Michigan State Football: Top 10 prospects for 2020 NFL Draft
Raequan Williams probably could have left Michigan State after his junior season when he posted 53 total tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and five pass breakups, but he’s the type of kid who wants to stay in college for as long as possible because he just loves the process.
If you know Williams’ story, you’d be a bigger fan of his and the fact that he’s been dominant on the field is just a cherry on top. He’s a likable guy who happens to be a top draft prospect.
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NFL scouts salivate over strong, athletic 6-4, 300-pound defensive tackles like Williams who can play extensive snaps and never truly show fatigue. He seemed to be all over the field as a junior, posting career-bests in every category and that was while getting double-teamed a majority of the time on the interior — his sack numbers would be much higher.
Going from a lightly-used redshirt freshman who was once a star of the scout team during his redshirt year to a leader on the defensive line, Williams has a chance to be an All-Big Ten first-teamer in 2019.
Heck, the AP named him a first-team All-Big Ten selection while the coaches and media had him as a third-teamer. Expect him to get more love in 2019.