Fantasy Alert: Lions’ Jameson Williams Hyped as ‘Man on a Mission’ by HC Campbell

zach bacharContributor IMay 24, 2024

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The Detroit Lions have been impressed with wide receiver Jameson Williams during the offseason.

“He is a man on a mission,” Lions head coach Campbell told reporters on Thursday (via ESPN’s Eric Woodyard). “And I’m just gonna leave it at that.”

Williams is in line for a larger role in Detroit’s offense during his upcoming third NFL season, as former wide receiver Josh Reynolds departed in free agency. While All-Pro wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown is unquestionably Jared Goff’s No. 1 option in the pass game, Williams could blossom as a secondary receiver in 2024.

After he was selected with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2022 draft, the 24-year-old didn’t make his debut until Week 13 of his rookie season due to an ACL injury that he suffered in college.

Williams gradually earned the trust of his coaching staff as well as his teammates in his second year. He appeared in 53 percent of the Lions’ offensive snaps in 2023 compared to just 19 percent in 2022 (via Pro Football Reference). That number should continue to rise in 2024.

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The former Alabama standout has his sights set on improving even further in his third year.

“It’s a lot that I’m striving for,” Williams said, per Woodyard. “The sky is not the limit. I want to go way above the sky. I want to be the best to ever play my position and things like that,”

With confidence in himself as well as the trust of the coaching staff, Williams could be a breakout candidate to monitor as the Lions attempt to build upon an impressive 2023 campaign that ended with a trip to the NFC Championship game.