Green Bay Packers film room: Breaking down fourth round pick Jamaal Williams

Jamaal Williams trait #4: Home run ability

Williams is a tough, downhill runner with superb vision and short-area burst.

Putting all this together makes him an effective tailback with home run ability.

Watch any of Williams’ film and it’s apparent he makes big play after big play. He’s demoralizing for a defense. He can run them over or slip out of a tight spot.

On this 62-yard run against Michigan State, watch how quickly Williams sees the opening in the defense and accelerates through the rushing lane to get downfield.

The Packers lacked big-play production from their halfbacks last year. This is something Williams could bring to their roster.

He has a knack for getting upfield and gashing a defense for big chunks of yardage.

Watch this run against Toledo. A few yards downfield it looks like the defenders have Williams surrounded, but he blasts by them and charges downfield for the score.

Of course, not all of Williams’ big plays came on untouched looks. He had a plenty of carries where he battled through contact or showed nimble footwork to get out of a tight spot.

On this dive play in the Arizona game, Williams battles through arm tackles to break through the defense and gain 37 yards.

These three plays show Williams’ affinity for making explosive plays, but it’s also just a small sample of what he can do on the football field.

It would have been easy to include several more.

Call it grit, determination, toughness, or whatever have you, but Williams runs hard and that clearly pays off.

Williams is a fun player to evaluate. Let’s just hope he brings some of this game-changing ability to the Packers backfield.