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This Gainesville High grad has learned from an NFL great. Now, he's been drafted by New York Giants

Gainesville's Chris Williamson runs with the ball after a catch against Clarke Central in 2015 at City Park Stadium.

Williamson — Gainesville's Chris Williamson runs with the ball after a catch against Clarke Central in 2015 at City Park Stadium.

University of Minnesota defensive back the first former Red Elephants player to be drafted since Deshaun Watson and Jeremiah Ledbetter in 2017.

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