Today's uberwideout must have " speed and the ability to run after he catches the ball," says Louisville offensive coordinator Paul Petrino. He must also be " big and physical, to give smaller, quicker corners trouble," says Georgia coach Mark Richt. He has to be able " to beat a bump-and-run," says Brown. There's more. Star recievers are creative and spontaneous, inventing plays on the fly in response to defenses' aggression. "I don't want to say you're playing sandlot football," says Clemson offensive coordinator Brad Scott," but there are a lot of reads and a lot of little feel routes and a lot of slants and little hot throws. That's what the game has changed to." Recievers aren't just players but performers, bringing NBA attitude to the field. Says Texas senior B.J. Johnson, a solid complement to Williams, " I love the way Michael Irvin used to make a big catch and signal first down." Williams has all these skills in abundance. In high school he high-jumped seven feet, long-jumped 25'6" and ran the 100 meters in 10.30(the last two wind-aided), each good enough to earn him a track scholarship and point him towards the olympics. Teammates and coaches who've watched him for four years have seen countless mind-boggling plays. Last year against North Carolina he ran a streak route down the sideline, reached back for a underthrown pass and caught it behind his helmet without turning around.(He was whistled out-of-bounds on the catch.) "i saw him make a catch earlier this year in which the ball hit his hands and fell toward the ground,"says Texas recievers coach Darryl Drake."Before it hits the ground, he just bends over and snatchesit up into his chest and rolls over sideways. Impossible. That's a drop, period. And he caught it.".
