Las Vegas Raiders sign former Kentucky Mr. Basketball Carson Williams to play tight end

Ever since Antonio Gates took the league by storm as a former basketball player at Kent State, NFL teams have looked for other basketball stars who could become star tight ends. But rarely do they work out unless they've had at least some collegiate experience in football.

On Monday, the Las Vegas Raiders didn't just sign a former basketball player with no collegiate football experience, but they signed a former Kentucky Mr. Basketball, Carson Williams.

Williams joins the Raiders after spending five years playing college basketball.

After being named Kentucky's Mr. Basketball in 2016, the Owenton, Kentucky native then stayed in-state for collegiate ball. He playing two seasons at Northern Kentucky and then transferred to Western Kentucky for two more seasons.

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The 6-foot-5, 240-pounder participated in Western Kentucky's pro day last month, when he posted a a 38-inch vertical jump, and a 4.73-second 40-yard dash. That was  enough for Raiders coaches to give him an extended look this the offseason..