How Evan Williams Went From Draft Steal To Packers Leader

We are back with another NFL Spotlight Guest of the Week and this time Ari Meirov is joined by one of the hottest defenders on the planet right now in Packers safety Evan Williams. Evan explains how he went from being an overlooked high school prospect, to helping lead a defense for one of the most important franchises in NFL history. 00:00 - Cold open
 00:42 - Evan Williams joins us
 01:22 - Goal always football?
 02:18 - When defense became focus
 04:02 - DBs Evan grew up watching
 05:50 - Respect for Tyrann Mathieu
 06:34 - Being overlooked
 08:27 - Transferring to Oregon
 09:50 - Drafted by Packers
 11:52 - 1st impressions of Wisconsin/GB
 13:52 - Adjusting college to NFL
 16:06 - Being run stopper
 17:44 - 2nd year leap
 19:15 - FanDuel/SNF Pick
 22:07 - Finding voice as leader
 24:15 - Key play vs Jets
 26:14 - Xavier McKinney impact
 28:23 - Who deserves spotlight?
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