{"id":186554,"date":"2025-07-06T19:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T19:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/186554\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T19:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T19:16:14","slug":"clemson-wr-antonio-williams-ranked-in-top-underclassmen-nfl-draft-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/186554\/","title":{"rendered":"Clemson WR Antonio Williams ranked in top underclassmen NFL draft prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>         <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:935px; height:490px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/williams-fsu-file.jpg\" alt=\"Antonio Williams will be one to watch all season and then next April.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Antonio Williams will be one to watch all season and then next April.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tigernet.com\/author\/brandon-rink-81\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:50%; width:25px; height:25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bio-brandon-rink.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Rink\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tigernet.com\/author\/brandon-rink-81\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Rink<\/a><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0Assoc. Editor \/ Staff Writer\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0\u00a02 hours ago<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Athletic&#8217;s Nick Baumgardner assessed the top underclassmen NFL prospects on offense, and one is a top target for <a class=\"profile_tip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tigernet.com\/clemson-football\/player\/cade-klubnik-652\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cade Klubnik<\/a> and co.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"profile_tip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tigernet.com\/clemson-football\/player\/antonio-williams-684\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Antonio Williams<\/a>, a redshirt junior, will be among the draft-eligible Tigers come 2026, and he will likely be highly-valued on draft boards.<\/p>\n<p>Baumgardner ranks Williams as his No. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6466408\/2025\/07\/03\/nfl-draft-2026-underclassmen-arch-manning\/\">13 draft-eligible underclassman on offense.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A 5-11, 190-pound redshirt junior, Williams plays bigger than he looks with great burst and quick feet off the snap,&#8221; Baumgarder writes. &#8220;He is very hard to deal with in a tight space and does a good job tracking and finishing through contact and physicality. He forced 14 missed tackles last season, carving up would-be tacklers with vision and explosive balance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He needs to eliminate his drops, and his size could limit his role in the NFL, but Williams has been great for Clemson star QB Cade Klubnik.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Williams is ranked as the fourth-best underclassmen receiver in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the offense prospects outlook, Utah offensive tackle Spencer Fano is ranked No. 1, while Clemson&#8217;s schedule features No. 5 in South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers and No. 15 with Boston College offensive tackle Jude Bowry.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Enjoy 59 seconds of Cade Klubnik and Antonio Williams being absolutely electric for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClemsonFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ClemsonFB<\/a> last season \ud83c\udfc8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TouchdownTuesday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#TouchdownTuesday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PZXF12T0yi\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/PZXF12T0yi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clemson Athletics (@ClemsonTigers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClemsonTigers\/status\/1940192426247036973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tigernet.com\/print\/news.do?id=46621&amp;isNewsUpdate=true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" title=\"Print\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/printer-24.png\" alt=\"Print\"\/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tigernet.com\/clemson-football\/news\/clemson-wr-antonio-williams-ranked-in-top-underclassmen-nfl-draft-prospects-46621\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"latest-article-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1751829373_35_williams-fsu-file.jpg\" alt=\"Clemson WR ranked in top underclassmen NFL draft prospects\"\/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tigernet.com\/clemson-football\/news\/clemson-wr-antonio-williams-ranked-in-top-underclassmen-nfl-draft-prospects-46621\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clemson WR ranked in top underclassmen NFL draft prospects<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tigernet.com\/clemson-nfl\/news\/trevor-lawrence-lands-on-nfls-most-overpaid-players-list-46620\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"latest-article-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lawrence-pocket24-usat-jeremy-reper.jpg\" alt=\"Clemson pro lands on NFL's most overpaid players list\"\/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tigernet.com\/clemson-nfl\/news\/trevor-lawrence-lands-on-nfls-most-overpaid-players-list-46620\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clemson pro lands on NFL&#8217;s most overpaid players list<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tigernet.com\/clemson-football\/news\/national-outlet-ranks-clemson-as-nations-most-explosive-offense-46619\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"latest-article-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smith-tristan-ow.jpg\" alt=\"National outlet ranks Clemson as nation's most explosive offense\"\/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tigernet.com\/clemson-football\/news\/national-outlet-ranks-clemson-as-nations-most-explosive-offense-46619\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National outlet ranks Clemson as nation&#8217;s most explosive offense<\/a>     <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Antonio Williams will be one to watch all season and then next April. 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