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Scholarship traits at the FCS level, with room to climb through continued development and film.

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The nature of Texas' comeback victory over Ohio State was fascinating and will likely be studied by football thinkers for years to come. When you

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The strategy behind Texas' comeback win over Ohio State

Texas played a total of 76 players between the offense and defense against Texas State in Week 1, over 50 in the first half alone.  That won’t be

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Projecting Texas' Depth Chart and Snap Percentages Against Ohio State

The overall internal impressions, at least that IT heard about, were two-fold: Decent showing for the first game but plenty of work left to do.

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Texas Team Intel: Texas State in Rearview, Ohio State in the Windshield

For Texas fans apprehensive about getting too excited after the win against Texas State, the biggest hangup is the play in the trenches. The Bobcat

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Longhorns Trenches Report: What the Texas State tape reveals before the Buckeyes

There aren't a lot of surprises with the first Texas depth chart for those following along on Inside Texas, but here are a couple things that should

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Texas' First Depth Chart Released, Plus Notes on Close Competitions

According to New Iberia High School coach Ryan Antoine, Derek Williams is the rock his program relies on. “He's our All-American,” Antoine said. “Our leader in the secondary. We rely on him a lot for the defense, and he is the one who will step up and get it done for us.” Antoine says Williams is the type of player that leads by example. “He is a kid that came in here and worked his tail off,” the coach said. “He has the measurables and has the ability to be one of the greats to come out of Westgate. He has great genetics. He can play either safety spot and has a knack to get to the ball.” Williams has been starting since his freshman year in 2019 and followed that up with strong sophomore and junior seasons in which he really showed no real weaknesses in his game. “He is a student of the game,” Antoine said. “He’s been challenged a lot going against Division I talent every day at practice since his freshman year. He goes out there and makes plays and makes others better around him.”

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Derek Williams is a big-framed versatile safety who excels as a physical cover down defender to go with strong instincts, similar to what we saw from former Georgia star Lewis Cine. Williams is shorter than Cine at the same stage.

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A developmental projection today — keep adding film, measurables, and reps, and your evaluation grows with your game.

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Scholarship-caliber traits for Division II and NAIA programs, with room to climb through continued development.

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Starter-caliber traits for a Power 4 program (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC). Squarely on major-conference radars.

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Big-framed, physical safety who plays with a knock-your-head-off mentality. Measured at 6-foot-1, 185 pounds with a 32.5-inch arm and 10-inch hand prior to his senior season. Has positional versatility on the defensive side of the ball as a back seven defender. Shows off his explosiveness and overall athleticism on the basketball court (one of the area's top players) and as a running back on offense. Flies downhill and runs the alley as good as any prospect in the 2023 cycle. Lines up as a corner, center field safety, down in the box as a backer and occasionally off the edge as a pass rusher. Tends to play in the box more than in deep coverage. Was kicked out to corner when facing top wide receivers on Friday nights and held up well in coverage. Has shown encouraging signs in coverage but still remains a projection there relative to some other top safeties. Should be able to tack on considerable mass once in a college strength program with his big frame.

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Year	Team	GP	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	TFL	FF	INT
2026	TEX	2	6	5	1	0	0	0	0
2025	TEX	8	23	13	10	0	0	0	0
2024	TEX	3	11	8	3	1	0	1	1
2023	TEX	12	40	23	17	1	2	0	0
Career		25	80	49	31	2	2	1	1

Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACKS	TFL	FF	INT
Sep 12	OHST	W 24-23	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 5	TXST	W 59-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

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