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  6. article_body => "<p>SANTA CLARA -- Quinnen Williams proved Monday night that he can talk a big game, even if he doesn\u2019t play one.<\/p>\n<p>The Alabama defensive tackle, whom many project to be a top-five pick if he leaves school for the 2019 NFL draft, didn\u2019t exactly show out in the College Football Playoff National Championship at Levi\u2019s Stadium. The redshirt sophomore finished with just four total tackles (three solo, one assist) and 1.5 for loss.<\/p>\n<p>Williams went relatively unnoticed in Clemson\u2019s 44-16 rout, except for this first-quarter stop that showcased his power.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ftbeard_17\/status\/1082456726257885184\n<p>Williams, who entered the game tied for second on the Crimson Tide with eight sacks this season, didn\u2019t register any noticeable pass rush --&nbsp;to be fair, no one on Alabama did -- as the Tigers handily won the title.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Williams wasn\u2019t that impressed by what he saw from the now-national champions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey really didn\u2019t do anything that caught us off guard,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWe knew everything that was coming. They ran zone. They ran go routes, 50-50 balls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Clemson QB] Trevor Lawrence threw the ball, and it looked like he put it on the money. He didn\u2019t drop dimes, none of that. He threw it up, and the receivers made plays. All the respect to the receivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Williams later called Lawrence \u201cgood,\u201d his comments were reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/Article\/Quinnen-Williams-Kyler-Murray-126915615\/\" target=\"_blank\">his pre-Orange Bowl words on Kyler Murray<\/a>, when he smartly stopped himself from criticizing Oklahoma\u2019s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback. Williams showed no such restraint this time, and while you could chalk it up to the hurt of losing a national title game, NFL teams surely will ask him in pre-draft interviews about how he'll handle&nbsp;such situations.<\/p>\n<p>As for his NFL draft status, Williams didn\u2019t want to say much, claiming he really hadn\u2019t thought about the possibility of turning pro after the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know yet, man,\u201d he said. \u201cI got to go home, watch this film first, get with my teammates and let them know, man, everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New Raiders general manager Mike Mayock, whose team has been linked to Williams with the No. 4 overall pick in numerous mock drafts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/raiders\/raiders-gm-mike-mayock-already-nfl-draft-prep-scouts-alabama-clemson\">saw the defensive tackle in person Monday<\/a>. Whether he liked what he saw or heard remains to be seen over the next three months.<\/p>\n"
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SANTA CLARA -- Quinnen Williams proved Monday night that he can talk a big game, even if he doesn’t play one.

The Alabama defensive tackle, whom many project to be a top-five pick if he leaves school for the 2019 NFL draft, didn’t exactly show out in the College Football Playoff National Championship at Levi’s Stadium. The redshirt sophomore finished with just four total tackles (three solo, one assist) and 1.5 for loss.

Williams went relatively unnoticed in Clemson’s 44-16 rout, except for this first-quarter stop that showcased his power.

https://twitter.com/ftbeard_17/status/1082456726257885184

Williams, who entered the game tied for second on the Crimson Tide with eight sacks this season, didn’t register any noticeable pass rush -- to be fair, no one on Alabama did -- as the Tigers handily won the title.

Still, Williams wasn’t that impressed by what he saw from the now-national champions.

“They really didn’t do anything that caught us off guard,” Williams said. “We knew everything that was coming. They ran zone. They ran go routes, 50-50 balls.

“[Clemson QB] Trevor Lawrence threw the ball, and it looked like he put it on the money. He didn’t drop dimes, none of that. He threw it up, and the receivers made plays. All the respect to the receivers.”

While Williams later called Lawrence “good,” his comments were reminiscent of his pre-Orange Bowl words on Kyler Murray, when he smartly stopped himself from criticizing Oklahoma’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback. Williams showed no such restraint this time, and while you could chalk it up to the hurt of losing a national title game, NFL teams surely will ask him in pre-draft interviews about how he'll handle such situations.

 

As for his NFL draft status, Williams didn’t want to say much, claiming he really hadn’t thought about the possibility of turning pro after the season.

“I don’t know yet, man,” he said. “I got to go home, watch this film first, get with my teammates and let them know, man, everything.”

New Raiders general manager Mike Mayock, whose team has been linked to Williams with the No. 4 overall pick in numerous mock drafts, saw the defensive tackle in person Monday. Whether he liked what he saw or heard remains to be seen over the next three months.