Seth Williams got on the field at Auburn as a true freshman wide receiver. He was tied with Darius Slayton for most touchdowns during his freshman season and was third in receiving yards. Williams grew on that and had over 800 yards with 8 touchdowns in 2019. His 2020 was impacted as all were, but he still produced.
Below you can see the college stats of the former four-star recruit.
He participated In the Auburn pro day recently. Take a look at his measurements and athleticism, as well as how those numbers stack up to past players at his position.
Seth Williams is a WR prospect in the 2021 draft class. He scored a 6.92 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 755 out of 2445 WR from 1987 to 2021.
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Traits that Seth Williams brings to the NFL
You cannot teach size, and Seth Williams is born with it. He has a knack for the splash play, whether it be flipping the field via the down-field pass, or hauling in the jump ball as a red-zone target. As that impact player in specific areas, he has a role in the NFL.
Seth Williams also does a nice job of creating with physicality. He is not afraid to fight with cornerbacks who press him, and also puts his shoulder down as a physical player with the ball in his hands.
It does not hurt that he has been competing with SEC corners since his freshman year.
Areas where Seth Williams can improve in NFL
His route tree is not extensive when working over the middle of the field. You can see in his poor agility times that he has an issue sinking his hips and cutting for quick breaking routes. He is much more comfortable working the sidelines.
His biggest issue is that while he can extend his catch radius to make impressive catches, he does struggle in the contested area. He goes up and gets it, but at times, does not always come down with it. To be fair, that is a result of often being in contested situations, but that is a knock as well.
NFL comparison for Seth Williams
Looking at the size and athletic measurables to find a list of NFL players with similar metrics brings us a decent list of types of players that Seth Williams relates to. When combining his size and game tape, one of the better comparisons for Seth Williams in the NFL is Gabriel Davis of the Buffalo Bills.
Davis fell into the fourth round, and it came with similar questions to Williams. He works the sidelines but is not a blazer. His route tree is not extensive. Davis and Williams both win in the air.
The Buffalo Bills put Davis in the perfect slot as their fourth receiver behind John Brown, Stefon Diggs, and Cole Beasley. They did not rely on him, but used his size and jump ball ability to spread teams thin, and test them down the field and in the red zone with their fourth receiver. Davis could ascend further and so could Williams, but next year, that would be the best type of situation for Williams to thrive in.
Does Seth Williams fit Chicago Bears?
When looking at the wide receiver core, Seth Williams is not quite Allen Robinson but would benefit from a season behind him. Considering Anthony Miller is still on the roster, Williams would currently slot into Chicago as the WR4, and would be in a role where he would thrive.
He is a good enough blocker that Matt Nagy would get him on the field over Riley Ridley and has much more juice down the field than Ridley, which is exactly what the offense needs. Williams does not play special teams and would need to beat Javon Wims there.
Still, as the WR4, Wims was getting legitimate snaps, and those offensive snaps would be better off going to Seth Williams. Williams can help in the red zone and in flipping the field as a shot player. If Williams fell far enough, Chicago should jump on this player in the 2021 NFL draft.