Brock Williams

Physical Profile

Listed at 6-5, 215 lbs. Taller than 35% and heavier than 5% of 2027 Tight End prospects in the SEC Scouts database (20 with a listed size).

Play Style

Williams is a receiving-first move tight end. He is most dangerous detached from the formation, where he can release cleanly against linebackers and use his size against defensive backs on seams, over-routes and red-zone fades or back-shoulder throws. Libertyville moves him around the formation to create mismatches. The route tree reflected in his production is mostly intermediate and vertical rather than a short-yardage check-down role. As a blocker he projects as a positional and wham/insert blocker for now, not a drive blocker.

Strengths

• Alignment versatility: he plays in-line, in the slot and out wide. That forces defenses to choose between a linebacker who can't cover him and a defensive back who gives up size.
• Red-zone production: 11 touchdowns on 44 catches as a junior (one touchdown every four catches), plus 7 touchdowns as a sophomore. He wins with his size and catch radius in tight windows.
• Steady, efficient receiving: 35-608-7 (17.4 yards per catch) as a sophomore and 44-596-11 (13.5 yards per catch) in 10 junior games. He works the intermediate area and the seam, not just checkdowns.
• Recruiting profile: blue-blood offers across the board and a finalist group of Texas, Georgia and Ohio State. Texas tight ends coach Jeff Banks' plan for how the Longhorns use tight ends was a deciding factor.

Areas to Improve

• Weight and strength: at 230 pounds he needs about 15-20 pounds of good weight to hold up at the point of attack against Big 12 and SEC edge defenders.
• In-line blocking: as a detached receiving tight end he has limited reps as an in-line blocker. Hand placement, pad level and sustaining blocks in the run game will decide whether he becomes a three-down player or a sub-package specialist.
• Yards after the catch: his yards per catch fell from 17.4 to 13.5 between his sophomore and junior years. Making more big plays after the catch against better defenses is something to watch in his senior tape.

College Projection

He is likely an early enrollee and joins a Texas program that uses its tight ends heavily in the passing game. Expect a year one role as a rotational F/move tight end in 11 and 12 personnel and in red-zone packages while he adds weight. He should compete for a starting move-tight end role by year two. Whether he becomes a full-time starter depends on his blocking progress. His receiving skills alone should keep him on the field in passing situations early.

NFL Outlook

Evaluators compare him to Max Klare, and the NFL values move tight ends who can play in the slot, so he has a real Day 2 draft path if he adds weight and becomes an adequate in-line blocker. If he stays around 235 pounds and receiving-only, he projects more as a Day 3 flex/H-back type. Top rankings come from his receiving upside. Blocking development is the swing factor between a Day 2 pick and a lower one.

Best Fit

A spread or pro-spread offense that uses 12 personnel and moves its tight ends around, splitting them into the slot and isolating them against linebackers and safeties. Texas under Steve Sarkisian, with Jeff Banks coaching tight ends, fits this well. He would be a poorer fit in a heavy, gap-scheme offense that asks its tight ends to be a sixth offensive lineman.