Cowboys #120: Cowboys select LB Brandon Williams in fourth round
Source: 2009 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile
Brandon Williams, DS #10 DE, Texas Tech
Draft Scout Snapshot: DS Rating on 1/12/09: #12 Junior DE, #96/750 Overall, Projected Rnd: 3-4 in 2010
2007: All-Big 12 Conference Second Team and honorable mention ... led the team with 12.5 tackles for loss and six sacks ... 2006: Named to The Sporting News All-Big 12 Freshman Team ... true freshman who saw extensive playing time on special teams and at defensive end on passing downs ... finished third on the defense behind Keyunta Dawson and Jake Ratliff with his 3.5 sacks ... totaled 16 tackles (11 solo) on the season.
04/13/09 - Texas Tech defensive end Brandon Williams is driving from Fort Worth to Dallas every day to work out. On Monday, he will make a detour to Irving. Williams is among draft prospects who will visit Valley Ranch for Dallas Day. He goes to Denver to visit with the Broncos on Wednesday. Williams, who went to South Hills, is projected as a fourth- or fifth-round draft choice by NFL Draft Scout, a Web site. He is hoping to go higher. "Hopefully, I can go second or third," Williams said in a telephone interview. "A lot of teams are really hesitating on my speed. I ran another 40[-yard dash Friday]. We put it on camera, so we’re going to send it out to different teams. Hopefully, that will help." Williams said he ran times of 4.69 and 4.74 on Friday. He ran a 4.96 at the NFL Scouting Combine and a 4.78 on his Pro Day. - Charean Williams, Star-Telegram.com
04/08/09 - Texas Tech's Brandon Williams led the Big 12 and finished fourth in the nation with his 13 sacks last season. Frankly, he thinks he can do better, which is why he elected to skip his senior season to turn pro. "Our defense wasn't really showing my abilities," Williams said. "That was a big part of me leaving. What we played wasn't showing my ability to move around and play more of a linebacker position." Williams started at both right and left end last season in the 4-3 scheme at Tech. But at only 6-2 1/2, he wasn't going to start at end for many NFL teams. His future is at outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme, but his 4.95 40-yard dash at the NFL combine will likely keep him out of the premium draft rounds. Williams said he had help with his decision to turn pro. "It was a family decision," Williams said. "We decided it would be the best thing for me to do. It was tough leaving my teammates behind but they supported me." - Rick Gosselin, The Dallas Morning News
03/15/09 - Texas Tech Pro day: DE Brandon Williams (6-3, 254 pounds) ran a 4.80 and 4.81 in the 40, had a 33 1/2 inch vertical jump, a 9-foot, 10-inch broad jump, 18 bench press reps and kept the rest of his numbers from the combine. – Gil Brandt, NFL.com
Brandon Williams, DS #10 DE, Texas Tech
Draft Scout Snapshot: DS Rating on 1/12/09: #12 Junior DE, #96/750 Overall, Projected Rnd: 3-4 in 2010
2007: All-Big 12 Conference Second Team and honorable mention ... led the team with 12.5 tackles for loss and six sacks ... 2006: Named to The Sporting News All-Big 12 Freshman Team ... true freshman who saw extensive playing time on special teams and at defensive end on passing downs ... finished third on the defense behind Keyunta Dawson and Jake Ratliff with his 3.5 sacks ... totaled 16 tackles (11 solo) on the season.
04/13/09 - Texas Tech defensive end Brandon Williams is driving from Fort Worth to Dallas every day to work out. On Monday, he will make a detour to Irving. Williams is among draft prospects who will visit Valley Ranch for Dallas Day. He goes to Denver to visit with the Broncos on Wednesday. Williams, who went to South Hills, is projected as a fourth- or fifth-round draft choice by NFL Draft Scout, a Web site. He is hoping to go higher. "Hopefully, I can go second or third," Williams said in a telephone interview. "A lot of teams are really hesitating on my speed. I ran another 40[-yard dash Friday]. We put it on camera, so we’re going to send it out to different teams. Hopefully, that will help." Williams said he ran times of 4.69 and 4.74 on Friday. He ran a 4.96 at the NFL Scouting Combine and a 4.78 on his Pro Day. - Charean Williams, Star-Telegram.com
04/08/09 - Texas Tech's Brandon Williams led the Big 12 and finished fourth in the nation with his 13 sacks last season. Frankly, he thinks he can do better, which is why he elected to skip his senior season to turn pro. "Our defense wasn't really showing my abilities," Williams said. "That was a big part of me leaving. What we played wasn't showing my ability to move around and play more of a linebacker position." Williams started at both right and left end last season in the 4-3 scheme at Tech. But at only 6-2 1/2, he wasn't going to start at end for many NFL teams. His future is at outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme, but his 4.95 40-yard dash at the NFL combine will likely keep him out of the premium draft rounds. Williams said he had help with his decision to turn pro. "It was a family decision," Williams said. "We decided it would be the best thing for me to do. It was tough leaving my teammates behind but they supported me." - Rick Gosselin, The Dallas Morning News
03/15/09 - Texas Tech Pro day: DE Brandon Williams (6-3, 254 pounds) ran a 4.80 and 4.81 in the 40, had a 33 1/2 inch vertical jump, a 9-foot, 10-inch broad jump, 18 bench press reps and kept the rest of his numbers from the combine. – Gil Brandt, NFL.com
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