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.

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.

Unfortunately, his desire to go into professional football as a way to lift his family out of poverty leads to his using performance-enhancing drugs, after a renowned talent scout omits him from a list of promising prospects and criticizes his size and strength.

He learns to become more of a team player and support to his teammates, and to trust Coach Taylor - who eventually comes to work with Smash to ensure he can still achieve his dreams.

At the start of the season, Smash is introduced as one of the star players in the Dillon Panthers offense, alongside highly rated senior quarterback Jason Street.

[7] After assistant coach Mac McGill makes controversial comments regarding the abilities of black football players to the press, Smash is at first accepting of his apology.

[13] When Coach Taylor visits the school after possibly taking a job at fictional Texas Methodist University, Smash leads the other players in a chant of the team's motto "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose," showing they still have respect for him.

When confronted by quarterback Matt Saracen to try a team-first approach to the game, Smash responds that this year will determine the rest of his life and that he's enjoying the attention.

When Coach Taylor returns, tensions between Smash and Saracen come to a head, but after winning a close game at home, things revert to normal.

In the season 2 finale "May The Best Man Win," it is revealed that TMU has revoked its scholarship offer to Smash, as have most Division I schools such as Texas A&M and University of Alabama.

With Coach Taylor's help and will to see him succeed, Smash trains hard and receives a walk-on tryout for Texas A&M University, resulting in an offer to join the team.