LSU cornerback Andraez “Greedy” Williams announced on Twitter that he’ll forgo his remaining seasons of collegiate eligibility in order to enter the 2019 NFL draft.
“I have been blessed by God with a beautiful and supportive family,” said Williams. “My blessing also include my LSU Tiger family, both on an off the field., It it with those abundant blessing in mind that I have to chosen to enter the 2019 NFL Draft….I look forward to making you all proud in this next chapter of my life.”
Williams will not play in the upcoming Fiesta Bowl after declaring for the draft, according to Brooks Kubena of the Advocate. Williams, who stands 6’2″, 175 pounds, redshirted during his first season with the Tigers, but became a starter in 2017 and never looked back. After leading the SEC with six interceptions, Williams was named All-SEC during his redshirt freshman campaign. In 2018, Williams started 11 more games, managing two picks and nine passes defensed along the way.
Williams is widely expected to come off the board early in the first round of next year’s draft. Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN.com (ESPN+ subscription required) ranks Williams as the fifth-best prospect of the entire 2019 class, noting the LSU product’s ball skills and “long, lean frame.” Earlier this year, Kiper and his colleague Todd McShay called Williams the best lockdown corner available in 2019, adding the 20-year-old has an “extremely high ceiling.”
John Gruden is just itching to get his hands on someone known as “greedy”.