Quinnen Williams

Dallas Cowboys

Pos IDL

Updated October 9, 2026

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Model Score

90.7 MODEL

2020

89.0

2021

81.9

2022

91.7

2023

90.7

2024

88.3

2025

86.2

2026

90.7

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Two Pro Bowls plus the 2022 1st-team All-Pro plus the 2023 tier 1 (#1) STTM peak plus the 2018 Outland Trophy establishes Williams as one of the best interior defenders of his generation. The Alabama 3rd overall draft slot plus the change of scenery to Dallas reasserting tier 1 (#5) in 2025 confirms the elite ceiling is structural. The 2026 question is whether Williams earns his third Pro Bowl plus 1st-team All-Pro recognition with the Cowboys.

Williams came out of Alabama as the New York Jets' 1st-round pick (3rd overall) in 2019 after winning the 2018 Outland Trophy as the nation's top interior lineman. He made two Pro Bowls (2022, 2023) including 2022 1st-team All-Pro after 12 sacks. He was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in 2025. His STTM career runs tier 3 (#23) in 2021, tier 1 (#3) in 2022, tier 1 (#1) in 2023, tier 3 (#17) in 2024, and tier 1 (#5) in 2025 with Dallas.

Strengths

Two Pro Bowls plus 2022 1st-team All-Pro plus the 2023 tier 1 (#1) STTM peak plus the 2018 Outland Trophy establishes a top-tier interior defender résumé.
Alabama pedigree plus the 3rd overall draft slot plus the multi-year tier 1 STTM dominance gives him one of the highest pedigrees at the position.

Concerns

Career STTM volatility (tier 3 in 2021 and 2024, tier 1 in 2022, 2023, 2025) shows the ceiling can swing between top-5 and top-25 across seasons.
Dallas's broader defensive identity transition (Micah Parsons trade context) compresses the structural support around Williams's Cowboys chapter.

What to watch: Whether Williams earns his third Pro Bowl in 2026 plus crosses into DPOY consideration, the threshold for confirming the multi-year tier 1 ceiling translates.