An in depth and complete scouting report and draft prospect profile of Oregon Safety Evan Williams for the NFL Draft.

Prospect: Evan Williams

School: Oregon

Age: 22

Evan Williams Measurables:

• Height: 5’11” (NFL Combine)
• Weight: 200 (NFL Combine)

• 40: 4.6 (NFL Combine)- T-12/19
• 10 Yard Split: 1.55 (NFL Combine)- T-4/19
• Vertical Jump: 40.5” (NFL Combine)- 2/20
• Broad Jump: 10’6” (NFL Combine)- 4/20
• Other Notes:
  • Measured in 2” shorter and 5 lbs lighter than ESPN had listed
  • Definitely didn’t have speed concerns with Evan Williams. That 4.6 range is definitely rough, not where we thought it’d be at all
  • Tyler Nubin, Tykee Smith, Sione Vaki, and Evan Williams also in contention for best gauntlet run

Tape Watched: USC, Colorado, Washington, Senior Bowl

Prospect Grade: 67%

Projected Draft Day: Rounds 2-3

Player Comparison: Jordan Poyer

Evan Williams Player Summary:

The  Positives

• Seems to have pretty disciplined eyes
• Great demeanor, plays with aggression
  • Comes screaming downhill when the opportunity arises
• Extremely high motor player
• Very good coverage safety
  • Oregon seemed very zone heavy, so minimal man coverage tape, but looked good from what was there
• Even if he doesn’t make the play it just feels like he’s always around the ball
• Williams made an extremely rangy, near ridiculous INT of Joe Milton in the Senior Bowl

The Negatives

• Tackling needs work and polishing, way too inconsistent
  • Seems like a lack of fundamentals at some points
  • Sometimes it feels like he’s just trying too hard to make the highlight reel hit
  • Leaves his feet sometimes too much
  • Tackling in the USC game was inconsistent
  • Tackling in the Colorado game was great
  • Tackling in Washington game started rocky, but he really picked it up

Evan Williams is a very underrated safety in this year’s class. Williams mixes good coverage skill with a set of pretty disciplined eyes. He plays with an extremely high motor and great demeanor. His tackling can be inconsistent and will need to be improved/polished by the team that drafts him, but he’s ready to go on day one if you need him. 

Updated 4/22/24:

• Combine numbers and rank added to measurable portion of profile
• Projection switched from “Day 2, Fringe Day 1” to “Rounds 2-3”
• Comp switched from “Lewis Cine” to “Jordan Poyer”
• Positives Added
  • Williams made an extremely rangy, near ridiculous INT of Joe Milton in the Senior Bowl
• Negatives Added
  • Leaves his feet sometimes too much
  • Tackling in Washington game started rocky, but he really picked it up