Williams intercepted eight passes in his two seasons in Baton Rouge with the Tigers and was regarded as the best cover cornerback in the country by many college football observers.
Williams was thought to be a certain first rounder at the end of the college season, but some reports on attitude and others that questioned his willingness to tackle, saw him slide down some draft boards and as I wrote in my draft preview made him the most polarizing player in the draft.
Some people loved him and had him rated as their top corner and others had several players ahead of him with a second-round grade.
I loved Williams, never thought he would be available in the second round and this morning I didn't think he would fall beyond the earliest handful of picks in the round.
When other corners were selected and Williams continued to fall, John Dorsey wasn't going to hesitate or let a day three draft choice get in his way so the Browns swapped with the Colts to finalize the deal.
Williams is a blanket in coverage and despite his knock for less than physical play, Williams makes plays and shuts down wideouts.
At 6'2, Williams can match well with tall receivers and his athletic ability allows him to stick with smaller ones.
The knocks on Williams were his tackling and an attitude that saw some question his effort in the second half of LSU's season.
Not defending Williams, but like it or not, these types of things will happen more and more as players decide to turn pro and play it safe to try to avoid injury before entering the draft.
I'm a big fan of this pick and the Browns have hit a homer in basically trading a 1,2 and 5 to land Odell Beckham and Greedy Williams- That is a tremendous haul.
I'll be back later with the Browns pick in the third round.
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