Cowboys 2025 draft scouting report: OT Cameron Williams

We proceed our 2025 NFL Draft preview of draft prospects that would curiosity the Dallas Cowboys. At the moment we’re offensive deal with Cameron Williams from Texas.

Cameron Williams

OTTexas Longhorns Junior3-star recruit 6’5”335 lbs

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Historical past

Cameron Williams was born on October 16, 2003, and hails from Duncanville, Texas. Rising up, Williams starred at Duncanville Excessive Faculty, the place he performed a key position in main the Panthers to back-to-back appearances within the Texas 6A Division 1 State Championship sport. His highschool profession showcased his potential as a large, bodily presence on the offensive line.

As a recruit, he was rated a three-star prospect and drew curiosity from high applications like Oregon, Oklahoma, Miami, and Texas, with elite offensive line coaches like Mario Cristobal (then at Oregon) and Kyle Flood (Texas) vying for his dedication. Initially, Williams dedicated to Oregon, alongside fellow Texas lineman Kelvin Banks. Nonetheless, when Cristobal left Oregon for Miami late in 2021, Williams reopened his recruitment and flipped to Texas.

At Texas, Williams took time to develop. In his first two seasons (2022 and 2023), he appeared in 22 video games, totally on particular groups and as a reserve, with just one begin which was in opposition to Kansas State in 2023, the place he helped the Longhorns rack up 478 offensive yards in an time beyond regulation win. His breakout got here in 2024 as a junior, when he claimed the beginning proper deal with spot.

Final season he began all 16 video games, taking part in 938 snaps and permitting simply 16 pressures on 459 pass-blocking snaps. His run-blocking prowess and rising pass-protection abilities earned him SEC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week honors after a dominant efficiency in Texas’s 52-0 win over Colorado State. He was instrumental in serving to the crew common over 500 yards in a number of video games, together with a 562-yard outburst in opposition to Florida. He would finish the season permitting solely two sacks.

2024 Statistics

827 Offensive Snaps459 Passing Snaps16 Pressures Allowed 2 Sacks Allowed13 Penalties

NFL Mix/Professional Day

TBC

Awards

N/A

Scorecard

Total- 84.2Speed- 68Acceleration- 85Agility- 70Strength- 91Pass Blocking- 86Run Blocking- 80Discipline- 85

THE GOOD

Williams is a monster of a human being and his fellow teammates and coaches have all commented on his measurement and energy.
A pure mauler with distinctive pure energy.
Has vice-grip palms and an excellent capability to latch onto defenders with ease.
Delivers jarring preliminary punches that may stagger even essentially the most highly effective defensive linemen.
A people-mover who excels at creating lanes in hole and energy schemes.
Constantly washes down defensive tackles and seals edges on outdoors runs.
Makes use of his large body and lengthy arms to constantly stall bull rushes.
Not often will get pushed again into the pocket.
Performs with a imply streak, usually ending blocks by way of the whistle.

THE BAD

Struggles with vary when remoted in opposition to pace rushers.
Has points to reflect or get better.
Heavy toes and stiff hips restrict his capability to redirect in opposition to counters or stunts.
Tends to lean ahead when adjusting, which savvy NFL defenders may exploit with inside strikes.
Acceleration off the snap is stable however not elite, which given his measurement makes him slower to interact pace threats, relying extra on attain and energy than explosive get-off.
Nonetheless creating hand placement and timing.
Often caught lunging or with palms too large, particularly late in video games.
Uncooked fundamentals replicate his restricted beginning expertise.
Little or no versatility, spent his school profession solely at proper deal with.

THE FIT

Cameron Williams is a polarizing prospect. His measurement, energy, and 2024 tape make him a rising expertise, with some analysts rating him as excessive because the third-best deal with within the 2025 class. He’s a high-upside lineman with uncommon bodily instruments and his final season at Texas proved he can hold with high competitors, however his technical flaws and agility limitations imply he’s not a plug-and-play left deal with. Groups will guess on his body and nastiness, hoping to teach up the remainder. A traditional “traits over polish” prospect who may thrive with the appropriate match and persistence.

His rawness, restricted expertise and agility issues cap his ceiling till he shows extra on the NFL mix and Professional Day. He’s additionally solely confirmed to play at proper deal with in Texas limiting the place he’s projected to play within the NFL. Let’s additionally not ignore his solely season beginning for Texas was severely affected by penalties. Not solely did he lead Texas in flags final season, he was penalized fourth-most nationally amongst all offensive linemen.

The Dallas Cowboys offensive line wants assist. Each deal with positions want work and Williams profiles as an instantaneous challenger to Terence Steele at proper deal with. Steele’s 2024 struggles (9 sacks allowed, 41 pressures and restricted effectiveness at run blocking) uncovered a necessity for competitors or an improve. Williams’ measurement, size, and anchor capability match the Cowboys’ want for a road-grader at deal with. His run-blocking prowess aligns with Dallas’ new emphasis on pounding the bottom sport with Rico Dowdle or a brand new operating again (which appears extra doubtless).

Williams will not be a left deal with savior, Guyton would definitely maintain that spot if Williams was chosen, however he’d carry competitors and depth with starter potential by his sophomore season. If Dallas grabs him in Spherical 2 or 3, he may very well be a Terence Steele alternative or Zack Martin’s post-retirement succession plan, thriving in a scheme that masks his agility limits with tight ends and play-action. For a crew determined to rebuild its trenches, Williams is a Texas-sized answer simply 200 miles from residence.

COMPARISON

Orlando Brown, Cincinnati Bengals

BTB GRADE

thirty seventh

CONSENSUS RANKING

forty sixth(Consensus rating based mostly on the typical rating from 90 main scoring companies, together with BTB)