Ryan Williams
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Virginia Tech: Ryan Williams Going Pro
Williams will declare for the 2011 NFL Draft, ESPN's Joe Schad reports.
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Williams claims the NFL Draft Advisory Board told him he was expected to go in the first two rounds. That's a reasonable projection. Williams is coming off an awful redshirt sophomore season that was plagued by injuries and a sporadic workload, but he was shockingly good in 2009, and that's the season scouts will primarily judge him on. He isn't a burner, but he runs in probably the low 4.5-second range in the 40-yard dash and has spectacular explosiveness and change of direction ability. If this year's events are any indication, he probably doesn't project that well to a feature back role, so that might limit his draft stock a bit. Still, his explosiveness and elusiveness make him a dangerous runner.
Williams claims the NFL Draft Advisory Board told him he was expected to go in the first two rounds. That's a reasonable projection. Williams is coming off an awful redshirt sophomore season that was plagued by injuries and a sporadic workload, but he was shockingly good in 2009, and that's the season scouts will primarily judge him on. He isn't a burner, but he runs in probably the low 4.5-second range in the 40-yard dash and has spectacular explosiveness and change of direction ability. If this year's events are any indication, he probably doesn't project that well to a feature back role, so that might limit his draft stock a bit. Still, his explosiveness and elusiveness make him a dangerous runner.
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2010 Fantasy Outlook
Williams was incredible as a freshman, running for 1,655 yards and 21 touchdowns while averaging 5.65 yards per carry. Unfortunately, those numbers need to come down in 2010. Darren Evans is back and David Wilson is an excellent prospect who deserves to be on the field, too. Plus, it isn't good for Williams to carry the ball 293 times per season. Lightening his workload is only fair because he's a player who should play in the NFL someday, and wearing him out before he has the chance would be cruel. Expect Williams to once again be extremely efficient as a runner and get the bulk of Virginia Tech's rushing touchdowns, but don't look for him to match last year's amazing production.
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Williams claims he was told by the NFL Draft Advisory Board that he was expected to go in the first two rounds of the 2011 NFL Draft, the Newport Daily Press reports.
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Virginia Tech: Ryan Williams Requests Draft Status
Williams is requesting an evaluation of his 2011 NFL Draft prospects from the NFL Draft Advisory Board, the Washington Post reports.
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Williams had 142 rushing yards and two touchdowns on Saturday against Miami.
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Williams had 15 carries for 83 yards on Saturday against UNC. He also had one catch for 11 yards.
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Williams ran for 30 yards and a touchdown on seven carries against Georgia Tech Thursday.
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