Many of you might be following the NFL Network's Top 100 players countdown, where Fred Jackson is the only Buffalo Bill to appear, coming in at number 83. However, FOX Sports has a countdown of their own top 100 players, where Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams came in, ironically, at number 95. Here's what FOX Sports had to say about the Pro Bowl defensive lineman:
"Williams won’t be on many other top 100 lists, but he belongs here. A ferocious defensive lineman in the 3-4, he’ll be even better in Dave Wannstedt’s 4-3. The undersized tackle had a monster 2010 season before suffering an injury and missing most of 2011. The Bills went out and got Marcell Dareus in the 2011 draft and Mario Williams and Mark Anderson as free agents this offseason. Williams could be the most valuable of the four up front. All that hype for this defensive line? It’s warranted. They’re going to be good. Very good."
Williams has always been one of the more underrated players across the league. As a defensive tackle on a team mired in a 12-year playoff drought, it's not a very big surprise that Williams has struggled to gain nationwide attention. However, there is no doubt that he is a force in the middle of the trenches on game-day. The Bills were 4-1 when both Williams and linebacker Shawne Merriman went down with injuries. Each missed the rest of the season and the Bills faltered down the stretch to a 6-10 record. With both back and (hopefully) healthy, Marcell Dareus next to Williams, and the additions of Mario Williams and Mark Anderson, there might be a few more Bills gaining national attention this year. More importantly, the cavalcade of talent on the Bills defensive line might chalk up to an extra digit in the win column.
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