Dee Williams NFL draft projection: 5 landing spots for the Tennessee KR/PR ft. Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots
Dee Williams, a return specialist and defensive back for the Tennessee Volunteers, declared for the NFL draft on Wednesday.
In two seasons, Williams had two receptions for 10 yards as well as 35 punt returns for 540 yards and two touchdowns and 13 kick returns for 274 yards. He also had seven tackles and one forced fumble.
5 possible landing spots for Dee Williams in the NFL
#1. Los Angeles Rams
The Rams have one of the worst special teams in the league this season, and their coverage on punts was historically poor.
The current returner, Austin Trammell, has struggled, recording 157 yards on 23 returns, the longest being 29 yards.
#2. New England Patriots
Everything about the New England Patriots this season has been poor. Under both Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe, their offense has struggled to score points, and the Patriots have allowed many points.
A boost on any position will do the Patriots well. This will help the quarterback to get further down the field and attempt to score points.
Although the Patriots lead the league in kickoff return average (27.3 yards per return), they are second from last in punt return average (5.9 yards per return).
#3. Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons are one of the worst teams at returning punts. The Falcons rank 27th in punt return average this season at 7.3 yards per return.
#4. Dallas Cowboys
One of the strongest offenses in the NFL has a poor punt returner. This is partly because the Cowboys are not relying on a returner to get the yards but their offense, led by Dak Prescott. But if the offense gets shut down, someone who can return the ball far will help them.
#5. New York Giants
Like the Patriots, the Giants have struggled on offense this year. This may have been caused due to the number of injuries to their offense, including quarterback Daniel Jones.
The punt return yards have not helped the Giants this year, gaining 8.8 yards per punt return. While they got a punt return touchdown against the Rams this weekend, these are incredibly rare for the Giants.