Savion Williams, TCU: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Williams was a three-star recruit from Marshall High School in Marshall, Texas in the class of 2020
TCU wide receiver Savion Williams is one of the best athletes in the 2025 NFL Draft and could fill multiple roles depending on the team that selects him. He might even make a full-time transition to running back.
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Savion Williams, WR TCU: 2025 NFL Draft Profile
Classification: Fifth-year senior wide receiver from Marshall, Texas
Background: Williams was a three-star recruit from Marshall High School in Marshall, Texas in the class of 2020. He was the No. 440 recruit according to 247Sports and No. 573 for On3.com. Williams was an unranked three-star recruit for Rivals and an unranked three-star recruit for ESPN with a 79 grade out of 100. He originally committed to Arkansas before flipping to TCU. Williams played quarterback as a senior and led Marshall to a district championship. According to MaxPreps, he completed 41 of 82 passes for 961 yards, eight touchdowns, and an interception and ran 91 times for 990 yards and 18 touchdowns. He’s also credited with 12 receptions for 121 yards and two touchdowns. As a junior, Williams earned an All-East Texas honorable mention from the Longview News-Journal. That year, he totaled 42 receptions for 659 yards and 12 touchdowns. Williams also lettered on the basketball and track and field teams.
Injuries & Off-Field: Did not play vs. Nicholls State (2023) because of sickness and a muscle injury
Awards: 2023 Honorable Mention All-Big 12, 2024 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
Pros: Positional versatility, experience operating out wide and in the slot, rare height/weight/speed combo, muscular upper frame, Freaks List inclusion, muscles through press, active hands and physicality vs. press, foot fire and shake in release, nice diamond release, surprising fluidity at his size, good speed off the line, impressive acceleration, quickly eats up the cushion in off-man, stems route inside before breaking outside with a swim and vice versa, nice fake on stutter-go, sells sluggo well, shakes off-man CBs on go routes with outside-in fake at stem’s peak, surprising deceleration and tight turn radius on intermediate comebacks, creates separation at stem’s peak on short routes with sudden deceleration and turn, red zone fade monster, 50-50 catches turn 70-30, long arms help expansive catch radius, high points the ball, vertical leaping, Mosses multiple DBs at the catch point, comfortable catching with multiple DBs in his air space, makes catches through contact, jump cuts for YAC, speed sometimes pops on YAC, aggressive blocker who attacks CBs bulk and strength to take handoffs, vision as a RB, developing nice feel for run lanes, uses his blockers well, finds cutback lanes, surprisingly lateral fluidity and explosiveness at his size, decelerates and redirects quickly on runs, contact balance, tackle breaking power, top speed to erase some angles on sweeps and runs
Cons: Limited special teams experience and versatility, might be a role and situation-specific contributor, best operating at limited depth on schemed touches, not sudden or twitchy, sometimes gradual getting off the line, massive target for press CBs, absorbs too much contact at the line, not a natural separator, inconsistent separation at the top of the stem, some large turns at the top of the stem, poised corners stay attached to him, underdeveloped route tree, wins deep less often that testing time suggests he should, doesn’t stack corners consistently, GPS time doesn’t show up on vertical routes, inconsistent finding holes vs. zone, history of concentration drops, bobbles and concentration drops on routine receptions, lacks high end twitch and elusiveness, blocking technique needs refinement, fails to sustain stalk blocks, poor angles to blocks, occasional lapses in vision as a RB
Overview: Williams is the ultimate height, weight, speed athlete in the 2025 class. His rare traits, including long arms and a muscular build, contribute to his positional versatility. Williams takes snaps out wide, in the slot, at running back, and in the wildcat. He should continue seeing schemed touches in the NFL. Williams appeared on Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List for The Athletic in 2022 and 2023. According to Feldman, Williams squats 600 lbs., bench presses 355 lbs., and power cleans 350 lbs. He also clocked 22.5 mph over this past summer. The Texas native muscles through press coverage and deploys an array of hand counters. His well-developed diamond release helps him avoid unnecessary contact and win the leverage battle early. However, he still needs to do more to keep his large frame clean early in the route. Williams showcases nice speed off the line and impressive acceleration to quickly threaten off-man coverage. He stems routes outside before working back across the corner’s face and vice versa. Williams also sells his route fakes well on stutter-goes and sluggos. Despite his reported speed, Williams fails to consistently stack corners downfield. The former four-star recruit suddenly decelerates and makes some tight turns on intermediate comebacks, but he’s also guilty of wide turns that prevent him from separating. He’s not a natural separator despite his fluidity, and his route tree is underdeveloped. Williams’ inconsistent ability to win at all three levels of the field places a significant cap on his projection as a pass catcher. TCU snaps the ball while he’s in motion to manufacture free and faster releases. Williams doesn’t have a natural feel for finding holes in zone coverage. He makes the tough catches look easy, dominating corners in jump ball scenarios with his ball skills, catch radius, and vertical leap. Unfortunately, his concentration fades on routine catches, leading to drops. Williams contributes as a stalk blocker but takes poor angles and struggles to sustain blocks. He’s big enough to take handoffs on inside runs and already displays impressive vision. He uses his lateral fluidity and explosiveness to execute jump cuts. Williams uses his blockers well and finds cutback opportunities. His contact balance and power make him a formidable force, and his top speed helps him erase some angles at the second level. He lacks twitch and high end open field elusiveness, and suffers from some lapses in vision. Williams might be best utilized as a niche role player or scheme/situation-specific threat, which limits his value as a prospect.
Overall, Williams is a superb athlete with his height, weight, speed, and arm length combination, but he’s still more of a raw athlete than a true wide receiver. He projects best in an offense or role that schemes him touches at or near the line of scrimmage. Situation-specific red zone and deep fade routes should also be on the menu. A full-time transition to running back could maximize Williams’ athletic traits.
Role & Scheme Fit: X receiver or RB in a zone scheme
Round Grade: Fourth Round
Size: 6'5", 225 lbs. (Unofficial)
Submitted: 09-25-24
Updated: 12-23-24