Jameson Williams
#2 WR,
Lions
ACTUAL 2022
15 FPTS
RANK: 156
2023 SEASON
153 FPTS
RANK: 57
AGE
22 yrs
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
6'2'' / 189 lbs
COLLEGE
Alabama
| SEASON | GP | FPTS | RANK | TARGET | RECPT | REYD | RETD | REAVE |
| 2023 | 11 | 153 | 57th | 81 | 50 | 735 | 5 | 14.7 |
| 2022 | 6 | 15 | 156th | 9 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 41.0 |
| 3yr Ave | 0 | 0 | 558th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Making progress entering Year 2
Published: 2023-05-25
Coach Dan Campbell said Thursday that Williams (suspension) is "miles ahead of where he was last year" and praised his activity in OTAs, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.
Williams wasn't able to participate in last year's offseason activities due to a torn ACL, but per Twentyman he's now made significant improvements, with Campbell singling out his route running in particular. The speedster's ACL recovery hindered his production as a rookie, limiting him to just one catch (a 41-yard touchdown) in six appearances, in addition to one carry that went for another 40 yards. Now back to full health, Williams' big-play skillset could set him up as an extremely productive contributor in Detroit's offense alongside Amon-Ra St. Brown, but he'll first need to fully serve his six-game suspension for violation of the NFL's gambling policy.
Fantasy Points by Week 2022
Weekly Stats 2022
| Fantasy Points | Betting | Receiving Stats | Routes Run | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WEEK | STADIUM | GAME | RANK | TARGET | SPREAD | O/U | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVG | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | SHARE | SLOT | TIGHT | WIDE | |||
| 13 JAC | Dome 41° | 0.0 | 125th | 0.00 | -1.5 | 51.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% | 0% | 0% | 75% | |||
| 14 MIN | Dome 40° | 11.1 | 35th | 11.10 | -2.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 41.0 | 36 | 5 | 50% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6% | 23% | 0% | 77% | |||
| 15 @NYJ | Outdoor 38° | 0.0 | 125th | 0.00 | 2.5 | 44.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% | 8% | 0% | 92% | |||
| 16 @CAR | Outdoor 20° | 0.0 | 121st | 0.00 | -2.5 | 44.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2% | 9% | 0% | 91% | |||
| 17 CHI | Dome 38° | 4.0 | 68th | 4.00 | -4.0 | 51.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10% | 17% | 0% | 83% | |||
| 18 @GB | Outdoor 21° | 0.0 | 130th | 0.00 | 4.5 | 48.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% | 13% | 0% | 87% | |||
Performance Splits: 2020 to 2022
| Fantasy Points | Receiving Averages | |||||||||||||||||
| LOCATION | STADIUM | GP | GS | GM | TOUCH | RANK | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVE | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | |
| Home | Dome | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.85 | 15th | 2.0 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.3 | 41.0 | 36.0 | 5.0 | 50% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Away | Outdoor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 312th | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Career Stats by Season: 2022 to 2022
| Fantasy Points | Receiving Stats | Routes Run | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | GP | GS | TOTAL | RANK | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVG | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | SHARE | SLOT | TIGHT | WIDE | ||
| 2022 | 21 | DET | 6 | 0 | 15 | 156th | 9 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 41.0 | 36 | 5 | 67% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2% | 13% | 0% | 85% | ||
Given six-game suspension
Published: 2023-04-21
The NFL announced Friday that Williams will be suspended six games for violation of the league's gambling policy, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Williams and Stanley Berryhill are being handed six-game suspensions for violating the NFL's gambling policy, while C.J. Moore, Quintez Cephus and Shaka Toney are receiving indefinite suspensions, minimum one year. Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com reports that the incident involving Williams and Berryhill occurred within team facilities, and involved online betting on non-NFL games. The surprising development throws a wrench in projecting Williams' prospects for the 2023 campaign, as he had been a popular breakout candidate after coming off a rookie season largely lost to injury. Though now fully recovered from his ACL tear, Williams will now have to wait at least six games before being able to get on the field and produce in the 2023 regular season.
Big play wiped out by penalty
Published: 2023-01-12
Williams played 14 of the Lions' 60 snaps on offense and failed to reel in his lone target in Sunday's 20-16 win over the Packers.
Though he went without any official receptions in the Lions' regular-season finale, Williams provided a glimpse of his vast potential on what would have been a 66-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter that was ultimately wiped out by a holding penalty. On the play in question, Williams found an opening in the defense behind Packers safety Darnell Savage, then jetted past Green Bay safety Adrian Amos on his way to what would have been his second career touchdown and third 40-plus-yard play. After the rookie first-round pick was cleared to make his season debut Week 13 upon completing his recovery from an ACL tear suffered this past January, Williams played less than a quarter of the snaps on offense in each of his six appearances while hauling in just one of his nine targets. Despite Williams' light use coming off the knee injury, general manager Brad Holmes said Tuesday that he maintains high expectations for the No. 12 overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft heading into Year 2, per John Maakaron of SI.com. However, with Amon-Ra St. Brown, Josh Reynolds and Kalif Raymond all under contract for 2023 and with DJ Chark expected to work toward a new deal with Detroit, Williams will likely have to work his way up the depth chart in OTAs and training camp in order to claim a top-three role at receiver entering his second season.
Big rushing gain
Published: 2023-01-01
Williams rushed once for 40 yards during Sunday's 41-10 win over Chicago.
Williams broke loose for a long rushing gain but otherwise remained a fringe contributor to the Lions offense. Don't count on the promising rookie for fantasy production when Detroit travels to Green Bay in Week 18.