A player doesn’t have to go to a big school to have a quality NFL career.
At his pro day, which Cowboys assistant defensive line coach Leon Lett reportedly attended, Williams measured in at 6-3 and 284 pounds with 31.5-inch arms yet performed better than most prospects 30 or 40 pounds lighter than him, as Williams tested above the 90th percentile in every metric except the bench press compared to defensive tackles drafted since 1999.
At Louisiana Tech, Williams played predominately as a 4i (inside shade of the offensive tackle) technique on a three-man defensive line; however, in the NFL, he projects best as an undersized yet twitched-up three-technique (outside shade of the guard) defensive tackle — though some evaluators think Williams could thrive as a big defensive end (much like J.