{"id":42237,"date":"2018-04-16T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=42237"},"modified":"2021-03-13T13:12:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T18:12:46","slug":"connor-williams-2018-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/04\/16\/connor-williams-2018-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Connor Williams 2018 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview
\n<\/strong>Position<\/strong>: Offensive tackle
\n<\/span>Height<\/strong>: 6’5″
\n<\/span>Weight<\/strong>: 320 pounds
\n<\/span>School<\/strong>: Texas Longhorns<\/span><\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n<\/strong>Bench Press<\/strong>: 26 reps
\n<\/span>Vertical Jump<\/strong>: 34.0 inches (best among offensive linemen)
\n<\/span>Broad Jump<\/strong>: 9 feet, 3 inches (fifth among offensive linemen)<\/span><\/p>\n

Connor Williams 2018 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Since 2001, only two Texas Longhorn offensive linemen have gone in the first round of the NFL Draft. The Arizona Cardinals<\/a> selected Leonard Davis<\/a><\/strong> with the second overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft, one year before the Buffalo Bills<\/a> selected Mike Williams<\/a><\/strong> with the fourth overall pick in 2002. Both players enjoyed lengthy NFL careers, with the two combining to start 211 games. Outside of them, however, Texas has not produced first-round talent across the offensive line in some time.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the NFL Draft fast approaching<\/a>, Connor Williams<\/a><\/strong> appears to be the trend-breaker for the Longhorns. The junior seems likely to be one of the first two tackles off the board come April 26th.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite a high school senior year in which Williams was a Class 6A All-State selection, the Texas native came to the Longhorns in 2015 as a mere three-star recruit. However, Williams shed that ranking quickly, becoming an essential piece in the Longhorn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s offense. <\/span><\/p>\n

After his freshman season, Williams was named a Freshman All-American by multiple outlets and was a Big-12 All-Conference selection the same year. In 2016, Williams again was named both a First-Team All-Conference selection and a First-Team All-American.<\/span><\/p>\n

Williams’ junior year, however, wrote a different story for him. In 2017, he was limited to five regular season games due to a left knee injury and struggled to assert himself in pass protection. Despite an injury-plagued season, Williams<\/span> remains among the top offensive tackles <\/span><\/a>entering draft season and has showcased elite potential to thrive in the NFL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Strengths<\/span><\/h2>\n