The last decade of Texas A&M football has been filled with heartbreak, but also excitement. Back in 2016, in one of the more anticipated games in Aggie history, and with ESPN's College GameDay in town, the Aggies beat the Tennessee Volunteers in double overtime to stay undefeated and hand the Vols their first loss that season.
In that game, a true freshman named Trayveon Williams ran for a season-high 217 rushing yards. Williams finished with over 1,000 rushing yards that season, becoming the first true freshman in school history to accomplish such a feat.
Now, after several rounds of patience and losing his shot on special teams, twice in fact, Williams has found a new home. With that said, he's now gotten himself into a better position anyway compared to the one he was in for almost six years.
Patriots sign Williams after Bengals dumped him underneath the turf
Williams has seen a lot with the Bengals, he saw the last of Andy Dalton, the rise of Joe Burrow, and even made a Super Bowl appearance back in the 2021 season. With Cincinnati, Williams hasn't gotten the shot that he's always wanted. He's always been behind the depth chart to Joe Mixon and Samaje Perine. He also lost his return specialist role twice, to Chase Brown and Charlie Jones.
Patriots sign RB Trayveon Williams and release DT Eric Johnson II: https://t.co/qa2kw1wRgR pic.twitter.com/iac3EsjUsq
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) May 14, 2025
After a hostage situation in Cincy, this is a great time for Williams to prove himself on an NFL roster. Of course, getting a spot on any NFL roster is tough. This time, he'll hope to share reps with Rhamondre Stevenson, Antonio Gibson and rookie TreVeyon Henderson. He'll also be joining an improved offense with a second-year quarterback in Drake Maye, and star wideout Stephon Diggs.
The good news: Williams is the veteran out the group and has seen it all from special teams and in the backfield. The only challenge would be going up against Gibson in training camp, who plays just like Williams, and Gibson has gotten more valuable reps throughout the past five seasons with Washington.
This is a great move for Williams' career, but better yet, it's a chance to prove he belongs in the NFL.