''My work ethic is huge and my speed helped me out a lot. ''I'm very comfortable in my ability and I'm a Jaguar,'' Williams said. We wanted to come out of our first three picks with a pass rusher, an offensive tackle and a tight end, and then a linebacker with our next one, so we felt like we checked the box on all four of those.’’Īsked if it was about where he expected to selected as a surprise Day 2 pick, Williams said he heard projections that ranged from having to take the free agency route to being selected either in the third or fourth rounds. We didn’t have a fourth round pick and he may not been at the combine but he visited quite a few teams. ''This a guy who is going to come in and contribute right away on special teams and we had high special teams grades as a coverage, ’’ Caldwell said. RELATED | 10 things to know about the Jaguars’ Day 2 picks RELATED | Jaguars select TE Josh Oliver in third round RELATED | Jaguars pull off surprise, select Murray State LB Quincy Williams in third round It’s kind of what our defense is built on.”
It’s kind of what our defense is built on.”He has a 39.5 inch vertical, 10’4” broad jump, tremendous athlete with speed and explosion. ''He runs a 4.51, 39.5 inch vertical, 10’4” broad jump, tremendous athlete with speed and explosion. ''He was at the NFLPA game and the All-Star game that we scouted that next week there and had a tremendous workout,'' Caldwell said. Williams, 5-foot-11, 225 pounds, led Murray State with 111 tackles, including 78 solo, in 2018 playing both linebacker and safety.
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He also didn't get an invite to participate in the NFL Draft Combine in February.īut Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell praised Williams as a highly productive player who had an impressive pro day and maintained draftable grades throughout their scouting evaluations. Williams was listed by one draft expert as the 63rd rated linebacker prospect in the 2019 draft class.
Instead of using the 98th overall pick in the third round on a heralded prospect, the Jaguars took a chance and drafted unknown Murray State linebacker Quincy Williams Friday night.
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