The 15 Duke basketball stars who could have starred in football
By Matt Giles
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Jason Williams. 3. Scouting Report. 6-2, 195. RUNNING BACK. player. 434. Pick Analysis
Duke basketball stars who could’ve starred in football: RB Jason Williams
Crossing paths with both Dahntay Jones and Chris Duhon, the top scorer from those early 2000s Duke basketball teams was Jason Williams, a potent point guard who surely had the required savvy, moxie, wheels, motor, and frame to rack up rushing yards while cradling a football.
In fact, Williams displayed such a prototypical look of a star running back when he led the Duke backcourt that it was hard not to rank him any higher than No. 3 here. That said, it would have been sacrilege not to have the next two as the top two…