Keith Williams
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Career Summary
Keith Williams is a former Nebraska offensive lineman who played in the NFL and later joined Nebraska football administration.
Williams was a 2011 Steelers draft pick and later appeared with Buffalo. Nebraska announced his return to the program in a player-personnel role in 2022.
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College Career
Williams played offensive line at Nebraska.
Nebraska identifies Williams as a former Husker offensive lineman.
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Path to the NFL
Pittsburgh selected Williams in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame's draft listing records Williams as the 196th overall selection, an offensive guard from Nebraska, by Pittsburgh.
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NFL Career
Williams' NFL career included time after his Steelers draft selection.
NFL.com retains a career record for Williams as a guard, and Nebraska notes that he was drafted by Pittsburgh in 2011.
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Career Accomplishments
Williams reached the NFL as a sixth-round selection.
He was selected 196th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Steelers.
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Playing Style
Williams was evaluated as an interior offensive lineman.
The NFL's 2011 draft tracker described Williams as having the aggressiveness and build to develop into a backup guard or center.
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Legacy
Williams returned to Nebraska in a football personnel role.
Nebraska's athletics department hired Williams in May 2022 as assistant director of player personnel and later promoted him to senior director of player personnel and recruiting.
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Post-Career
Williams works in Nebraska football player personnel and recruiting.
Nebraska lists Williams as its senior director of player personnel and recruiting following earlier roles in the department.
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23425, 00-0028134, 1988-04-08, Keith Williams, Keith, Williams
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