Trent Williams

Born July 19 1988 in Longview Texas Trent Williams attended Longview High School where he starred for the Lobos alongside future NFL players Malcolm Kelly Chris Ivory and Robert Henson A unanimous firstteam alldistrict selection as a senior Williams also competed in track and field as a shot putter Initially a threestar recruit ranked as the nations twentyeighth offensive guard prospect he chose the University of Oklahoma over Louisiana State Oklahoma State and Texas AM Williams played for coach Bob Stoopss Oklahoma Sooners from 2006 to 2009 becoming the starter at right tackle as a true freshman after Branndon Braxton suffered a broken leg As a junior in 2008 he anchored a dominant offensive line that allowed only eleven sacks in 476 pass attempts while protecting quarterback Sam Bradford and paving the way for running back DeMarco Murray in what became the highestscoring team in modern college football history with 702 points As the lone returning starter from that legendary unit Williams earned consensus AllAmerican honors in 2009 despite missing the regular season finale due to injury The Washington Redskins selected Williams fourth overall in the 2010 NFL draft signing him to a sixyear 60 million contract His combination of rare athleticism elite technique and powerful run blocking revolutionized the left tackle position The 2021 season cemented his legacy when he posted a 983 Pro Football Focus gradethe highest ever given to any player in a single seasonwhile earning his ninth Pro Bowl selection and first Firstteam AllPro honor His most defining moment came in 2019 when he held out the entire season after the Redskins medical staff downplayed a growth on his head that private doctors diagnosed as dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans a rare lifethreatening cancer first noticed in 2013 The standoff led to his trade to the San Francisco 49ers in April 2020 reuniting him with head coach Kyle Shanahan March 2021 brought validation when the 49ers signed him to a sixyear 13806 million extension making him the highestpaid offensive lineman in NFL history Through sixteen NFL seasons Williams has compiled twelve Pro Bowl selections most among active offensive linemen and five AllPro honors three Firstteam two Secondteam across 204 games and 203 starts Former AllPro tackle Joe Staley calls Williams a nobrainer top ten tackle of all time with Williams ranking as the highest offensive lineman ever on the NFL Top 100 Players list at number fourteen Williams earned the nickname Silverback after the male gorilla sporting a large gorilla tattoo on his back while collecting gorilla art and a bejeweled gorilla keychain In December 2021 he premiered Silverback The Trent Williams Story a documentary chronicling his battle with cancer and miraculous return to elite form Williams coowns O Athletik gym in Houston with longtime friend and former teammate Adrian Peterson He and former wife Sondra have three daughters their divorce was finalized in 2025 after separating in 2019