
Alex Williams brings Duke a veteran, downhill linebacker presence
Alex Williams is a seasoned Duke linebacker whose appeal goes beyond raw box-score numbers: he was tabbed as a top-30 linebacker recruit in high school and has long been valued for toughness, depth, and special-teams utility. In the 2006 season, Duke described him as a reserve outside linebacker with quality depth who had become a valuable special-teams performer, which is the kind of gritty, glue-guy profile coaches love. If your team needs an experienced, physical, assignment-sound LB who plays with energy and won’t blink in the dirty work, he fits the bill.