2005 ... Started all 11 games in 2005 ... finished the season second on the team defensively, recorded 67.5 total tackles (51 solo, 33 assisted) ... recorded 7.5 tackles for a total loss of 25 yards ... recorded two sacks on the year for a total loss of nine yards for opponents ... the first sack of his career came with a six-yard loss for Charleston Southern ... also against Charleston Southern, had five solo tackles and three assisted stops ... recorded three solo tackles and five assisted tackles (5.5 total tackles) at Florida State, including one assisted tackle for a one-yard loss for the Seminoles ... made four solo stops in the Bulldogs’ 17-7 upset victory over No. 18 Western Carolina ... was impressive at Ole Miss, recording 8.5 total tackles, eight of which were solo stops, one coming as a one-yard loss for the Rebels ... against Furman, recorded 4.5 total tackles (three solo, three assisted) and broke up two Paladin passes ... led the Bulldogs’ defensive effort at Georgia Southern with 8.5 total tackles (seven solo, three assisted), with 1.5 of those tackles resulting in a three-yard loss for the Eagles ... also led The Citadel defensively against Wofford with eight solo and nine assisted tackles, totaling a career-high12.5 stops ... totaled 1.5 tackles for a net 10 yards lost against the Terriers ... named the SoCon Player of the Week for his efforts againt Wofford ... recorded his second sack of the season at Chattanooga, dropping the Mocs quarterback for a loss of three yards ... had seven other tackles in the game at UTC, with one more solo stop coming for a loss of one yard for the Mocs ... in the Military Classic of the South at VMI, recorded 4.5 total tackles (two solo, five assisted) and recovered one fumble for a one yard return after recovery ...
2004 ... played in all 10 contests during his freshman campaign picking up 22 solo tackles and four assisted stops ... had two tackles for a loss, one versus Auburn and the other against Georgia Southern ... recorded a career-high with six tackles vs. Benedict ... also forced a fumble in the Benedict contest ... earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (2.75 GPA or higher) honors during the spring semester, while being named to the SoCon Honor Roll (3.00 academic year GPA or higher) for the entire 2004-05 academic year ...
High School ... 2003 graduate of Opelika High School ... 2003 First Team All-State (Alabama) ... 2003 First Team All-Region ... 2003 Region Defensive Player-of-the-Year ... 2003 Team Captain ... recorded 113 tackles and 12 sacks during his senior season ... played for coach Spence McCracken ...
Personal ... Willie Andrew Rowell ... born on Oct. 21, 1985 ... son of Willie and Andriette ... majoring in business administration.
