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The former second-round pick is entering the biggest season of his career, and he's ready.
The former second-round pick is already putting offensive players on notice through the first unpadded practices with his intensity, having to be coached a bit by Brian Schottenheimer to be mindful that the time to fully unleash will be when everyone is fully padded.
That will begin on Sunday in Oxnard.
“I told him, ‘You’re gonna have an incredible year,” said Schottenheimer. “Keep that intensity, but do it in pads.”
It’s something All-Pro quarterback Dak Prescott has noted as well mentally, along with the growth of Williams over the past year, particularly when the two were both relegated to injured reserve as the 2024 season concluded — Prescott having suffered a torn hamstring in November.
Prescott knows Williams is starving, and acknowledges how great it is to see.
“That’s a guy that’s hungry, very hungry,” Prescott said. “... He’s gonna have a hell of a year. … Super proud of him. He was recognized for the Defensive Golden Whistle Award and that’s a testament to the guy who worked hard toward getting back from injury. He’ll probably be a guy I vote for [to receive] the Ed Block Courage Award, so super, super proud of him.
“He’s just getting back to himself and it’s only [just] beginning.”
For his part, Williams first wanted to make it clear his knee feels brand new, and why.
“I feel great,” he said following the team’s second practice. “I had a little incident where I bumped knees with someone but, other than that, I feel great. I don’t feel it. It feels like I never had an injury.
“Six days a week for 11 months, I put in the work. I feel great. Fantastic. No aches. No soreness. I’m running, what, 22 mph at 260 [lbs]? That should tell you everything.”
Dak Prescott has plenty of motivation after an injury-plagued 2024 season.
It’s too early in camp to make any significant statements about how players are performing. They haven’t even put on full pads. But with Prescott a few things have stood out. One, he looks completely healthy from last year’s season-ending hamstring injury. Two, his rapport with CeeDee Lamb has picked up right where they left off. Three, he and recently added wide receiver George Pickens still have some work to do together.
Their timing has been off on some routes and most of their connections have been on short or intermediate routes. Prescott doesn’t have any concerns.
“I think that’s all to come,” he said. “I don’t think that’s...
