FIU Athletics

FIU Records:
                - Ninth-longest interception return (58) - vs. Charlotte (Nov. 7, 2015)

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2016 (Junior): Started in nine games for the Panthers at safety…Registered a single-season best 55 tackles (36 solo)…Also had a half tackle for loss, one interception, four pass breakups and two fumble recoveries…Notched five-or-more tackles in eight games, including a career-high 10 tackles versus Indiana (9/1)…Finished third on the team in total tackles…Tied for fourth on the team in pass breakups…Named game captain versus Maryland (9/9)…Collected five tackles (four solo) with his second fumble recovery of the season at Old Dominion (11/26)…Registered five tackles (three solo) versus Marshall (11/19), notching third-career interception…Had five tackles at WKU (11/5)…Returned to the field after missing three games due to injury, recording five tackles (three solo) with one pass breakup versus Middle Tennessee (10/29)…Registered seven tackles (four solo) versus Florida Atlantic (10/1)…Had four tackles versus UCF (9/24)…Notched eight tackles (five solo) with a half tackle for loss, while tying a career-best in pass breakups (2) at UMass (9/17)…Recorded six tackles (four solo) versus Maryland (9/9)…Opened the season with a career-high 10 tackles (nine solo) with one fumble recovery versus Indiana (9/1).

2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in 10 games for the Panthers, starting in nine...Notched 40 total tackles (32 solo), with 2.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and four pass breakups...No. 2 on the team in interceptions...Averaged 29.0 yards-per-return...Tied for No. 2 on the team in pass breakups...Registered three-or-more tackles in seven games, including a career-high nine at Indiana (9/12)...Had five tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss at Marshall (11/14)...Returned an interception (58 yards) for a touchdown versus Charlotte (11/7)...The “pick six” was the ninth longest in FIU history...Also tallied five tackles versus the 49ers...Recorded six tackles and half a tackle for loss at Florida Atlantic (10/31)...Grabbed first-career interception and recorded three tackles versus N.C. Central (9/19)...Notched a career-high nine tackles with one pass breakup at Indiana (9/12)...Made first-career start, recording five tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss at UCF (9/3).

2014 (Freshman): Appeared in nine games for the Panthers...Registered seven total tackles (six solo) on the year...Tallied a career-high three tackles versus Middle Tennessee (11/15)...Notched first-career tackle at UAB (9/27)...Made FIU debut versus Louisville (9/20).

Hialeah: Third-Team All-Dade County 8A-6A selection in 2013…played in the Dade vs. Broward County All-Star Game…played for Marc Berman at Hialeah…picked off opposing quarterbacks four times his senior year, returning two of those for touchdowns…tallied 76 tackles on defense, six of those for loss and forced three fumbles…offensively, caught 16 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns…also received offers from Colgate and Illinois State.

Personal: Parents – Robert Gonzalez and Lucinda Williamson…siblings – Karlina, Lexi, Alex and Cassandra…started playing football at age 11…Majoring in political science.

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Career Highs (at FIU)
Tackles: 10 vs. Indiana (Sept. 1, 2016)
TFL: 1.0, twice (last at Marshall - Nov. 14, 2015)
Interceptions: 1, three times (last vs. Marshall - Nov. 19, 2016)
Longest INT Return: 58 vs. Charlotte (Nov. 7, 2015)
Pass Breakups: 2, twice (last at UMass - Sept. 17, 2016)
Fumble Recovery: 1, twice (last at Old Dominion - Nov. 26, 2016)
All-Purpose Yards: 58 vs. Charlotte (Nov. 7, 2015)