Should Jameson Williams Fantasy Managers Start to Panic? 

We talked about Dalton Kincaid in this linked TWSN article, but now it’s time to flip over to the side for Jameson Williams. We know that Amon-Ra St. Brown was dominant, but the same could not be said for Williams.

This now marks yet another disappointing week where Williams has yet to crack nine points on the year. In Week 1, Williams had 8.5 fantasy points but 9 targets, 4 catches, and 45 yards.

Week 2 would get even worse with 5.3 points on only 4 targets, 2 catches, and 33 yards. Now, before we dive into this, admittedly, I’ve never been a huge fan of Williams for fantasy football because it always seems like the hype has outweighed the actual production.

With Williams, he was drafted 12th overall, but one thing that many people didn’t understand is that a big part of his value was elite speed and stretching the defense. That said, even though that brings a ton of value to an NFL offense by helping clear out space underneath, it doesn’t necessarily result in fantasy football production.

Jameson Williams Week 1 & 2 Analysis 

One big concern I have about Williams is the lack of targets, as he’s never had more than 105 in his NFL career. Week 2 saw him have fewer targets than Isaac TeSlaa, Sam LaPorta, and, of course, St. Brown.

That said, we already saw Williams draw nine targets in Week 1, and if he had just been able to do a bit more with that usage, this would be a different story. The other thing is, with the Detroit Lions defense looking very, very poor, it should create high-scoring games and put the ball in Jared Goff‘s hands more. If Goff has the ball more, there are more total targets that can go around, therefore helping Williams.

The last stat I want to pull is that Williams had the most snaps of any wide receiver at 63, and he had only one less than LaPorta. In terms of routes run, he was just one behind St. Brown, so he’s getting on the field, which is nice to see.

Jameson Williams Fantasy Football Verdict

Despite not being a fan of the price at which Williams was drafted on Fantasy Pros ADP (57.6, WR26), if you can trade for him at the price where another manager has him on their bench, it’s good value there.

I’m not sure Williams is ever going to be that level of player that you can consistently count on in your WR2 slot, and 2024 seemed close to the ceiling when he had 14.1 PPG. That said, Williams has a high ceiling on a weekly basis. It’s just that these kinds of really bad weeks are also going to come as well.

All that to say, the fact that Williams drew nine targets in Week 1 is encouraging, and despite the Lions being in big trouble right now, this looks like a great situation for fantasy football.