Tyrell Williams is someone I've been following in camp with the Chargers and who is looking like an intriguing deep dynasty option at WR.
Williams is an UDFA out of Division II Western Oregon who the Chargers kept on their 53-man roster rather than expose to waivers. He has height and he has athleticism; 6'4", 205 lbs, ran a reported 4.42 at his pro day with a 39.5" vertical, 107″ Broad Jump, 4.22 Shuttle, and 6.53 3-cone. Pro day 40 times are usually taken with a huge grain of salt, but he also has track times that indicate good speed- 21.31 in the 200m and 10.78 in the 100m.
There's been a lot of buzz around him in camp, which led to local writers arguing he should make the final roster. It is telling, in my opinion, that in the end the Chargers kept a small-school UDFA on their 53-man roster. Especially so, since he says that he has little special-teams experience- it hints that the Chargers see him as potentially playing a role in their offence.
Rivers had some positive things to say about him ("gosh, not many guys are this big and that fast") after he made the 53, despite the fact that Williams was so low in the pecking order during camp that he hadn't had a single rep with Rivers as his QB until he made the team.
He'd made plays in the preseason games he's played, including a 63-yard catch and run in the final game that showed burst and long speed.
A player this athletic coming from Division II would usually come with character red flags, but that doesn't appear to be the case; Williams was simply a late bloomer, coming out of high school at 6'3" 160lbs from a run-heavy Wing-T offence.
We're clearly in deep dynasty territory here- it seems unlikely that he will go from DII to making any immediate fantasy impact, and the fantasy hit rate on these types of player isn't that high- but he's the kind end-of-roster stash I like; one where if he hits, he could hit big.
Western Oregon Highlights
Williams is an UDFA out of Division II Western Oregon who the Chargers kept on their 53-man roster rather than expose to waivers. He has height and he has athleticism; 6'4", 205 lbs, ran a reported 4.42 at his pro day with a 39.5" vertical, 107″ Broad Jump, 4.22 Shuttle, and 6.53 3-cone. Pro day 40 times are usually taken with a huge grain of salt, but he also has track times that indicate good speed- 21.31 in the 200m and 10.78 in the 100m.
There's been a lot of buzz around him in camp, which led to local writers arguing he should make the final roster. It is telling, in my opinion, that in the end the Chargers kept a small-school UDFA on their 53-man roster. Especially so, since he says that he has little special-teams experience- it hints that the Chargers see him as potentially playing a role in their offence.
Rivers had some positive things to say about him ("gosh, not many guys are this big and that fast") after he made the 53, despite the fact that Williams was so low in the pecking order during camp that he hadn't had a single rep with Rivers as his QB until he made the team.
He'd made plays in the preseason games he's played, including a 63-yard catch and run in the final game that showed burst and long speed.
A player this athletic coming from Division II would usually come with character red flags, but that doesn't appear to be the case; Williams was simply a late bloomer, coming out of high school at 6'3" 160lbs from a run-heavy Wing-T offence.
We're clearly in deep dynasty territory here- it seems unlikely that he will go from DII to making any immediate fantasy impact, and the fantasy hit rate on these types of player isn't that high- but he's the kind end-of-roster stash I like; one where if he hits, he could hit big.
Western Oregon Highlights
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