More on Rutgers' newest commitment Atrilleon Williams
Rutgers landed a recruit in the class of 2018 this week as Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) athlete Atrilleon Williams has started off a whole new class. Williams’ personal trainer, Oren Wilson, is the owner and founder of Metro 7 football in West Chester, N.Y. and talked about the kind of player RU landed in its first class of 2018 commit.
“He is a very hard-working kid, one of the hardest working kids in West Chester County. He is always doing extra work, always working on his footwork, always in the weight room. He is a good kid, yes-sir no-sir, and he is just an explosive athlete. He can play all over the board, offensively and defensively.”
Williams’ play was limited last season after an ACL injury limited him to just three games.
“If he did not get injured, they might have wanted an extra star to his name,” Wilson said. “He is doing well with his rehab. It is coming along a little bit quicker than expected. He will be back to where he was.”
Wilson went on to talk a little more about Williams as a player.
“He finds the football on offense and defense. He also has a combination of speed, size and athleticism. He is a complete athlete, the definition of a quick-twitch athlete.”
There is also one another quality that allows Williams so stand out, according to Wilson.
“It is really his hard work,” Wilson said. “Especially with him being injured, I think it took his work ethic to the next level. He knew exactly what he had to do to get back where he needed to be.”
Williams is listed as an athlete and has the ability to play on both sides of the football. Wilson mentioned whether he is a better fit at running back or defensive back at the college level.
“It depends on the scheme. If he is in a spread system, he could play running back or in the slot. On defense, he could play zone or press [coverage]. He is an aggressive player."
Wilson said that Williams’ training is not geared specifically towards playing offense or defense.
“It is a mixture of everything because at this point, he is such an athletically-gifted athlete, we don’t know where he is going to play,” Wilson said. “That is a good problem.”
At Rutgers, Williams will step right into the role of a leader while being the first commit in a brand new recruiting class.
“Things are pointing up at Rutgers and he wants to be part of something special,” Wilson said of Williams. “He can definitely be a leader. When you watch his film, you can tell he is a player who gets the team riled up.”