Roy Williams | Defensive Back | 1998-2001
Roy Williams spent four years at the University of Oklahoma before forgoing his senior season to head to the NFL. He was selected as the No. 8 overall pick in the 2002 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He was a fearsome competitor and Williams made players think twice about coming across the middle of the field. Both at the college and NFL levels, there weren’t many that hit as hard as Williams.
Williams was part of the defensive unit that held Florida State scoreless in the BCS National Championship game. Who can forget his ‘Superman’ performance against the Texas Longhorns in the Red River Rivalry game.
As a redshirt sophomore in 2000, the safety was one of the stars on an OU defense that went 13-0 and held Florida State’s offense scoreless in the Orange Bowl (BCS National Championship game) to earn the school’s seventh national title. He finished the year with 99 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, two interceptions, 10 pass breakups and two fumble recoveries.
The next year, the Union City, Calif., product was even more productive, winning the Nagurski Award as the nation’s top defender and the Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back. The unanimous All-American was No. 7 in Heisman Trophy voting, the highest finish of the year by a non-quarterback, and finished with 107 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, five interceptions, 22 pass breakups and three fumble recoveries. – Per Oklahoma release
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