#18

Seth Williams

Former wide receiver at Auburn. 2020: 47 catches, 744 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Auburn · Jr. · #18

6′3″ · 211 lb · Cottondale, AL

Denver — drafted 2021, Rd 6, Pick 35, #219 overall

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 185 nationally · Signed with Auburn

Statement game13 rec · 121 ydsvs Georgia (FBS) · L 14-21

Top 0.1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Auburn. 2020: 47 catches, 744 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Auburn in 2018.
Drafted round 6 by the Denver in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Auburn, 2,108 receiving yards — drafted at #219 overall by Denver.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 161 yds vs Mississippi State.Mississippi State · W 56-232019

201810 games

Signed with Auburn4-star out of Paul W. Bryant

2021

Drafted by Denverround 6, pick 219

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#185 national

CFB

College

Auburn

2018–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #219

Denver · 2021

Coaching lineage · 2018–2020

2 coaches

2018–2019

Gus Malzahn

Auburn

2020

Kevin Steele

Auburn

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Kevin Steele. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DenverEntering 6th NFL season

#219Rd 6 · Pick 35

DenverEntering 6th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

2019Auburn9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

2020Auburn6-5HC: Kevin Steele · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (93rd percentile). Strength: receptions (88th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Rec yards#29 / 421 · 93rd pct

744

Receptions#48 / 421 · 88th pct

Yards / catch#88 / 421 · 78th pct

15.8

Rec TDs#79 / 421 · 77th pct

Long catch#224 / 421 · 45th pct

Fumbles lost#59 / 146 · 35th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.2	71.2	17.4	0.4
Road5g	4.2	63.2	14.3	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	4.0	72.5	17.9	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	4.3	63.7	14.5	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Golesh

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	Auburn	47	744	15.8	4	--
2019	Auburn	59	830	14.1	8	--
2018	Auburn	26	534	20.5	5	--
Career		132	2,108	16.0	17	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2020

W 48–11

vs LSU

4 rec · 71 yds

Dominant 37-point win at home against LSU.

With B. Nix — 299 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 81 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · A. Schwartz — 1 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 15 · Mississippi State · 3&14 · Q4 · EPA +4.77Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 32 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK)
Week 4 · Kentucky · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +3.36Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 32 yds to the Kent 43 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 42 yds for a TD (Bo Nix pass to Seth Williams for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 5 · Georgia · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.23Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 20 yds to the Geo 49 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Northwestern · 3&11 · Q4 · EPA +3.17Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 24 yds to the Aub 48 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Kentucky · 3&11 · Q3 · EPA +3.15Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 11 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK)
Week 12 · Tennessee · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 17 yds to the Tenn 39 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Kentucky · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 4 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK)
Week 6 · Arkansas · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 32 yds to the Ark 29 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · LSU · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.59Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 12 yds to the LSU 43 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 4	W 29-13vs Kentucky	6	112	18.7	2	32	2 TD catches
Wk 5	L 6-27@ Georgia	3	34	11.3	0	20
Wk 6	W 30-28vs Arkansas	3	70	23.3	0	32
Wk 7	L 22-30@ South Carolina	4	74	18.5	0	44
Wk 8	W 35-28@ Ole Miss	8	134	16.8	1	42	Season-high 134 yds
Wk 9	W 48-11vs LSU	4	71	17.8	0	28
Wk 12	W 30-17vs Tennessee	5	52	10.4	0	17
Wk 13	L 13-42@ Alabama	3	17	5.7	0	17
Wk 14	L 20-31vs Texas A&M	3	51	17.0	0	28
Wk 15	W 24-10@ Mississippi State	3	57	19.0	1	32
Total		42	672	15.8	4	44

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology