Former Texas A&M safety Brian Williams died over the weekend, his family has confirmed.
Williams, who earned his engineering degree from the school last year, played three seasons for the Aggies from 2019-21.
The former Top 100 national recruit ran a half marathon over the weekend in Texas, and sadly passed away due to a severe heat stroke he got from the event, his brother told the Dallas Morning News.
‘B you are my heart,’ his brother Rawleigh wrote on Instagram.
‘The BEST version of us in every single way B. I don’t think I can make it without you but I’m going to try for our parents and our sister. I love you brother.’
Williams was a former four-star recruit out of Dallas’ Bishop Dunne High School, and played in 10 games for A&M in both 2019 and 2020.
Former Texas A&M player Brian Williams died over the weekend, his family has confirmed
Williams is seen with his brother, former Arkansas running back Rawleigh Williams III
He was working in the Dallas-Fort Worth area after completing his degree, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Williams’ former teammate, Leon O’Neal, posted a tribute to the player on Sunday night.
‘Rest easy brother B Will,’ he wrote on X.
Bishop Dunne assistant principal Michael Alfers also spoke out following Williams’ death.
‘Everybody looked up to him not only just because of his accomplishments on the field, but just from the way he carried himself and the way he treated others,’ Alfers said of Williams, whom he reportedly taught in eighth grade.
‘And he just always was kind of like a model student, a model young person in general.’
Williams was a standout player in high school, earning first-time all-state honors and being named the Dallas Morning News’ Defensive Player of the Year in 2018.
