Oakland Raiders position group preview: Wide Receiver

Tyrell Williams added via free agency

Tyrell Williams is one of the deadliest deep threat wide receivers in football. He can really stretch the field and expose some secondaries across the league with his lethal speed.

To put in perspective how elusive he is in stretching the field, 52.9 % of his catches were considered a “deep catch” according to Pro Football Focus. He has a rare blend of size and speed, which looks to provide him as a mis-match for defenders.

This offseason was his first experience testing the waters of free-agency, and Williams came to a conclusion that playing under Jon Gruden and along side of Antonio Brown sheds good light on his future with the Raiders.

"“A lot of coverages go to ‘AB’, so I feel like I’ll get a lot of one-on-one coverage down the field. It’ll be big for myself,” said Williams."

During the offseason, Antonio Brown received the headlines as the center of attention going to Raiders, but Williams projects as a phenomenal complement as their WR2.

Williams comes from the Chargers, where he really had to fight his way for targets as they have a crowed wide receiver group. Although, when he got his chance as their primary pass catching option in 2016 he hauled in 1,059-yards and 7 touchdowns.

During his four-years with the Chargers, Williams averaged 16.3-yards per reception. His game looks to translate to Oakland in similar fashion as the majority of the focus will be to stop Brown, while Williams dashes down the sideline opposite of Brown.