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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 08-18-2014, 10:04 PM:

The no. 18 has a lot of tradition behind it and Williams will have his work cut out for him to match the likes of Cobb and Tamme.

Stanley “Boom” Williams would have preferred to still wear No. 1 like he did during his Georiga prep career, but sophomore Ryan Timmons already had that number when Williams got to Kentucky in June.

That left Williams with a dilemma about his number.

“I was just thinking about the numbers I wanted. Eighteen came to mind. Randall Cobb, Jacob Tamme. The first thing that was said to me was, ‘You know what you are asking for and you have got big shoes to fill.’ I stepped up to the challenge. I have a couple of challenges to step up to earning my name here in Kentucky and stepping up and being a big player as previous players to wear No. 18,” said Williams.

He knows following the legacy of Tamme, an all-SEC tight end now playing with the Denver Broncos, and Cobb, an all-SEC receiver now playing with Green Bay, will not be easy.

“I actually watched Kentucky when I was younger. Randall Cobb and Jacob Tamme and those guys and watched them make a lot of big plays. Wearing this number, I have to make a lot of big plays and come up big. I know that,” Williams said.

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