JamesonWilliams

News: 6 hours agoWilliams is dealing with a minor shoulder injury, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

Spin: Per Twentyman, coach Dan Campbell indicated that the wideout's shoulder issue is nothing serious, but Williams' practice status figures to be impacted leading up to Saturday's preseason tilt against the Commanders, a game in which the Lions could play some of their starters, per Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News. Williams was among the key Detroit starters who didn't see action in this past Thursday's preseason opener against the Bengals.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: The slow start to Williams' career is a thing of the past after the speedster delivered 1,000-plus-yard campaigns each of the past two seasons. After breaking out with a 22nd-place fantasy finish (25th PPG) in 2024, Williams set new career highs in targets, catches, yards and touchdowns en route to a 12th-place finish (19th PPG) last season. A lack of goal-line work (eight career end zone targets) and some drop woes (NFL-high eight in 2025) are drawbacks, but Williams' explosive-play ability has led him to finish sixth or better in yards per reception and yards per target each of the past two seasons. The 25-year-old remains one of Jared Goff's top targets in Detroit's high-scoring offense and is a fine fantasy WR3 target.