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Height	Weight	Arm Length	Hand Size
5'10"	192 lbs.	31"	9 1/4"

40 Yard Dash	Bench Press	Vertical Jump	Broad Jump	3-Cone Drill	20 Yard Shuttle
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A​	N/A​

Games	Tackles	Tackles for Loss	Sacks	Pass defended	Interceptions	Forced Fumbles	Touchdowns
28	152	9.5	2.0	21	4	1	1

Pros

• Good athlete on film.

• Textbook footwork technique in man coverage shows exceptional attention to detail for his craft.

 

• Excellent route recognition early in routes sets him up for success through play.

 

• Reacts quickly to breaks on routes with good explosiveness to make a play.

 

• Mirrors receivers well on short and intermediate routes.

 

• Attacks the hands of the receiver when the ball is incoming. 

 

• Transitions on routes is very fluid, mitigating receivers ability to separate significantly.

 

• Exceptional route recognition in zone coverage allows him to mitigate false steps in his zone.

 

• Good explosiveness out of stance keeps him in most plays in his zip code.

 

• Burst on the football is excellent with high success rate of batting away passes.

 

• When he sees the ball, he has good soft hands to reel it in for a pick.

 

• No penalties in his last two seasons.

 

• Very good tackling technique for a cornerback.

 

• Willing tackler that is unafraid to go above his weight class.

 

• Effective blitzer and run defender at the line of scrimmage.

 

• 2022 was his most productive season before his torn ACL.

 

• High football IQ and film junky.

• Positional versatility very likely with his high IQ and skills set.

Cons

• ​Suffered torn ACL in October 2022 and his draft stock.

• On the shorter side of the position and may be too small to play outside for some teams.

• Long speed on deep routes was an issue for him, before his ACL.

• Size limitations are evident on when contesting catches.

• Ball awareness on passes is poor with too many reps of him having his back turn to the football in coverage.

• Can play too conservative at times.

• Quicker than fast at times in coverage.

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• Open field tackling needs work.

Overview

A great deal of Garrett Williams NFL potential is reliant on his torn ACL healing properly and while that particular injury has been less and less detrimental to NFL players over the years, it is still worrisome and leaves a question mark for his NFL future. Before the injury, Garrett Williams was one of the more polished cornerback prospects in the college football and was on his way to rocketing up potential boards with his only real issue being his size, speed, and ball awareness. Teams looking for a premium prospect at discount with high likely of blossoming into a very reliable slot corner with outside potential will likely have Williams high on their Day 2 board. It's all dependent on what teams think of his knee injury and if one team is confident that he will be available and 100% by the end of 2023 or the start of 2024, he's definitely worth pulling the trigger for.