All across the league, teams are working on trimming their roster down to 53 players. This means that some good football players on opposing rosters are will hit the streets, and one of those players is wide receiver Seth Williams. Williams, a sixth-round pick by the Denver Broncos, couldn’t earn a spot on Denver’s stacked depth chart but could make a home for himself in Kansas City.
Seth Williams Is A Smart Waiver Add For Kansas City Chiefs
Seth Williams the Player
On paper, Seth Williams has just about everything you like to see in a wide receiver prospect. Coming out of Auburn, the wide receiver finished his collegiate career with a 35.6% dominator ranking and a 29.3% target share. For those unfamiliar with the analytic side of scouting, that basically means that he was a major part of the team’s passing attack, which tends to be a good predictor of NFL success. He was more than just a one-year wonder, as his 18.4 breakout age ranks in the 97th percentile of college prospects. Again, this tends to be fairly predictive of NFL success and shows that he was able to dominate older competition right out of the gate.
From an athletic standpoint, Seth Williams was a good but not great prospect. Williams’ 4.54 40-yard dash ranked in the 53rd percentile, but when adjusted for his 6’-3” and 211-pound frame, earned him a 75th percentile speed score and a 71st percentile burst score. Now, the NFL Combine didn’t happen in 2021, which means that we are going off of Pro Day data, so you should take some of these numbers with a grain of salt. That being said, it’s clear that Williams has the necessary athleticism to succeed in the NFL.
Checking off the analytic boxes is great, but it doesn’t mean much if Williams doesn’t know how to play football. The Auburn product has a great catch radius and knows how to use his size without dropping too many passes. While his route running could use some improvement, there is something to work with here.
How Seth Williams Fits in Kansas City
Seth Williams wasn’t able to crack one of the deepest wide receiver depth charts in the league. Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton are both phenomenal players, K.J. Hamler has tons of potential, and Tim Patrick has played well when called upon. Outside of Tampa Bay and Dallas, one could make the argument that the Broncos have one of the best and deepest wide receiver rooms in the league.
The same cannot be said for Kansas City. Tyreek Hill is a superstar and arguably the most dangerous non-quarterback in the league, but the rest of the depth chart leaves something to be desired. Mecole Hardman has not played up to his draft capital, while Byron Pringle and Demarcus Robinson are both pretty limited players.
Will Seth Williams emerge as Kansas City’s long-awaited starter opposite Hill? Probably not. At the end of the day, there is a reason he fell into the sixth round and didn’t make Denver’s original roster. That being said, there is a chance that he puts it all together with more time. Teams constantly overlook good players, and you cannot completely ignore Williams’ collegiate profile. Considering all he’ll cost in a roster spot, he’s well worth the investment.
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