USC Williams came into the league at the end of a truly putrid stretch of draft choices by the Lions Matt Millen.  Not only did he take receivers in 3 consecutive drafts (Calvin Rogers, Roy E. Williams and Mike Williams) he whiffed on all of them.  Like Calvin Rogers before him, he became a fantasy punch-line and left football before he could even legally rent a car.  Sadly (as a Niner fan) I watched the entire 49ers v. Seahawks game and he looked every bit the no. 1 receiver he was supposed to be.  He ran crisp routes and burned the Niners’ defensive backs on multiple plays.  Yes, the Niners were putrid, but he obviously has the trust of Matt Hasselbeck and put up good numbers (6 targets and 4 catches for 64 yards).  It looks like we called the coroner a little quick for Hasselbeck’s career – when healthy he is a guy that can always hit the open receiver.  Assuming a healthy season for both, they have the seeds of a rapport that should only expand during the season.  

'Cuse Williams’ rap sheet is far more impressive than his college statistics. He was suspended for a year for cheating on a test and then suspended for violating curfew but instead of serving it, he quit.  It’s not hard to see why this first round talent dropped to the fourth round.  Apparently getting paid to play has rectified his bad attitude.  During week one he received nine targets, which he turned into four catches for 30 yards and a touchdown. Yeah, the yardage is a bit low, but you have to like the nine targets.  He looks like the clear-cut no. 1 receiver in Tampa… unfortunately there isn't much to take the pressure off of him. Cadillac Williams and Kellen Winslow are nice players, but both are injury prone and all three have the “immortal” Josh Freeman trying to get them the ball.  Not a fantasy owners dream, but it looks like he’ll receive a lot of targets and have his opportunity to shine on a bad team that will need to throw the ball.  

We’ll have to wait till seasons end to see if they become the Steve Smiths 2.0 or if they are relegated to the fantasy flame-out graveyard.

Written exclusively by Chris Summers for www.thefantasyfix.com. Chris is an attorney, who lives and breathes sports in sunny California. Look for more of his great insight weekly.



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