Alabama is expected to lose multiple juniors to the NFL draft within the next few days.
Tim Williams won’t be among them.
The 6-foot-4, 230-pound outside linebacker announced Wednesday evening that he was returning for his senior year. Williams had 19 tackles and 12.5 tackles for loss this past season, including 10.5 sacks.
“Coming back to play with my brothers,” Williams posted on Twitter. “We can win this thing again, baby!!”
The Crimson Tide will have a nice collection of outside linebackers to help in their quest for a second straight national championship and a fifth in eight seasons. Dillon Lee and Denzel Devall are outgoing seniors, but Alabama is expected to return Ryan Anderson and Rashaan Evans.
Anderson closed this past season with eight tackles for loss in his last six games, while Evans had two sacks of Deshaun Watson in Monday night’s 45-40 win over Clemson.
Underclassmen have until Friday to declare for the NFL draft and then have a 72-hour window should they decide to reverse their decision.
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