Kasen Williams
Kasen Williams is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League. He played college football for the Washington Huskies.
Early life
Williams attended Skyline [High School (Washington)|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 2011 [NCAA Division I FBS football season|major programs], Williams committed to 2011 [Washington Huskies football team|Washington] just prior to his senior year at Skyline onCollege career
As a true freshman at Washington in Washington Huskies football team|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 Conference football teams|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 2013 [California Golden Bears football team|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.Cincinnati Bengals
Unselected in the 2015 NFL draft, Williams signed with the Cincinnati Bengals shortly after, but was released in May after aSeattle Seahawks
The 2015 [Seattle Seahawks season|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.On September 3, 2016, Williams was released by the Seahawks as part of final roster cuts, and was then signed to their practice squad. On September 13, he was released from the Seahawks' practice squad, then re-signed to the practice squad on September 21. 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, and caught a touchdown the next week against the Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]. Despite a strong preseason, Williams was waived by the Seahawks on September 2.