Look: Analyst Praises Cincinnati Offensive Tackle John Williams at East-West Shrine Bowl

The Bearcats are hoping to have a few players drafted to the NFL.

Cincinnati Bearcats offensive lineman John Williams competes in drills during spring football practice, Monday, March 4, 2024, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. / Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

CINCINNATI — The East-West Shrine Bowl is conducting practices this week and one Cincinnati Bearcat is turning heads. Former left tackle John Williams got some nice praise from CBS Sports analyst Mike Renner.

"My top performer from the West practice at the Shrine Bowl has to be Cincinnati LT John Williams," Renner posted on X. "Very impressed with his fluidity and independent hand usage. Great building blocks for a blindside protector."

The former UC star is ranked 351st on the consensus big board, so he has some work to do to make it into NFL draft consideration with one of the roughly 260 picks available across seven rounds. He execlled this past season with a 75.3 offensive grade on 826 snaps.

My top performer from the West practice at the @ShrineBowl has to be Cincinnati LT John Williams

Very impressed with his fluidity and independent hand usage. Great building blocks for a blindside protector pic.twitter.com/8rdnnKNyJC

— Mike Renner (@mikerenner_) January 25, 2025

A Great Morning Watching These Guys Compete @ShrineBowl #GoBearcats @JohnWilliams_75 @CoreyKiner pic.twitter.com/2z8E0CWwrV

— 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝑵𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 (@CoachCardwell_) January 26, 2025

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