4-star OL Cameron Williams commits to Texas
Texas offered 2022 Duncanville (Texas) four-star OL Cameron Williams on May 5. He committed to Oregon a few weeks later, but when Mario Cristobal left Eugene for Miami, Williams re-opened his recruitment.
The Longhorns were one of his finalists the first go-round. They became the final choice during their second swing at Williams.
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Williams, a 6-foot-5.5, 360-plus pound lineman, chose Texas over 30 offers including Oklahoma, Miami, and Texas Tech. He is the No. 50 prospect in the Inside Texas 2022 Top 75 and the No. 5 offensive tackle.
“The coaching staff is really one of the reasons,” Williams told On3’s Hayes Fawcett. “Plus, I can stay close to home.”
He is the No. 394 prospect in the On3 Consensus and No. 57 prospect in Texas. On3’s internal rankings places him at No. 279 nationally.
Excerpt from the Inside Texas 2022 Top 75
Easy to get overshadowed playing on an offensive line with Savion Byrd and Jaylen Early, but Williams is very good in his own right. He has the best size/frame of the trio and has the mentality to push in the run game and create initial pop in pass protection. – Gerry Hamilton
Excerpt from the Recruiting Notebook
How he fits at Texas: Williams is a massive human being, listed at 6-foot-5.5, 360+ pounds and certainly every bit of it. Duncanville usually puts their top guys at guard because the run game and sweeps are such a major component of the offense, but Williams held down right tackle last season with Savion Byrd at guard. Williams is absurdly sudden for such a large human and regularly hits his marks whether you’re watching his highlights or investigating how he looks on the highlights of a teammate, but he often doesn’t maintain the movement. He’ll connect on a defender but then often just lean on them, sometimes restarting his engine to finish the block. There’s obvious upside for Williams if he can remake his body and find his ideal playing weight, which would very naturally be safely above 300 pounds. Theoretically, unlocked Cameron Williams could fit at tackle or guard but left or right tackle would certainly be the starting points. – Ian Boyd
Coach says: Strengths: An absolutely massive human with prototypical height and great arm length. Generally plays under balance. Surprisingly quick off the ball. Hand placement in run blocks is very good. Multiple block types evident on film. Looks to have outstanding hand strength as the defenders have trouble disengaging from his grip. Whips small guys around like rag dolls. Good downfield motor. Always looking for work. Tape against quality opponents looks equally as good. Can’t find tape of him losing decisively in pass protection. Good kick step and mirror of the opponent. Very hard to just run past a man this large. Very high ceiling.
Areas for Improvement/Concern: While his first steps are quick and sure, his sustained acceleration and speed fade pretty quickly. Plays flat footed at times. Will engage defenders and stop moving his feet. Frequently gets upright quickly and allows the defender to dictate the leverage leaving him to rely on brute strength to hold or finish his block. Looks a little waist-bendy at times (although not consistently). Not sure I can tell how he’s coached to use his hands in pass protection. Can he keep his weight down? Not sure about his being a LT versus a RT.
Williams is the 23rd commit in Texas’ 2022 class.
