Impact Junior College Transfers to Watch
Posted Aug 9, 2011
DT Sylvester Williams, North Carolina: The Tar Heels are loaded on defense once again despite losing so much talent to this past April’s NFL Draft. Despite checking in at 6-1 and 305 pounds, Williams is agile and the type of athlete that will cause problems for ACC offensive linemen. He will join fellow tackles Tydreke Powell and Jordan Nix in anchoring the inside of that line.
(National Football Post)
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