Niners Nation · Oct 14, 2023
Golden Nuggets: One sleep away
49ers’ Trent Williams and Browns’ Myles Garrett are set for a titanic clash (paywall)
“Team brass in Washington saw Williams’ diligence, so before his eighth season there, they gave him an extracurricular assignment. They had Williams write scouting reports on the top eight edge rushers in the 2017 NFL Draft. His first work covered then-Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett.
If Williams becomes an NFL executive after his illustrious playing career is over, it’ll be possible to trace his scouting career back to 2017 viewings of Garrett, the Cleveland Browns superstar the 49ers will face Sunday.
This marks the first matchup between Williams and Garrett, the No. 1 pick from that 2017 draft.
