An Offer, An Opportunity, And A Career For Javonte Williams

Posted Apr 23, 2021
During his senior year of high school, Javonte Williams was prepared to stop playing football. “I was telling my mom, ‘I think I’m just going to give football up,’” Williams said after North Carolina's win over Western Carolina in 2018. Fast forward some three-and-a-half years and Williams is one of, if not the, top running backs going into the 2021 NFL Draft. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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