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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2017Consensus #042
S· Round 2

Marcus
Williams.

Marcus Williams
Sickos Grade
73.3/100
Pre-draft #42

Utah official athletic logoUtah· 6'1"· 202 lb· 4.56s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★☆☆stars.8458
National · #936HS class · 2014
Eleanor Roosevelt, CA
247Sports composite via CFBD
R2 · #42 · New Orleans Saints
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

Cover-3 match defense that utilizes multiple safety looks and requires versatility.

Single-high FSDeep half SSlot defenderBox safety
Best role

Year 1 rotational safety and special teams contributor; ceiling of a starting single-high free safety.

Wrong fit

Pure man coverage schemes that leave safeties on an island against slot receivers.

A versatile safety who can play deep or in the box, but excels when given deep coverage responsibilities.

04The evaluation

Selected #42 overall in Round 2 of the 2017 NFL Draft by New Orleans Saints out of Utah.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'1"
Weight
202 lb
40 yd
4.56s
Vertical
43.5"
Broad
10'9"
3-cone
6.85s
Shuttle
4.20s
Bench
14
Relative Athletic Score
4.41
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. S on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
4.56sp50
Vertical
43.5inp50
Broad jump
129inp50
Three-cone
6.85sp50
Shuttle
4.20sp50
Bench
14repp50
08College production
YrTeamGTklSkIntPDFF
2011Houston00000
2014Utah1300100
2015Utah1300500
2016Utah11640530
Career376401130

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

/ Usage share, 2020
4.7%of team plays
76 percentile at positionNew Mexico
Pass plays · 10.2%Run plays · 0.4%Third down · 2.2%Passing downs · 3.9%
CFBD usage — share of the offense's plays involving the player
10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
0
All-Pro
0
Seasons
9
Career AV
32

Marcus Williams has been a starting safety in the NFL since his rookie season. He played five seasons for the New Orleans Saints and has been with the Baltimore Ravens for the past two seasons, known for his ball-hawking ability.

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