Fort Bend Playbook
Recruit Scoop: Elkins Guard Donovan Williams
Ashton Jeanlewis
Jun 29, 2018, 9:17 pm
All-State guard and recently-named Rivals 150 basketball prospect Donovan Williams was featured on the Fort Bend Playbook, a podcast that specializes in covering Fort Bend sports for VYPE Magazine.
Host Ashton Jeanlewis speaks with Donovan about his background, from his grandfather having a stadium named after him to his sister being a current WNBA player for the Las Vegas Aces.
Segment 1
Williams details his daily schedule with the year-round grind of basketball with training, high school and finding time to rest in between. With a family filled with athletes, Williams comments on the impact his father had on he and his sister's basketball careers.
Playing in the difficult District 23-5A that contained four state-ranked programs any given week, Williams breakdowns the Elkins Knight mentality throughout the season and how they clinched a district title.
Segment 2
Donovan comments on his recruitment after his recent visits to SMU and Texas, the recent impact of being ranked a Top 100 prospect and more. With so much going on during the summer, Williams reveals he hasn't had much time to talk sit down and look at his options after high school. Donovan details his diet and what it takes to power his body throughout the year.
The Houston Texans have a big challenge in store as they look to start the season with a win against the Colts this Sunday. When these two teams met in Week 2 last year, the Colts dominated the Texans, despite losing their QB Anthony Richardson to a concussion after the first quarter.
Keeping Richardson contained on Sunday will go a long way in increasing the Texans' chances of coming home with a win. The Texans defense will have their hands full containing the Colts backs and tight ends in the passing game.
Scoring touchdowns with their wide receivers could prove difficult, as the Texans allowed the second-fewest TDs (10) to the receiver position in 2023.
Limiting running back Jonathan Taylor will also be a top priority. While the Texans had an elite defense against the run last season, they struggled with Taylor in Week 18 as he almost rushed for 200 yards.
Houston's D allowed only four carries to running backs in 2023 that went for 20 or more yards. Two of which were to Taylor in the final game of the regular season.
Finally, DeMeco Ryans and company have to find a way to get pressure on the QB. They only had one QB hit and zero sacks on Richardson and Garner Minshew the first time they faced off last year.
On offense, the Texans have two big x-factors to watch for on Sunday. The offensive line that suited up to play the Colts in Week 2 last season is completely different from this year.
The o-line was ravaged with injuries to start the 2023 campaign, so we expect a big jump in productivity in the trenches this year.
Another big addition in 2024 is the presence of running back Joe Mixon. The running game only produced 2 yards per rush in Week 2 against Indy last year, so there's clearly room for improvement.
Be sure to watch the video above for our in-depth preview of Texans-Colts!
And catch Texans on Tap (a Texans podcast) live on our SportsMapTexans YouTube channel following every game this season!