The Mackey Award, named after John Mackey, the former Syracuse University and Baltimore Colts' College Hall of Fame and Pro Hall of Fame tight end, is annually voted to the nation's outstanding tight end just like the Rimington Award is awarded to the nation's outstanding center or the Doak Walker Award awarded to the nation's outstanding running back. Williams out of Central Arkansas Christian received Mackey Award votes last year while setting a Razorbacks tight end record 61 catches for 723 yards with 3 touchdowns.
As a resHerve freshman in a 2007 run-oriented offense under former Arkansas coach Houston Nutt, Williams had virtually zero national name recognition going into the 2008 season before blossoming with coach Bobby Petrino's more prolific passing attack.
Now with a name established as the only returning semifinalist, and as one of Arkansas' 2 players to be interviewed at next week's SEC Media Days in Birmingham, Ala., Williams ought to have plenty of recognition with 2009 Mackey Award voters. The SEC Rocks!
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