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Jameson Williams is entering his third NFL season, and with no injury rehab or gambling penalty to derail him, it’s time to step up. With Josh Reynolds going in free agency and the Detroit Lions failing to pick a wide receiver who could compete for targets, he has a clear path to success. With so many other mouths to feed, it’s understandable to be sceptical of Williams’ ability to play a significant, consistent part in the Lions offence.
Jameson Williams is entering his third NFL season, and with no injury rehab or gambling penalty to derail him, it’s time to step up. With Josh Reynolds going in free agency and the Detroit Lions failing to pick a wide receiver who could compete for targets, he has a clear path to success. With so many other mouths to feed, it’s understandable to be sceptical of Williams’ ability to play a significant, consistent part in the Lions offence.
Jameson Williams is entering his third NFL season, and with no injury rehab or gambling penalty to derail him, it’s time to step up. With Josh Reynolds going in free agency and the Detroit Lions failing to pick a wide receiver who could compete for targets, he has a clear path to success. With so many other mouths to feed, it’s understandable to be sceptical of Williams’ ability to play a significant, consistent part in the Lions offence.
However, in actual and fantasy football terms, he is a clear breakout potential for this year. In every sense, there’s only one way to go, and no one has set the standard higher than head coach Dan Campbell.
“By the end of the year, we really felt like he (Williams) started to come into his own,” Campbell said during the NFL Combine. “He’ll be pushed to be a full-time starter immediately, which is what we want….As long as he comes back and works hard, which we feel he will because he has demonstrated, he will only improve.”
Fantasy analyst adds more dimensions to Jameson Williams as a 2024 breakout prospect. Jamie Eisenberg, a CBS Sports fantasy football expert, recently explored an old but still pertinent topic of highlighting third-year wide receivers. He classified them as stars, mid-round prospects, and breakthrough candidates worth targeting. At first glance, Williams appears to belong in the last category of third-year receivers, but Eisenberg ranked him as the last of three mid-round targets.
“I’m hopeful that Williams can make a big leap in Year 3 because the first two seasons of his career have been disappointing. His rookie season in 2022 was slowed by his recovery from a torn ACL, and he played only six games. Then 2023 started with his four-game suspension for gambling. But his role should expand in 2024, and Josh Reynolds (Denver) is now gone, opening up a starting spot (and 64 targets) opposite Amon-Ra St. Brown. The Lions already have plenty of weapons with St. Brown,Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, but Williams adds a speed element that could help Jared Goff and the offense be more explosive…..I plan to draft Williams as early as Round 9 in all leagues, and he has the upside to be a top 30 Fantasy receiver in 2024.”
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