Saturday, April 27, 2013
Easton's Brennan Williams was selected in the third round by the Houston Texans in the NFL Draft.
Easton's Brennan Williams will be reunited with his former college quarterback T.J. Yates on the Houston Texans after being selected in the third round as the 89th pick overall The 6-6, 318-pound played with Yates in his freshman and sophomore years at the University of North Carolina. The Texans are expecting Williams to compete for the starting right tackle job as a rookie. “He’s a big man; he’s got long arms, two big things that you look for,” Texans offensive line coach John Benton said on nfl.com.. “He’s really a pretty good athlete from that standpoint, but I really liked his play-style. I thought he fit what we did. He’s aggressive. “He’s a finisher. You see all kinds of guys all along the line. Some are perfectly content to keep…
Friday, April 26, 2013
Easton's Brennan Williams was selected in third round of the NFL Draft.
Brennan Williams was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the National Football League Draft Friday night. Williams was the 89th player selected overall. An offensive tackle from the University of North Carolina. Williams was projected to be taken some time between the second and fourth round of this year's draft. Williams' roots are right here in the Shovel Town. The 6-6 315 pound lineman is a native of Easton and a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School. His father, Brent, played 11 years in the NFL as a defensive lineman, including a stint with the New England Patriots. Williams' brother, also a graduate of CM, plays linebacker at Ohio State and his sister, Jaylen is committed to play basketball at Penn State when she…
Monday, April 1, 2013
When the NFL draft rolls around, Easton's Brennan Williams is expected to be draft. The question now is where and when?
At the end of April, Easton's Brennan Williams will find out where his future place of employment in the NFL will be. Depending on what report who look at, the former 6-6, 315-pound could be picked anywhere from the second to the fourth round. The draft will take place from April 25-27 in New York City. Williams played right tackle at the University of North Carolina, moving into a starting role as a junior. The former Catholic Memorial High standout is projected to stay at right tackle in the pros. Lindy's Sports Draft has Williams as the 11th best tackle in the draft, grading him a 6.7, which is project to be third or four round and calls him an "ascending talent." According to Lindy's Sports, the positives are that Williams is long …
Friday, February 22, 2013
Easton's Brennan Williams, who played the University of North Carolina, is at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.
With his college career at the University of North Carolina over, Easton's Brennan Williams now has his sites on the NFL Draft April 22. This week, he is at NFL Combine in Indianapolis, working out in front of the NFL front office, coaching and scouts. A 6-7, 315-pounder, Williams is being projected as a second or third round selection. Williams injured shoulder in his senior year, but was still an All-ACC Honorable Mention selections. He played in high school at Catholic Memorial. In the scouting report on nfl.com, he is being looked as a right tackle. Williams' pluses is his exteme length, which "allows him to ride defensive ends around the protect or stop them cold if they try the inside line." The scouting says he comes off the ball…
Monday, December 17, 2012
Early website reports have him targeted for the third round after Brennan Williams suffered a late season shoulder injury.
Easton's Brendan Williams will probably be one of the offensive linemen taken in this year's NFL Draft. The only question now is where will the University of North Carolina and Catholic Memorial 6-7, 310-pound standout end up. Earlier in the draft websites had Williams going in the second round, but a late season shoulder injury moved him to be projected in the third round. Williams missed the final four games of the season after starting at offensive tackle. The site www.fftoolbox.com has him him going in the third round to the Chicago Bears, but also said he could move back to the second round with a strong performance at the Senior Bowl and at the NFL Combine. Another site, www.walkerfootball.com has him also going in the third round…
Monday, September 24, 2012
The following Easton athletes are making a name for themselves on college football teams.
Easton's Brennan Williams is starting at right tackle for the University of North Carolina football team in his senior season, but the 6 foot, 7-inch, 310-pounder is already being projected to go high in the National Football League's 2013 Draft. Williams is rated as one of the top 32 players expected to be in the draft on Ron Rang's NFL draft board, while nepatriotsdraft.com has him going in the second round to the New England Patriots as the 63rd selection in the spring. After a solid 2011 season, while starting at right tackle for North Carolina, the Catholic Memorial product is expected to move up in the draft with a big senior season. The Tar Heels will take a 2-2 into Saturday's home contest with Idaho at 3:30 p.m. North Carolina …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Easton native Jaylen Williams will play at Penn State, according to the Boston Herald
Easton native and Archbishop Williams sophomore Jaylen Williams has verbally committed to play basketball at Penn State when she graduates, according to the Boston Herald's Danny Ventura. Williams, a 6-3 forward, is the sister of Camren Williams, a highly touted football prospect who is attending Ohio State University this fall after a stellar career at Catholic Memorial High School. Camren Williams had originally committed to Penn State along with fellow classmate and Easton native Armani Reeves. He and Reeves switched to Ohio State amidst the sexual abuse scandal involving the Penn State football program. Jaylen Williams will head to Happy Valley in 2015 to join a women's basketball program that went 26-7 during the 2011-2012 campaign. …
maryanne saade
1:27 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WILLIAMS FAMILY!!!!!!FROM YOUR NEIGHBORS THE SAADE'S more ›