Brian "Smash" Williams

Brian "Smash" Williams
Friday Night Lights character
Gaius Charles as Smash Williams
First appearance	"Pilot"
Last appearance	"Hello, Goodbye"
Portrayed by	Gaius Charles
Information
Occupation	Former running back of the Dillon Panthers Current running back for Texas A&M University
Family	Michael Williams (Father, deceased) Corinna Williams (Mother) Sheila Williams (Sister) Noannie Williams (Sister)
Significant other(s)	Waverly Grady (ex-girlfriend) Noelle Davenport (ex-girlfriend)

Brian "Smash" Williams is a fictional character in the NBC/DirecTV(The 101 Network) drama television series Friday Night Lights portrayed by actor Gaius Charles. He is the starting running back of the Dillon High School Panthers. Considered the most talented player on the roster after quarterback Jason Street, Smash received his nickname from his father after hitting a water heater. Smash is believed to be based on Boobie Miles from the Friday Night Lights book and film.

Williams is shown to be a jock in the beginning of the show. He starts a feud with fullback Tim Riggins, after almost having sex with Riggins' girlfriend Tyra Collette. After being caught taking performance-enhancing drugs, Smash begins a more mature approach to life, taking QB Matt Saracen under his wing, building a friendship with Riggins and leading the team after the devastating injury on Jason Street.

Brian "Smash" Williams was born in Gatling, Texas – a fictional, crime-ridden ghetto – in the late 1980s to Michael and Corinna Williams. He grew up there before moving to Dillon, Texas because his mother wanted him and his two sisters away from their father. A few years after the family moved to Dillon, in 1999, Michael Williams was killed in a car accident with a woman while still married.

Smash is portrayed as a stereotypical jock – flashy on the field and loud-mouthed off it. He thrives in the limelight and lives for the attention, constantly referring to himself in third person ("The Smash"), which both amuses and irritates his peers. He naturally assumes the role after team captain Jason Street is carried off the field after being hit. In the hallways, he is often seen chatting with cheerleaders and is usually surrounded by friends and fellow Panthers players. Under his happy-go-lucky and sometimes brash exterior, Smash is a loyal and caring individual who tries hard to please everyone, particularly Coach Taylor, his (ex) girlfriend Waverly and mother Corinna. In season 1, he is repeatedly worried about his mother and his future, once describing himself as the family's "meal ticket" and often reminding his mother of his promise to buy her a house after playing college football and eventually going pro. Unfortunately, his desire to go into professional football as a way out of poverty leads to his using performance-enhancing drugs and he found himself in a moral dilemma before his guilty conscience and Corinna's discovery of the drugs forces him to confess to it.