With their first pick on the final day of the NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs dipped into the vast pool of Division II athletes, taking cornerback Joshua Williams out of Fayetteville State University with the No. 135 pick in the fourth round.
Given the competition level, projecting how a Division II athlete may perform at the NFL level can sometimes be a tall task. But when Chiefs’ senior college scouting executive David Hinson went out to see Williams, it was easy to see he had the measurables.
“First, you look, and you see he’s a tall, long, athletic guy, and that really intrigues you at first,” said Hinson.