SCOUTING REPORT:
Kendall Williamson of Snellville, Georgia, exemplifies what it means to be a Student-Athlete, dating back to his success in high school. At Brookwood School, Williamson was ranked among the top 35 Cornerbacks in the nation and simultaneously earned several academic awards. In his time with Stanford, Williamson eclipsed 45 tackles in three of his five years with the Cardinal, including 66 total tackles in 12 games in 2021. Throughout his collegiate career, Williamson registered 1 interception, 14 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery. Off the field, Williamson was a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll member and winner of Stanford’s Tommy Vardell Award for excellence in both academics and athletics. He graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department with a degree in Product Design and began working towards a Master’s degree in Sociology.
Strengths: Tough, run-defending safety who is best playing downhill. Instinctive, stays with coverage assignments, and hits hard. Goes after opponents, wraps up tackling, and brings opponents down in the open field. Gives effort and sells out to make plays.
Weaknesses: Does not display an explosive burst to the ball and shows average closing speed despite his 40 time. Late getting to the spot in coverage.
Overall: Williamson possesses the numbers desired at the safety position, yet on film, he’s very straight-line-ish and one-dimensional. He possesses an upside but needs proper coaching and must start making plays in coverage.
