Fact.......Sunday was his first time playing G, on any level
Early years[edit]
Williams attended
Coppell High School. As a freshman, he started the last 3 games at
right tackle. As a sophomore, he was moved to
tight end, but by the end of the season he was switched to
left tackle.
As a senior, he was a two-way player, allowing one sack and one holding penalty, while making 38 tackles (5 for loss), 3 sacks, 5 quarterback pressures, 5 forced fumbles and 2 passes defensed. He was a second-team 6A All-State and an All-district selection.
He was a teammate of future
NFL player
Solomon Thomas. He also practiced
basketball.
College career[edit]
Williams accepted a football scholarship from the
University of Texas. As a freshman, he started all 12 games at
left tackle.
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The next year, he started 11 out of 12 games at
left tackle and was considered by the media and coaches one of the best
offensive tackles in
college football. He became just the fourth sophomore in school history to receive first-team
All-American honors.
As a junior, he suffered a left knee injury in the third game against
USC. He returned to play in the eleventh game against
West Virginia University. He started only five out of 12 games at
left tackle (first 3 and final 2 regular season contests). On November 27, 2017, Williams announced that he would forego his senior year in favor of the
2018 NFL Draft, and that he would not play in the
2017 Texas Bowl.
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