Kasen Williams Explained

Kasen Williams
Number:18, 82
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:5 December 1992
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:219
High School:Skyline
(Sammamish, Washington)
College:Washington (2011–2014)
Undraftedyear:2015
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:10
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:92
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns

Kasen Williams (born December 5, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Washington.

Early life

Williams attended Skyline High School in Sammamish, Washington, east of Seattle, where he lettered in football, track, and basketball. numerous awards in high school, including the Parade All-America National Player of the Year, MaxPreps.com's National Player of the Year, and was also named a first-team All-American by USA Today, ESPN, and Maxpreps.com. After receiving multiple offers from other major programs, Williams committed to Washington just prior to his senior year at Skyline on

College career

As a true freshman at Washington in 2011, Williams appeared in all 13 games as a wide receiver and punt returner. He finished the season with 36 receptions for 427 yards Williams started every game as a sophomore and earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors. He totaled 77 catches, earning him third place on the Huskies' all-time single-season reception list, and tallied 878 receiving yards As a junior in 2013, he started every game until a season-ending broken fibula against California in late October. Head coach Steve Sarkisian departed that December and was succeeded by Chris Petersen. Williams played in every game in his senior season in 2014, starting six; he finished with a career-low 20 receptions for 189 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Professional career

Due to not receiving an invitation to the NFL Combine in, Williams received minimal attention from professional scouts.[1]

Cincinnati Bengals

Unselected in the 2015 NFL draft, Williams signed with the Cincinnati Bengals shortly after, but was released in May after a

Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks signed Williams to a rookie mini-camp contract, where he impressed coaches with his sure-handed catching ability, and he was signed by the team on but released on The next day, on September 6, he was signed to their practice squad. On December 26, Williams was signed to the Seahawks' replacing tight end Anthony McCoy who was put on injured reserve.[2]

On September 3, 2016, Williams was released by the Seahawks as part of final roster cuts,[3] and was then signed to their practice squad.[4] On September 13, he was released from the Seahawks' practice squad,[5] then re-signed to the practice squad on September 21.[6] On December 27, he was promoted to the Seahawks' active roster to replace the injured

In 2017, Williams caught four passes for 119 yards in his first preseason game on August 13,[7] and caught a touchdown the next week against the Minnesota Vikings.[8] Despite a strong preseason, Williams was waived by the Seahawks on September 2.[9]

Cleveland Browns

The following day on September 3, 2017, Williams was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns,[10] but was waived on November 16 and was re-signed to their practice squad.[11] [12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Browns on January 1, 2018,[13] but was waived on April 30.[14]

Indianapolis Colts

Williams signed with the Indianapolis Colts on May 11, 2018,[15] but was waived on September 1.[16]

Seattle Dragons

Williams was selected by the Seattle Dragons in the 7th round of the 2020 XFL Draft on October 15, 2019.[17] He missed the first two games of the season with a quadriceps injury.[18] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 2015 NFL Combine: Snubs, surprises. Brugler. Dane. February 6, 2015. CBS Sports. August 21, 2017. en.
  2. News: Seattle Seahawks promote Kasen Williams to 53-man roster, place TE Anthony McCoy on IR. Condotta. Bob. December 26, 2015. The Seattle Times. August 21, 2017. en-US.
  3. Web site: Seattle Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster, Trade For Defensive Backs L.J. McCray And Dewey McDonald. https://web.archive.org/web/20170806021632/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2016/09/03/seattle-seahawks-set-53-man-roster-trade-defensive-backs-lj-mccray-and-dewey. dead. August 6, 2017. Drovetto. Tony. September 3, 2016. Seattle Seahawks.
  4. Web site: Seahawks Make Roster Moves And Sign Eight Players To Practice Squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20180213221709/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2016/09/05/seahawks-make-roster-moves-and-sign-eight-players-practice-squad. dead. February 13, 2018. Boyle. John. September 5, 2016. Seattle Seahawks.
  5. Web site: Seahawks Sign Fullback Will Tukuafu And Cornerback Neiko Thorpe. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804014208/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2016/09/13/seahawks-sign-fullback-will-tukuafu-and-cornerback-neiko-thorpe. dead. August 4, 2017. Boyle. John. September 13, 2016. Seattle Seahawks.
  6. Web site: Seahawks Release Fullback Will Tukuafu, Make Changes To Practice Squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20170821085759/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2016/09/21/seahawks-release-fullback-will-tukuafu-make-changes-practice-squad. dead. August 21, 2017. Boyle. John. September 21, 2016. Seahawks.com.
  7. News: Seahawks Receiver Kasen Williams Seizes Opportunities In Preseason Win At Chargers. https://web.archive.org/web/20171005231343/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/08/14/seahawks-receiver-kasen-williams-seizes-opportunities-preseason-win-chargers. dead. October 5, 2017. Drovetto. Tony. August 14, 2017. Seattle Seahawks. August 21, 2017. en.
  8. News: Russell Wilson, Kasen Williams among Seahawks' standouts vs. Vikings. Kapadia. Sheil. August 19, 2017. ESPN.com. September 3, 2017.
  9. Web site: Seahawks Make Three More Trades, Set 53-Man Roster. Drovetto, Tony. Seahawks.com. September 2, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009153425/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/09/02/seahawks-make-three-more-trades-set-53-man-roster. October 9, 2017.
  10. Web site: Browns claim 5 players off waivers . https://web.archive.org/web/20180201012939/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-claim-5-players-off-waivers/6086b90e-603c-4966-8f3d-ced3f238868a . dead . February 1, 2018 . ClevelandBrowns.com. September 3, 2017.
  11. Web site: Browns activate WR Corey Coleman. https://web.archive.org/web/20171118134635/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-activate-WR-Corey-Coleman/5ca26e04-d6f7-4c1f-8504-62edcbc9c961. dead. November 18, 2017. ClevelandBrowns.com. November 16, 2017.
  12. Web site: Browns sign WR Kasen Williams to practice squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20180325050944/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-sign-WR-Kasen-Williams-to-practice-squad/3e28047a-b57a-4bb3-ad02-bb0759c9f99b. dead. March 25, 2018. ClevelandBrowns.com. November 18, 2017.
  13. Web site: Browns sign eight players. https://web.archive.org/web/20180408233929/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-sign-eight-players/20a31eb8-ce5e-4c5a-b057-0175ee839419. dead. April 8, 2018. ClevelandBrowns.com. January 1, 2018.
  14. Web site: Browns sign QB Joel Stave. https://web.archive.org/web/20180625161106/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-sign-QB-Joel-Stave/5f187a67-f808-4284-be64-03ec8143f9e9. dead. June 25, 2018. ClevelandBrowns.com. April 30, 2018.
  15. Web site: ROSTER MOVE: Colts Sign WR-Kasen Williams. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512181512/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/ROSTER-MOVE-Colts-Sign-WR-Kasen-Williams/c6bb7b6a-064e-4fca-85f4-d5fab8083ad9. dead. May 12, 2018. Colts.com. May 11, 2018.
  16. Web site: Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts. Walker, Andrew. Colts.com. September 1, 2018.
  17. Web site: Bender. Bill. XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league. Sporting News. October 21, 2019. October 23, 2019.
  18. News: Hanson, Scott . XFL Seattle Dragons surpass 10,000 in season-ticket sales . SeattleTimes.com . February 18, 2020 . February 22, 2020.
  19. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.

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