Tyler Williams

[johnnyzip84]

Zip recruit leads South to a win scoring 2 TDs. Let's hope he scores a few more the next time he plays on this field!

[ZachTheZip]

He was one of the fastest recruits in the country. I can see him returning punts, along with being an option at tailback. The defense won't see him over the O-line, which can be an advantage when you have speed like that.

[Dave in Green]

Reminds me of another 5-7 running back who was considered too small for the big schools and ended up at NIU. I can't find his high school playing weight, but after redshirting his first season at NIU, Garrett Wolfe bulked all the way up to 172 pounds by the start of his senior season. So it's not unreasonable to think he may have weighed about the same as Williams in HS.

As great as he was at NIU, most of the experts said he was too small to make it in the NFL. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2007 draft, and while he hasn't had an all-star career with the Bears, he's still on their roster four years later. His NFL playing weight is all of 186 pounds.

Odds are against Williams coming close to Wolfe's college career performance. But you can't automatically dismiss all small running backs, especially ones with speed. If Williams has physical durability and heart, and if he follows a good weight conditioning program to bulk up a little with muscle, he could do some good things for the Zips. He didn't seem to have any problem getting by the big Ohio State defensive line recruits in this all-star game.

[GP1]

Reminds me of another 5-7 running back who was considered too small for the big schools and ended up at NIU. I can't find his high school playing weight, but after redshirting his first season at NIU, Garrett Wolfe bulked all the way up to 172 pounds by the start of his senior season. So it's not unreasonable to think he may have weighed about the same as Williams in HS.

As great as he was at NIU, most of the experts said he was too small to make it in the NFL. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2007 draft, and while he hasn't had an all-star career with the Bears, he's still on their roster four years later. His NFL playing weight is all of 186 pounds.

Odds are against Williams coming close to Wolfe's college career performance. But you can't automatically dismiss all small running backs, especially ones with speed. If Williams has physical durability and heart, and if he follows a good weight conditioning program to bulk up a little with muscle, he could do some good things for the Zips. He didn't seem to have any problem getting by the big Ohio State defensive line recruits in this all-star game.

We had a good one here to at UofA. Carried us to a MAC Championship.

[akron football]

Reminds me of another 5-7 running back who was considered too small for the big schools and ended up at NIU. I can't find his high school playing weight, but after redshirting his first season at NIU, Garrett Wolfe bulked all the way up to 172 pounds by the start of his senior season. So it's not unreasonable to think he may have weighed about the same as Williams in HS.

As great as he was at NIU, most of the experts said he was too small to make it in the NFL. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2007 draft, and while he hasn't had an all-star career with the Bears, he's still on their roster four years later. His NFL playing weight is all of 186 pounds.

Odds are against Williams coming close to Wolfe's college career performance. But you can't automatically dismiss all small running backs, especially ones with speed. If Williams has physical durability and heart, and if he follows a good weight conditioning program to bulk up a little with muscle, he could do some good things for the Zips. He didn't seem to have any problem getting by the big Ohio State defensive line recruits in this all-star game.

We had a good one here to at UofA. Carried us to a MAC Championship.

One thing I know is that you can't measure heart! Ask Barry Sanders..