Milton Williams

No. 97 · 6th season

The people who scout defensive tackles for a living put Milton Williams in the top ten

Fans vote for players all the time. Coaches, executives, and scouts don't — at least not publicly. So when ESPN asked the people whose jobs depend on reading defensive linemen correctly, and they put Milton Williams in the top ten at his position across the entire league, that means something different.

Williams plays for the New England Patriots now, which is a long way from where most people's attention has been pointed. Defensive tackles rarely get their flowers. The position is loud, physical, and mostly invisible to the casual eye unless something goes wrong. Williams is apparently doing a lot right.

A top-ten ranking from the people in the building — not the algorithms, not the highlight reel voters — is the kind of quiet validation that follows a player for a long time. The suits noticed.

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Milton Williams

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