2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Savion Williams

Prospect Summary:

In 2024, Savion Williams was one of the more unique and dynamic playmakers in college football. Williams split time between wide receiver and running back providing a lot of splash plays for the Horned Frogs. He caught 60 passes for 611 yards with six touchdowns and averaged 6.3 yards per carry with 322 yards and six touchdowns on the ground. With rare height, weight, and speed, Williams was capable of producing more if TCU had featured him more, but wide receiver Jack Bech (620-1,034-9) also got a good share of targets.

For the NFL, Williams is a unique weapon as he has an excellent combination of height, weight, and speed. Williams is a tall receiver who can challenge defenses vertically. He is fast in a straight line with the explosiveness to run away from the defense when he breaks into the open field. With the ball in his hands, Williams is dangerous after the catch to weave through the defense and rip off yards in chunks. With his height and length, Williams is dangerous on fade passes in the red zone and uses his size to box out defenders. As a wideout, he lacks some suddenness out of breaks, and he needs to improve his hands for the NFL. He is not as natural and instinctive a receiver compared to how he plays as a running back.

As a tailback, Williams is a tough runner who shows a serious burst to hit the hole. He has excellent instincts as a runner and his background as a high school quarterback can be seen with how natural he is as a running back. Williams has impressive cutting ability and agility for a big-bodied runner with excellent vision to find lanes. Williams shows spin moves and elusive cutting to avoid tacklers while also using his size to run over defenders. As a pro, Williams could be a dangerous running back as he is superb with the ball in his hands.

“I really like Savion,” texted an AFC director of player personnel. “I think he might be best as a running back with wide receiver flex like Cordarrelle Patterson. He lacks instincts as a receiver. He’s best as a run after the catch guy. At running back, he looks instinctive. Watch how hard he runs, so he either is a Patterson like running back or a Laviska Shenault type WR/RB.”

In the 2025 NFL Draft, Williams looks like an early-round pick. He could go as high as the late first round and should not slip out of the third round. As a pro, he could be a dangerous weapon as a hybrid running back/wide receiver.