How did Greedy Williams do at the NFL Combine?

Greedy Williams is undoubtedly the top cornerback prospect in this year’s draft, and while cramps restricted him to just one drill at the NFL Combine, he absolutely blew his lone event out of the water.

Cornerbacks are as valuable as ever in a league where 24 players posted a QB Rating of at least 90.0 in the 2018 season, so former LSU Tigers star Greedy Williams will be a high pick. Whether or not he hears his name in the top 10 remains to be seen, but Williams helped his case with a strong NFL Combine performance.

While cramps prevented Williams from partaking in an event beyond the 40-yard dash, that drill was by far the most important one for him to nail coming into this year’s extravaganza in Indianapolis.

Williams dominated the 40-yard dash, officially clocking in at 4.37s to tie Clemson’s Mark Fields as the second-fastest cornerback this year. Only Auburn’s Jamel Dean, who ran a blistering 4.30 forty, was faster.

At LSU, Williams shut down some of the country’s top wide receivers, including Combine darling D.K. Metcalf, and once led the SEC in interceptions with six picks in the 2017 season.

But detractors worried that Williams, who measures 6’2″ and 185 pounds, had a weakness in the speed department. He more then quelled those concerns by running a sub-4.40 time as one of the three fastest corners at the Combine. At 6’2″, that’s a tremendous time, especially for a prospect whose calling cards are length and instincts; those traits could make him a lockdown corner for years to come.

That said, while Williams’s 40 time will turn aside doubts about his speed, he will need to add strength in his first NFL season. Of course, NFL teams have excellent strength and conditioning programs, and the added strength should help Williams become a more effective tackler, particularly in run support, and a real weapon for defensive coordinators as one of those long, intelligent press corners that this league seems to covet highly.

It’s a shame Williams’s Combine was cut short by cramps, but by blazing through the weekend’s most publicized event, he’s put himself in a great position to hear his name called in the top half of the first round on Apr. 25.