Sam Williams Jr. Position: Outside Linebacker College: Fresno State Height: 6-5 Weight: 244 Hometown: Clayton, Calif. ANALYSIS Positives: Tall and rangy player with good straight-line speed … Shows the range to drop back in pass coverage, using his change-of-direction agility to make plays working in space … Solid tackler who will face up and wrap up ball carriers with force … Flashes good hand usage to avoid low blocks … Brings his hips and displays sudden moves coming off the edge as a pass rusher … Special teams standout who serves as the jumper on field goals and extra points … Has made improvements in the weight room, adding 45 pounds to his frame since his freshman year. Negatives: Lacks the raw power needed to consistently defeat blockers … Allows the opponent to get into his chest too much and needs to develop better hand extension to keep the blockers off his body … Seems a step slow recognizing the play … Must do a better job of mirroring the tight ends in the short area, as he fails to redirect, allowing too much cushion while losing containment … Tends to overrun plays and fails to break down action when working in zone coverage … Needs to push himself harder in the weight room … May be too tall to sink his hips and stay low in his pads in order to be effective defending the pass. CAREER NOTES A talented linebacker who came into his own as a junior … Rangy, quick defender who was one of the team's best leapers, doubling as a key member on special teams as the jumper on opposing field goals and extra points … Recorded 145 tackles (93 solo) with 4 sacks for minus- 19 yards and 13 stops for losses of 36 yards in 45 games. AGILITY TEST 4.71 in the 40-yard dash … 320-pound bench press … 475-pound squat … 310-pound power clean. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Clayton Valley (Clayton, Calif.) High … Recorded 138 tackles (79 solo) and 5 interceptions (two were returned for touchdowns) as a senior … Also had 10 deflected passes and a pair of blocked PATs to help lead the team to a 9-3 record (the school's best in a decade) … First-team All-Bay Valley Athletic League … Second-team all-state selection by Cal-Hi Sports and a SuperPrep All-Far West Region selection … First-team All-Bay Area by the Oakland Tribune and named to the San Francisco-Metro All-Star team by the San Francisco Examiner … Named Clayton Valley High's "Mr. Defense." Information gathered from NFL.com
- April 26, 2003
More Bay Superiority By Jerome La Torre Nicademiks Columnist OK OK OK...So, if Raf gets to give props to a Riordan head, then the man holdin it down for the East Bizl, aka Jeronimo the Spanish kid, has to give it up for a local player from around the Concord way. Sam Williams, Jr., a graduate of Clayton Valley High School and former little league teammate of myself, was drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the 83rd pick overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. Williams was a lanky kid back in our baseball days, but filled out big time throughout the years and with soilid hardwork saw it all pay off on Saturday afternoon as the Fresno State defensive standout was picked up by the Silver and Black in the 3rd round of the draft. Williams comes from a good family that still resides in Clayton. I would like to extend my congrats and the best of luck to Williams as he continues in his pursuit to live out a dream and play in the National Football League. Come on now mi publico...it's all about Bay Superiority... thought ya knew!
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