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Cincinnati Bengals draft A&M running back Trayveon Williams in sixth round

April 27, 2019
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Trayveon Williams followed up his record-setting 2018 Texas A&M football season by being selected in the NFL draft by the Cincinatti Bengals on Saturday.

He was selected with the 182nd pick in the sixth round.

Williams is the first Aggie running back to be selected since Christine Michael was chosen in the second round of the 2013 draft by the Seattle Seahawks.

Williams entered the draft following a spectacular junior season in which earned All-SEC and All-American recognition en route to setting a single-season Texas A&M rushing record of 1,760 yards. He also scored 18 touchdowns, including one 93-yard run in A&M’s 52-13 Gator Bowl victory over North Carolina State.

He actually rushed for 236 yards and three touchdowns in that game, which finished off a brilliant three-year career. Williams rushed for 3,615 career yards, which is the third-highest total in A&M history behind Darren Lewis’ 5,012-yard total and Curtis Dickey’s 3,703-yard total.

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Williams tallied 3,615 career yards in his three-year career at Texas A&M. 

Williams arrived at A&M in 2016 as a four-star prospect out of Houston C.E. King High School. He made a tremendous impact almost immediately.

He rushed for 94 yards in a 31-24 overtime victory over UCLA in his freshman debut in 2016. He went on to rush for 1,057 yards and eight touchdowns.

The next season Williams erupted for 203 yards and two touchdowns — one coming on a 61-yard burst — in a season-opening 45-44 loss to UCLA. He suffered a sprained ankle the following week and limped to 798 yards and eight TDs in ’17.

Though extremely productive in his first two seasons, Williams emerged as a dominant force in 2018 after Jimbo Fisher took over as A&M’s head coach.

Aided by a fullback and a tight end and featured in the running game for the first time, Williams began the 2018 season by rushing for 240 yards and three touchdowns in a season-opening 59-7 victory over Northwestern State.

He went on to reach 100 yards rushing in nine games and exceeded 200 yards in three games. His 1,760-yard rushing total was the third highest in the country.

He proved to be among the most explosive running backs in the country. He posted 17 runs that covered 20 yards or more. Only Darrell Henderson (27) of Memphis and Travis Etienne (23) of national champion Clemson had more.

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Cincinnati Bengals draft A&M running back Trayveon Williams in sixth round

15,133 Views | 19 Replies | Last: 4 yr ago by aeon-ag
gig_em02
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Absolute steal!
In Jimbo we trust
zooguy96
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Too bad he had to go to the Bungles.
mcag83
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C Loves L
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If only there were more film on the guy
Shooz in Katy
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Mind boggling how many other lesser RBs were drafted ahead of him.
C Loves L
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Schu in Mizzou said:

Mind boggling how many other lesser RBs were drafted ahead of him.


Where he was taken in the draft goes right along with my take on him as a college player. I had the unpopular opinion on him here in The Zoo

Really good college back but a product of the system
John Francis Donaghy
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Cincinatti Bengals


BeatHellOutOfTU
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AG
Steal of the draft
AggFan41
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C Loves L said:



Really good college back but a product of the system
which system? Noel Mazzone's Nzone or Jimbo's Pro style O?
C Loves L
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AggFan41 said:

C Loves L said:



Really good college back but a product of the system
which system? Noel Mazzone's Nzone or Jimbo's Pro style O?


The one he had the most success in of the years he played
AggFan41
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C Loves L said:

AggFan41 said:

C Loves L said:



Really good college back but a product of the system
which system? Noel Mazzone's Nzone or Jimbo's Pro style O?


The one he had the most success in of the years he played


So a pro style system doesnt work in the pros?
ScudAg56
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I can't believe Dallas thought the backup RB for Memphis was better than the leading rusher in the SEC.
ScudAg56
C Loves L
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AggFan41 said:

C Loves L said:

AggFan41 said:

C Loves L said:



Really good college back but a product of the system
which system? Noel Mazzone's Nzone or Jimbo's Pro style O?


The one he had the most success in of the years he played


So a pro style system doesnt work in the pros?


I was being facetious. I think Sternberger played a huge role in his success along with Mond improving and the WRs
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C Loves L said:

Schu in Mizzou said:

Mind boggling how many other lesser RBs were drafted ahead of him.


Where he was taken in the draft goes right along with my take on him as a college player. I had the unpopular opinion on him here in The Zoo

Really good college back but a product of the system
Disagree. Trayveon has many attributes that distinguish himself from some of the other RB's chosen ahead of him. He is regarded as a great blocker for a RB, has breakaway speed, runs good routes out of the backfield & has better than average hands, isn't afraid of contact & has a shiftiness to make defenders miss at or near the LOS & in the open field.
He also seems to be a team player & is willing to work his arse off to become a better player.
I think that he will have a solid NFL career if he stays healthy.
My selfishness wishes that he would have stayed for his senior year, tho.
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ScudAg56 said:

I can't believe Dallas thought the backup RB for Memphis was better than the leading rusher in the SEC.

One word for ya....

Jerruh
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Colombo
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/the-smartest-2019-draft-pick-for-every-nfl-franchise/ss-AAAMhyd?li=BBnb7Kz#image=27
Smh...
aeon-ag
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Schu in Mizzou said:

Mind boggling how many other lesser RBs were drafted ahead of him.
Perhaps, his size is is not of the liking of the NFL.
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