CM's Williams Expects to Compete for Houston Texans' Tackle Spot

Former Catholic Memorial tackle Brennan Williams will be reunited with his former college quarterback T.J. Yates on the Houston Texans after being selected in the third round as the 89th pick overall.

The 6-6, 318-pound played with Yates in his freshman and sophomore years at the University of North Carolina.

Williams, who lives in Easton, played at Catholic Memorial before going to North Carolina. 

“I’ve got a mean streak and an aggressiveness that I don’t think a lot of people have,” Williams said on the Houston Texans' website. “It probably comes from having a pretty good chip on my shoulder from the get go. I’m from (West Roxbury) Massachusetts and we don't exactly put out a lot of Division I talent, so I’ve kind of been looked down upon for most of my career. Even now, I’ve got something to prove, and I look forward to getting in and cracking some heads.”

The Texans are expecting Williams to compete for the starting right tackle job as a rookie.

“He’s a big man; he’s got long arms, two big things that you look for,” Texans offensive line coach John Benton said on nfl.com.. “He’s really a pretty good athlete from that standpoint, but I really liked his play-style. I thought he fit what we did. He’s aggressive. 

“He’s a finisher. You see all kinds of guys all along the line. Some are perfectly content to keep their guy out of the play and as long as that happens, then that’s the baseline and they’re pretty happy. Brennan likes to put people in the ground and wear them out over the course of the game.”

Brennan is no stranger to the NFL life as his dad, Brent, played for the Patriots, Seahawks and Jets for 11 years.

Read about more about the Texans' draft at the Houston Texans' web site.