketball team and was a three-year letterman in track as a sprinter. PERSONAL:Son of Anthony Williams and Andrea Paysinger...Shaun Williams, his cousin, was a four-year standout safety at UCLA and played for the New York Giants...member of the Diamond Bar honor roll...majored in fine art with an emphasis on graphic design.
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