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TFY on Deangelo:
Full Name: DeAngelo Williams School: Memphis Pos: RB
Ht: 5-9 Wt: 214 40: 4.55 Year: 4Sr
Bio: Awarded All-American and All-Conference honors last season after 310/1,964/18 on the ground and 12/71/1 as a receiver. Junior rushing totals included 313/1,948/22 after 243/1,430/10 as a sophomore. Conference USA Player of the Year every season since his sophomore campaign.
Pos: Patient and instinctive ball carrier with a complete game. Sees the field, waits for blocks to develop and follows them anywhere on the field. Finds the cutback lanes, makes defenders miss and gets through the small creases. Plays with outstanding balance, body control and power. Displays good first-step quickness with a burst of speed. Aggressive, puts his shoulders into defenders and works to finish runs. Effective blocking in pass protection. Solid pass catcher.
Neg: Lacks the flat-out speed to beat defenders around corner. Has carried the ball almost 1,000 times in college.
Analysis: A highly decorated collegian and the nation's top senior running back, Williams has the tools to be an instant starter in the NFL. Should have a long and productive career yet does not have that something special to make one think he’s a franchise runner.
Senior Bowl:
Weigh-In Notes: Short, stout and compact.
Monday Practice Notes: Dropped his first swing pass. Showed patience and waits
for his line to setup the blocks before exploiting the openings.
Tuesday Practice Notes: He's easily the best back here this week and has nothing but help his draft stock. Williams ran with great vision in this session and was very patient and did a god job of setting up his blockers. Williams showed a great burst on his runs and was able to hit the second level well and found daylight down the field on many occasions. He also did a good job out of the backfield when catching the ball and was a willing pass blocker.
Wednesday Practice Notes: Again he was very smooth on his runs and he sets the blocks up very well. Williams doesn't stop moving even after first contact and is able to pick up extra yardage. He's also has shown to have soft hands.
Thursday Practice Notes: He was very smooth as usual in running and catching the ball.
Analysis: He clearly was the best back on either squad this week. Williams showed no flaws in his game and did a great job of setting up his blocks and showing patience and then getting to the second level on his runs and finding daylight down field. He also did a nice job of catching the ball out of the backfield and seemed natural in that role. He clearly helped himself here.
The talk around the NFL scouts this week is the performance of Memphis running back DeAngelo Williams. He seemed to quell those negative thoughts that he was too small to be a featured back.
DeAngelo Williams of Memphis concerned many by measuring just 5-feet-8 ½-inches during weigh-ins on Monday. He then calmed fears with an exceptional week of practice. Williams displayed outstanding running skills and an all-round game, stating his case to be a top twelve selection this April.
Full Name: DeAngelo Williams School: Memphis Pos: RB
Ht: 5-9 Wt: 214 40: 4.55 Year: 4Sr
Bio: Awarded All-American and All-Conference honors last season after 310/1,964/18 on the ground and 12/71/1 as a receiver. Junior rushing totals included 313/1,948/22 after 243/1,430/10 as a sophomore. Conference USA Player of the Year every season since his sophomore campaign.
Pos: Patient and instinctive ball carrier with a complete game. Sees the field, waits for blocks to develop and follows them anywhere on the field. Finds the cutback lanes, makes defenders miss and gets through the small creases. Plays with outstanding balance, body control and power. Displays good first-step quickness with a burst of speed. Aggressive, puts his shoulders into defenders and works to finish runs. Effective blocking in pass protection. Solid pass catcher.
Neg: Lacks the flat-out speed to beat defenders around corner. Has carried the ball almost 1,000 times in college.
Analysis: A highly decorated collegian and the nation's top senior running back, Williams has the tools to be an instant starter in the NFL. Should have a long and productive career yet does not have that something special to make one think he’s a franchise runner.
Senior Bowl:
Weigh-In Notes: Short, stout and compact.
Monday Practice Notes: Dropped his first swing pass. Showed patience and waits
for his line to setup the blocks before exploiting the openings.
Tuesday Practice Notes: He's easily the best back here this week and has nothing but help his draft stock. Williams ran with great vision in this session and was very patient and did a god job of setting up his blockers. Williams showed a great burst on his runs and was able to hit the second level well and found daylight down the field on many occasions. He also did a good job out of the backfield when catching the ball and was a willing pass blocker.
Wednesday Practice Notes: Again he was very smooth on his runs and he sets the blocks up very well. Williams doesn't stop moving even after first contact and is able to pick up extra yardage. He's also has shown to have soft hands.
Thursday Practice Notes: He was very smooth as usual in running and catching the ball.
Analysis: He clearly was the best back on either squad this week. Williams showed no flaws in his game and did a great job of setting up his blocks and showing patience and then getting to the second level on his runs and finding daylight down field. He also did a nice job of catching the ball out of the backfield and seemed natural in that role. He clearly helped himself here.
The talk around the NFL scouts this week is the performance of Memphis running back DeAngelo Williams. He seemed to quell those negative thoughts that he was too small to be a featured back.
DeAngelo Williams of Memphis concerned many by measuring just 5-feet-8 ½-inches during weigh-ins on Monday. He then calmed fears with an exceptional week of practice. Williams displayed outstanding running skills and an all-round game, stating his case to be a top twelve selection this April.
