Connor Williams, Texas
Game Film Evaluated:
USC (2017)
West Virginia (2017)
Maryland (2017)
Analysis: Solid size and moves extremely well. Excellent footwork and gets to the second level with good balance. Needs to get stronger especially in the upper body. He struggles to stay engaged with the pass rusher. Struggles to keep rushers off his body and lacks the strong hands to keep them at bay. Physical blocker and looks to finish his blocks consistently. He will take his man to the ground and past the whistle at times. He can pull effectively, a weapon on screens and can hit the moving target under control and handle them well. Struggles to recover when defenders convert speed to power on him, he gives up too much ground before his feet can recover. He got caught grabbing to keep engaged with defenders and holding penalties increased during 2017 even before he got hurt.
Summary: Connor Williams has the best and quickest footwork on any prospect in the draft. However he lacks the power to become a complete polished tackle prospect. He has good upside to be a top left tackle but has got to add strength especially in his arms and upper body. He struggles to stay engaged with college edge rushers and this will get him beat more often in the pros than it did in college. Once he adds strength to go with his footwork then he will become a top left tackle in the NFL. Until then, he will get by on athleticism and footwork alone which will work against speed rushers. However the best pass rushers in the world are able to bring power and speed which Williams will struggle to handle. He can play left tackle in the NFL as a rookie especially against speed rushers but polished rushers with strong hands will give him fits. Hopefully he can add the necessary strength and become a complete tackle projecting best in a zone blocking scheme but should do fine in either scheme. 2nd round grade.
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