Redshirt freshman Avery Williams was the Boise State football team’s X-factor going into the season.
Nobody knew exactly where or how, but everyone seemed to believe he’d make an impact on the 2017 Broncos.
Williams went far beyond that vague notion — delivering three punt returns that were among the most important plays of the season and developing into a surprise starter at cornerback the last two months of the regular season.
Without the former walk-on, the Broncos likely wouldn’t be Mountain West champions or playing Oregon in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday.