LB Kourt Williams II (Official Thread)

[ShowMeBuck]

He played a bit in the Akron game towards the end. I’ve been meaning to go back and watch to zero in on him while he was in.

Wow. You are right. He had 25 snaps and came in as a 2nd string before Young at bullet. I think I’ll put on the tape again and look for him. I’m sure it will take a while to knock the rust off but glad to hear he is healthy and doing just that!

 

[cdiddy70]

• Barnes says "Kourt (Williams) is a stud" and calls him one of the best players he's been around. Says he expects Williams' stock to continue to rise.

 

[buchtelgrad04]

Wow. You are right. He had 25 snaps and came in as a 2nd string before Young at bullet. I think I’ll put on the tape again and look for him. I’m sure it will take a while to knock the rust off but glad to hear he is healthy and doing just that!

I watched most of the plays that he was in, he was lost a couple of times before the snap but he’s a damn specimen lol. Once he figures it out, watch out.

He lined up at deep safety, in the box like a LB, over the slot, and in the box as the force support player.

 

[Buckeye86]

If I could just reverse the order of your statement really quickly

He lined up at deep safety, in the box like a LB, over the slot, and in the box as the force support player.
[…]
he was lost a couple of times before the snap

and take this opportunity to once again postulate that our overarching defensive system sucks and is 90% of the problem.

 

[GovTressel]

I can only assume everyone else saw what I did yesterday. This guy flashed like he was our best safety in years.

 

[Buckeye86]

I can only assume everyone else saw what I did yesterday. This guy flashed like he was our best safety in years.

I don’t think one good play bumps him above Jordan Fuller circa 2019.

 

[Onebuckfan]

It was a start he tackled which was a weakness on the first drive. We need tacklers.

 

[GovTressel]

I don’t think one good play bumps him above Jordan Fuller circa 2019.

Surely. I’m being a bit hyperbolic.

He had 3 strong plays by my count and just looked good moving around.

 

[bucknut502]

I don’t think one good play bumps him above Jordan Fuller circa 2019.

Or Malik Hooker’s 2016 year of 74 tackles, 7 INT’s, and 3 pick six’s

 

[GovTressel]

Or Malik Hooker’s 2016 year of 74 tackles, 7 INT’s, and 3 pick six’s

Greatest year for a safety in school history as long as you put 02 Doss in a different category all together. “In years” should have been “a few years”

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[cdiddy70]

I’m confused on his position.

Is he in the same spot as Hickman or Shaw or Cam Martinez?

If it’s the first that may explain the limited snaps.

 

[pnuts34]

I’m confused on his position.

Is he in the same spot as Hickman or Shaw or Cam Martinez?

If it’s the first that may explain the limited snaps.

My guess is the Bullet. And Hickman and Young have strangleholds on the position

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

My guess is the Bullet. And Hickman and Young have strangleholds on the position

Kerry Coombs said as much on the Ryan Day radio show last Thursday. He said we have three good ones.

 

[scarletngray]

A physical specimen for sure. His athleticism just jumps off the charts. Looking forward to the day when he is a Captain and being compared to Taylor Mayes and Sean Taylor. Lofty praise, I know. But he has that kind of potential IMHO.