Defensive end Sam Williams notched some of the best numbers in college football last season, posted incredible numbers at the NFL Combine, and on Friday became the No. 56 pick to the Dallas Cowboys.
The road to the League was long and winding as he started out at Northeast Mississippi Community College before making the leap to Ole Miss. His junior season was the final year for former head coach Matt Luke, and while Williams led the team with six sacks, he did not receive huge buzz going into 2020. He grabbed four more sacks in a COVID-shortened season and decided to come back for a final season in Oxford in 2021 - boy, was that a helluva decision.