FAYETTEVILLE — Less than 14 months after suffering a neck injury that nearly ended his playing career, Arkansas running back Rawleigh Williams was named first-team all-SEC on Thursday.
Williams was one of three running backs on the first team voted on by a 14-member panel of The Associated Press, alongside LSU's Derrius Guice and Auburn's Kamryn Pettway. Arkansas offensive linemen Dan Skipper (first team) and Frank Ragnow (second team) were also named all-SEC.
Williams had one of college football's best comeback stories as a sophomore. He missed the Razorbacks' final six games last season after suffering a severe neck injury against Auburn that required surgery.