Rookie minicamp always delivers some feel-good storylines, highlighting players who might not make the final roster but capture attention with their unique journeys.
This year, the New York Jets have a particularly special one.
Linebacker Giovanni Williams, the younger brother of All-Pros Quinnen and Quincy Williams, is getting his chance to join the family legacy in New York with a rookie minicamp tryout.
The Alabama native spent his first two college seasons at Texas A&M-Kingsville, a small Division II school, where he appeared in 15 games. He posted 69 total tackles (8.5 for loss) with three sacks, four pass deflections, and a forced fumble before transferring to Miles College, an HBCU in Fairfield, Alabama, for his final two college years.
During his two seasons at Miles College, Williams recorded 31 total tackles (five for loss) with one sack throughout 13 games.
Williams was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine and went undrafted. He did not land a contract with the team, but was invited to Florham Park for a tryout with the Jets.
Throughout the Jets’ three-day rookie minicamp, Williams is looking to prove himself to the coaching staff in hopes of earning a spot on the 90-man roster, a step that would keep him with the team through minicamp, training camp, and the preseason on a full contract.
The odds of that happening are slim, but his journey from Division II football to an NFL rookie tryout alongside his two brothers is still incredible.
If the Alabama native somehow stuns the football world and earns a spot on the Jets’ 53-man roster for the 2025 season, it would be an unprecedented feat, making the Jets the first team in NFL history to have three brothers on the same active roster.
