Tremendous career

Williams will enter next Saturday’s showdown against archrival Army West Point with 240 career tackles. He has proved to be a real playmaker as the last line of the Navy defense – amassing four interceptions, 11 pass breakups, six forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries.

“Sean is one heck of a football player. He’s extremely athletic and extremely smart,” Navy secondary coach Dan O’Brien said. “Sean can do everything you want out of a safety. He’s strong in man-to-man, press or zone coverage. He’s a really, really physical player who covers a lot of ground and makes plays out in space. He finds the ball and is a very reliable tackler.”

Williams has been forced to make defensive calls since switching to safety as a freshman and has steadily evolved into a coach on the field.

“Sean has been making coverage checks for four years and does a great job of making adjustments on the back end,” O’Brien said. “Sean put it on himself to learn the defense at a really high level. He fully understands all the schemes and knows exactly what everybody is supposed to do.”

O’Brien and defensive coordinator Dale Pehrson used the word “obsessive” when describing the work ethic of Williams, who is famous for always being the first player