Tennessee picked up their fourth football commitment for 2009 over the weekend from Milton High School (GA) running back Toney Williams.
Williams chose Tennessee over several schools that most consider to be mid-level programs: Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi State, N.C. State, and Rutgers. The school noticeably absent from that list is Georgia. The Bulldogs did not offer him a scholarship, and from the quotes I’ve read, that could be a motivating factor for Williams.
“I just want to play Georgia bad. I can’t wait.”
Williams is definitely not a speed back, considering he runs a 4.6 second 40 (apparently that’s on a good day). He’s more of a power back that excels by using his size and strength running between the tackles and blocking. He is able to catch the football out of the backfield, as referenced by his 22 catches last season. In 2007, he spent about half of his playing time at fullback and half at tailback according to quotes from his coach.
Based on what we know about him to this point, it’s hard to image that Williams will ever see much action at tailback at Tennessee. Many believe that fullback or linebacker will likely be in his future on the hill.
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