It’s difficult to overlook a man who stands 6-4 and weighs 302 pounds, but it’s safe to say Jonah Williams was never the first, second or maybe even 10th player mentioned during a typical Alabama broadcast.

Williams didn’t make the highlight plays. He helped create them.

For three years, Williams anchored the Tide’s bruising offensive line, the behind-the-scenes unit most responsible for allowing Alabama to be, well, Alabama. He was a rare breed: a Day 1 starter on the offensive line for a team that played in 3 consecutive National Championship Games.

Thursday night, Williams finally took center stage when the Cincinnati Bengals selected him with the No. 11 overall pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.

He is the sixth Alabama offensive lineman to be taken in the first round since Nick Saban arrived.

Physical gifts aside, and they are immense and impressive, Williams’ intellect wowed scouts throughout the draft process.

In a story with ESPN.com, Williams explained how he breaks down every opponent, not only charting their go-to moves, but how often they win with each move.

“So I can have a different approach to a move a guy does 60 percent of the time, but I’m not even really going to prepare for it that much if it never wins,” Williams said. “But then if he does a move five times but has a 100 percent win percentage, I better be ready for it. He’s going to bring it for me. I better be prepared for it.”