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Arkansas basketball assistant was once a surprise NFL Draft pick

FAYETTEVILLE — It’s been almost 30 years since University of Arkansas assistant basketball coach Corey Williams played cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs at a mini-camp, but Herm Edwards hasn’t forgotten him.

Edwards is now Arizona State’s head football coach, but he was the Chiefs’ defensive backs coach when Kansas City selected Williams in the 12th round of the 1992 NFL Draft.

Williams was a starting guard at Oklahoma State for Coach Eddie Sutton and helped the Cowboys make the 1992 NCAA Tournament as a senior. He hadn’t played football since the ninth grade at Macon (Ga.