Oklahoma State football: Predicting where top prospects land in 2021 Draft

OSU senior cornerback Rodarius Williams was an important leader of the team’s secondary during the past few seasons and has good size to become a dependable NFL starter. The Shreveport, La. native made a splash immediately in his freshman season with the Cowboys, breaking up the most passes (10) for a first-year player since 1980.

Williams, too, has a unique twist in his future NFL path. He will follow his younger brother, Greedy Williams of the Cleveland Browns. The former LSU standout is 16 months younger than Rodarius Williams and has completed his second pro season on the injured reserve.

The Cowboy senior was a key cog in a defense that dramatically improved over the past two seasons in terms of yards allowed and points allowed. In a strange turn of events for recent OSU teams, the Cowboys ended up relying on their defense as the offense underwent some growing pains in 2019 and 2020 with a young quarterback under center.

The Falcons struggled mightily against the pass in 2020 and will be looking for added help in 2021. If they don’t draft a defensive back earlier (and even if they do), they would have a difficult time passing on Williams in the early part of the fifth round in this year’s draft.