Green Bay Packers Draft Oregon Safety Evan Williams
Oregon safety Evan Williams found his home in the NFL Saturday morning. The Green Bay Packers selected Williams in the fourth round of the NFL draft.
Williams had a massive impact on the Oregon secondary last season after transferring from Fresno State.
What draft analysts are saying about Evan Williams
NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein took a look at the tape and gave his evaluation of Williams’ play in college. He is a projected sixth round pick.
“Williams was a tad more consistent in 2022 while at Fresno State, but he was also put in better position to succeed,” Zierlein wrote. “He is broad-hipped with limited agility and athleticism to align too far away from the line of scrimmage. He’s a box safety with a good feel for finding entry points and making tackles near the line.
“He can match up underneath and is average in zone but will allow too many big plays against NFL wideouts. He has a chance to impress on special teams but inconsistent open-field tackling could hurt his chances of becoming a viable backup strong safety.”
GoDucks Bio:
An all-Pac-12 second-team selection in lone season as Duck … Started Oregon’s last 13 games after missing the season opener due to injury … Led the Ducks with 82 total tackles while racking up a career-high 4.5 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss … Added two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and two pass breakups … Ranked second among Ducks and led all Pac-12 defensive backs with 4.5 sacks … Made multiple tackles in all 13 games played, including eight games with five-plus tackles … Second among Ducks with 744 defensive snaps played while earning a 76.0 overall grade from Pro Football Focus … Also received an 89.1 pass-rush grade, a 72.9 tackling grade, a 72.2 coverage grade and a 72.0 run-defense grade from PFF … Credited by PFF with eight pressures generated … at Texas Tech (Sept. 9): Made four solo tackles in Oregon debut
