Oklahoma football: Top 10 Sooner first-round NFL Draft picks
By Chip Rouse
No. 9 – No. 9 Roy Williams, No. 8 overall, 2002 NFL Draft
Roy Williams was a first-round selection of the Dallas Cowboys, the No. 8 player selected overall, in the 2002 NFL Draft.
The Kansas City Chiefs traded their No. 8 pick in the first-round of the 2002 draft to the Cowboys in exchange for Dallas’ No. 6 pick, a third-round pick in the 2002 draft and a 2003 sixth round pick. The Cowboys used the No. 8 pick to select Williams
The Oklahoma All-Big 12 safety played seven seasons in Dallas and was a starter in the Cowboys’ defensive secondary for six of those seasons. He finished out his nine-year NFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals, where he played in 2009 and 2010.
Williams was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team in 2002. He was named to the All-Pro First Team in 2003 and was selected to play in five Pro Bowl games.