The Seattle Seahawks supposedly kept a “nearby eye” on previous Tennessee Vols returner Dee Williams during the 2024 NFL Draft.
At the point when Williams went undrafted (true to form, because of the way that he was utilized solely as a returner at Tennessee), the Seahawks immediately dipped in and marked the previous Vol.
To ensure they marked Williams, Seattle gave the Georgia local the second most elevated ensure ($100k of his compensation is ensured by the Seahawks) of any undrafted free specialist in 2024, as per The Seattle Times.
The Seattle Times likewise noticed that the Seahawks marked Williams only minutes after the 2024 NFL Draft, to some extent since they realized there was areas of strength for an of the NFL supporting another opening shot rule (which they did).
Williams, who worked with the offense and protection at Tennessee, is playing on edge side of the ball for the Seahawks. Notwithstanding, he’s supposed to be principally utilized as a returner.
In a preseason game against the Tennessee Titans last week, Williams returned an opening shot 41 yards. He likewise handled four dropkicks, fair getting three of them and returning one for five yards (despite the fact that he didn’t pile up large yardage on his dropkick returns, it was as yet a decent appearance for the previous Vol as he showed that he’s certain gave).
Williams, who returned two dropkicks for scores at Tennessee, set a Vols standard by averaging 15.4-yards per dropkick return during his two years on Rough Top.
Williams gets an opportunity to stick in the NFL for quite a while thanks to his world class bring skills back. The Seahawks plainly perceived those world class capacities from the get-go in the draft cycle, which is the reason they moved rapidly to bring the previous Tennessee returner out west after the fruition of the 2024 NFL Draft.
