DE/LB Nathan Williams (official thread)

[RB07OSU]

Great, great news! I am so glad to see Nathan in this class. Nathan loves OSU and will not only be a great player, but a great student and a player that loves OSU and respects it's history. I can also tell you from playing against him how intense he is. He is one fired up guy on the field and is relentless...every play he gives 100%. Add all that to his natural talent and freakish measurables and we will have one heck of a player. Very excited for Nathan.

[stxbuck]

Welcome to the family Nathan! I like seeing small town Ohio kids like Mr. Williams getting offers-and accepting.

[BuckeyeKilla]

I love this get.

Welcome Nathan!!!

[Napoleonbuck]

His scouting Ohio film is very impressive. He may not be as physically imposing as Gholston is, but I can definitely see him playing as fast as Gholston does.

Depending on how his body handles the weight when he gets to OSU, he could also develop into one of those versatile lineman that can play either end or DT a la Barrow or Patterson.

[BGriffBuckeye]

He has great speed coming off the edge. He will make a fine DE for us. 6'5" 245, 4.7 speed.... wow!!! Welcome aboard Nathan!!

[craigblitz]

Wooohhh.... I am really excited about this but I thought for sure he was going to be a camp offer if he performed well enough there.... Any insights on what made the coaches pull the trigger?

I still say he reminds me a lot of Mike V.

[Tresselbeliever]

Congrats to Nathan! I think he can be the perfect LEO in our system. We blitzed Carpenter a lot and I think we'll do the same with Nathan.

Just read the article on Bucknuts. Apparently the coaches had a chance to check on his grades, talk with him and watch him at a track meet throughout the day. Must have been an impressive young man, for Tressel asked him if he wanted to be a Buckeye.

[scarletngray]

I'm thinking Leo too. He seems to have the size, speed and athleticism to be a good one.

Welcome aboard the Tressel Train Nathan!

[dozerbuck]

Wow...thought he would be a camp offer too, but none-the-less, Couldn't be happier for the kid.....

And by the way, reminds me a lot of Will Smith and Bobby Carpenter!!

[BGriffBuckeye]

Lately it seem every class has a guys who fits this mold and are recurited by saying the exact same thing. Dublin, then Thomas, now Nate.

[OhioState49]

Man, this is great news! Congrats Nathan and GO BUCKS!

[Tresselbeliever]

What's different about Williams from Dublin and Thomas is that Williams plays on two feet from the LBer position while the other two played in the trenches with their hands in the dirt.

What position he comes in will depend a lot on his body growth. If he blows up to 260, I think you will see a move a DE, much like Mike Kudla. If he plays around 240-245 comfortably, then like the Bucknuts evaluation of him, he could be like a Matt Wilhelm type at MLBer or a Bobby Carpenter at Leo. I think that's the key reason the coaches haven't discussed his playing position very much yet.

[wadc45]

BG $

4/24

BK's confirmation. Nathan was also named to the Rivals250.

That makes 6 of the Buckeyes' 8 commits on the Rivals250 or better...

[Smooth Olaf]

At this rate, the reason people will be saying "Tressel can't close" is because he will be done by June.

Welcome to the Buckeye family, Mr. Williams!

[MililaniBuckeye]

Wow...offered and accepted immediately. That's all I need to hear.

Originally Posted by The Man

Unproven depth.

I think Rose and Wilson have proved themselves.