Bronco QB has all the tools to succeed

By Michael Kinney  
Mustang Times

Trajan Williamson doesn’t strike the figure of the average quarterback. In fact, with his broad shoulders, stature and strength, he could easily pass for a tight end or even an offensive lineman.

However, when Williamson suits up in his Mustang uniform and takes the field on Friday nights, he uses the physical attributes to become one of the most effective signal callers in Class 6A.

“Trajan Williamson has been awesome,” MHS coach Lee Blankenship said. “When you look at that dude, you just go, ‘Man, he’s a good looking cat right there.’ He’s every bit of 6-3 ½. I mean just strong and he will be a run threat. He’ll be a problem in the box for people as a runner and then obviously he’s got a cannon for an arm too. So we’re excited about this year.”

In his first year as a starter, Williamson had the Mustang offense humming along in 2023. Through six games he had thrown for 1,228 yards, 12 touchdowns and only three interceptions. But he was just as dangerous on the ground with 551 yards and nine more scores on 15 attempts.

Williamson’s dual-threat ability makes the Broncos offense multi-faceted and tough to contain.

Yet, according to Williamson, his biggest strength is under his helmet.

“My greatest strength is probably just my mind,” Williamson said. “Probably just knowing what to do, knowing what to play. Just knowing what everyone on the field’s got to do, knowing what the defense is about to do before they do it. So I’d say that’s my greatest strength. It lets me seal the field a lot better. It lets me know where the poles are about to be and what lets me know where I’m about to throw the receiver in to. So it helps out a lot.”

Williamson was expected to head into the season with the plan of splitting time with Tyson Pogi. As a freshman Pogi replaced Williamson after he was injured against Tulsa Union in the seventh of the season.

But with Pogi transferring to another school, Williamson will be called upon to carry an even bigger load for the MHS offense. That has caused some concerns for the Mustang coaching staff.

“Not having Tyson right there as a safety net to allow Trajan to really do what he’s best at and just be a power football runner, it does concern us,” Blankenship said. “Trajans’ the guy that we need to go 12, 13 games this year, so we’re going to be wise in how we use him. But that doesn’t mean we’re not going to use him. It’s still football and it’s a physical game.”

Despite being less than a full year removed from surgery, Williamson says he is fully prepared for the grind that awaits him.

“I think I’ve greatly improved this year,” Williamson said. “The passing game is going to be a lot better than it was last year. I’m feeling great. The team’s looking great. We’re exactly where you want to be.”

However, there was one point during Williamson’s recovery when he was unsure if he was ever going to get back to where he was.

“Back in February I was like, I don’t think I’ll ever be back where I was,” Williamson said. “But now I’m better than I was because I just kept on working. I think I’m more than 100 percent because I think last year was my 100 percent. Now I’m at 150, almost 200. I’m double what I was last year.”