Antonio Brown wasn't the only wide receiver that the Oakland Raiders were able to acquire this offseason. They also brought in Tyrell Williams during free agency from the Los Angeles Chargers.
The contract that the Raiders gave Williams was a four-year, $44.3 million deal. It also includes $22 million in guarantees and the Raiders have a potential out in 2020 if things go awry.
The duo of Brown and Williams could prove to be very beneficial in 2019. This is assuming that Derek Carr will assume the quarterback position in 2019.
In his four seasons with the Chargers, Williams was mainly a deep threat receiver. He has averaged 16.3 yards per reception in that span of four years.
His time with the Chargers has ended, only for him to stay within the AFC West to begin anew. Here are three bold predictions for Williams in 2019.
3. Williams Will Amass Over 100 Receptions
During his tenure with the Chargers, Williams' career-high in receptions in one season is 69. He did this just to pay homage to Rob Gronkowski (not really).
He played alongside Keenan Allen while he played in San Diego/Los Angeles. Also, he played with Philip Rivers as his quarterback which gave him an ample amount of opportunities to make plays.
Although, playing alongside Brown will create even more opportunities than he's ever had. Brown is still one of the best wide receivers in the NFL and will garner double-coverage on most downs.
Despite being 31 years old, Brown has averaged 114 receptions, 1,524 yards, and 11 touchdowns over the past six seasons. Williams has never played with that level of production from a fellow wideout.
This will allow Williams to see the majority of single-coverage within the offense.
As long as Carr can stay healthy, there's a chance that Williams can smash his career-high in receptions in 2019.
2. Williams Will Score Double-Digit Touchdowns
Again, over his four seasons with the Chargers, Williams' career-high in touchdowns is seven. He did this in 2016—which was by far his best season with his former team.
Bringing in a ton of weapons within the Raiders offense allows this offense to score more. Or so they hope that's the case.
Carr is still talented but he needs to stay healthy and the offensive line needs to protect him. If this holds true, this offense could be light years ahead of their stagnant offense in 2018.
More weapons allow the offense to open up more which in turn gives them more chances to score. In particular, Williams could be relied upon to be a focal point of their offense.
You don't sign a guy for over $10 million a season to be a role player in the NFL.
In that, Williams will live up to his contract and score double-digit touchdowns in 2019.
1. Williams Will Score More Than Antonio Brown
Now lets up the ante on my previous bold prediction. Williams will find himself scoring double-digit touchdowns but in doing so, he will score more than Mr. Big Chest himself—Antonio Brown.
The Raiders brought Brown in to be the number one target on their offense. That doesn't mean that he'll lead the offense in touchdowns though—although he probably will.
But that's what makes this a bold prediction. It's easy to say that Brown will walk in here and lead the team in scoring but what's the fun in that?
Williams will likely see a ton of occasions to score touchdowns in 2019. This is due to the attention that Brown gets from opposing defenses week in and week out.
Williams has also never been relied upon as much as he will be in Oakland in 2019. With the Chargers, he was targeted just 258 times over four years with the organization.
Brown may have the overall better season but Williams will be celebrating more touchdowns than his associate this upcoming season.
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