NFL Draft: Bears select Stanford safety Kendall Williamson in seventh round

Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Saturday, April 29 2023

The Chicago Bears selected Stanford safety Kendall Williamson with the No. 258 overall pick in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft on Saturday.

Williamson was a 4-year starter for Stanford and ran a 4.49 at 6-foot-1 and 202 pounds.

In 2022, he had 50 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and one interception in 10 games.

He was extremely impressive as a student-athlete as he was a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll member.

Also the winner of Stanford’s Tommy Vardell Award for excellence in both academics and athletics.

Kendall Williamson, S, Stanford

• Tough SS who assists in run support
• Natural instincts
• High effort and motor
• Good open field tackler

Last high-upside pick! pic.twitter.com/fRGYMxCx8V
— Joseph Herff (@JosephHerffNFL) April 29, 2023

The Bears draft DB Kendall Williamson‼️

Welcome to the Bears 🐻⬇️ pic.twitter.com/7e1q0tymnJ
— DeeksView (@DeeksViewOG) April 29, 2023

The 2023 Bears draft class RAS scores per @mathbomb:
OT Darnell Wright 9.67
DT Gervon Dexter Sr. 9.53
CB Tyrique Stevenson 8.93
DT Zacch Pickens 9.23
RB Roschon Johnson 8.67
WR Tyler Scott 8.61
LB Noah Sewell 8.38
CB Terell Smith 8.67
DT Travis Bell 8.25
S Kendall Williamson 8.70
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) April 29, 2023