Inked on his wrist tape and cleats is the date 9-27-82, the letters LLDW and #27. The back of his jersey bears the No. 27 too, and if you look close enough at the 5-foot-9, 185-pound cornerback from Fort Worth, Texas, you’ll see the same facial features and the fire of a player all too familiar in Colorado.



But Darius Williams is on his own mission, to eventually land in the NFL and live a dream his father only began to realize.



A redshirt sophomore at Texas A&M-Commerce, Darius is the son of the late Darrent Williams, the former Denver Broncos cornerback who was killed in a drive-by shooting in downtown Denver on New Year’s Day in 2007.



Darrent was only 24, but in his two years in the NFL, he left a permanent mark on those who knew him. The greatest mark was left on Darius, now 20, who wears the same jersey number, plays the same position and keeps his father’s memory close.



Last month, Darius returned to Colorado for the first...