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Jameson Williams — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 12.94 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 61.8, usage worth 10.2.

25 years old · 4 seasons of experience · 2022 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 61.8
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 5.4, 11.9 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on espn, priciest on underdog.
SLEEPER55.4
ESPN67.3
YAHOO64.9
UNDERDOG51.8
CBS59.4
FFA57

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 6, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR25
Bye week6
ADP standard deviation5.4 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 196.6 points, 12 per game — 56.7 catches, 949 yards, 5.7 TDs. That is WR4, 57 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 9.7 points per game to a ceiling of 16.6, with the median at 12. Boom rate 38%, bust rate 19%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 61.8 on consensus and our board has him 57. We rank him 4.8 picks better than the room drafts him, so the market is underpricing him — that is the disagreement worth acting on.

Our written view

Strong on Underdog for weekly spikes; in redraft the timing of his booms is hard to trust. Better as a WR3/flex in 12-team/3-WR formats than as a WR2 in small leagues.

like · medium conviction · 2026-06-05

The offense he plays in, 2026

Detroit Lions returns 5 of 6 continuity slots, replacing oc. Jared Goff at quarterback, Dan Campbell as head coach, Drew Petzing calling it. The offense projects to 33.9 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 26.2 rushes.

In: Kendrick Law (wr4), Greg Dortch (wr5), Jackson Meeks (wr7), Isiah Pacheco (rb2). Out: Khalif Raymond (wr3), David Montgomery (rb2), Craig Reynolds (rb3).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 15.9%, with a bear case of 15.3% and a bull case of 17.9% and a full range of 14.2% to 18.5%. That comes from 29 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Amon-Ra St Brown25.8%
Jameson Williams 15.9%
Sam LaPorta15.2%
Jahmyr Gibbs13.2%
Kendrick Law7%
Greg Dortch5.7%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

Key additions: Lions have a new OC in Drew Petzing (coming over from Arizona after the entire coaching staff was let go). Petzing is an interesting hire & did not have success in Arizona. But no doubt this offense can succeed at a high rate under him. Drafted WR Kendrick Law in the 5th round. Signed RB Isiah Pacheco from Chiefs in free agency. Signed C Cade Mays from panthers to 3 year deal. Traded for additional O line man Juice Scruggs in David Montgomery trade. Added TE Tyler Conklin behind TE Sam LaPorta

Key departures: WR Kalif Raymond left to join Ben Johnson with the Bears. Lost T Taylor Decker & G Graham Glasgow. RB David Montgomery was also traded to the Texans.

Notes: Gibbs + Williams + ARSB all dynasty assets. David Montgomery was traded to the Houston Texans & opens the opportunity for Gibbs to be completely featured in this offense. If he can stay healthy, he may be the RB1 in fantasy for years to come. Lions brought in Isiah Pacheco as RB2 from the Chiefs on a 1 year deal. He is not expected to play very much, but could be relevant with Gibbs injury. Khalif Raymond heads to Chicago Bears & Kendrick Law COULD emerge as a solid WR4 or WR3 in the long run. Isaac TeSlaa holds significant value if St Brown or Williams were injured. Williams & St Brown are both excellent assets. Goff remains a interesting aging QB that is a low end QB1 in fantasy with a VERY high weekly ceiling but no mobility upside. A key potential bit to keep an eye on is the status of Sam LaPorta follwing his season ending back injury in 2025. He needs to get back to 100% and prove it before we completely trust him. Tough injury for a TE or any football player.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Jared Goff returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (34.1 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 33.9 att/g; New OC Drew Petzing — pass rate and tempo may shift.

How that share projection was built

29 historical comps for WRs age ~25, prior share 17.1%, same team, OC change. Distribution: median 19.6%, p25-p75 [16.8%, 23.8%], tails [14.1%, 25.4%]. Closest comps: Mike Williams 2021→2022 (LAC: 18.8%→18.4%); Nico Collins 2023→2024 (HOU: 20.6%→24.9%); Chase Claypool 2021→2022 (PIT: 17.4%→17.4%). Adjustment: -5% from td_luck_breakout (TD regression risk)

self-anchored 58% to own 17.1% role (3yr), 42% to comp median 19.6%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: DET rates 26.2 against a league average of 23, 3.2 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-1.6 · harder
Weeks 1–6-5.6 · harder
Weeks 12–17+2.9 · easier
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-2.7 · harder

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

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Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved +0.7% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as stable.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 2.1 elite seasons and 2.6 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Alec Pierce202410.162%+68.1%
Christian Kirk202112.262%+60.4%
Christian Watson202311.361%-12.6%
DeVonta Smith202314.261%+12.6%
Elijah Moore20247.160%-32.2%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 3 gained value, 2 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0002023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2022-03 to 2026-07. Up 18% across the series, peaking at 5,244.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2022, round 1, pick 12 by DET
CollegeAlabama
Age at draft21
Height6′2″
Weight179 lb

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game11.3
Week-to-week variation0.7
Boom rate28.9%
Bust rate21.1%
Games missed per season0.3
Injury historyAnkle
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.5

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · DET · 17 games

His best game was Week 13 against GB — 26.9 PPR on 10 targets and a 37% target share, in a game that finished 24-31. His worst was Week 12 against NYG at 0, on 3 targets, final score 34-27. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 3 times and came in under 8 points 7 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 15.2; in the 9 decided by more, 11. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 10.2 points per game. He scored 12.94, 26.2% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 1 against 2.13 expected, a gap of -1.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1GB13-276.64523013.2%97%
2CHI52-2118.824108114.3%88%
3BAL38-306.32343011.5%91%
4CLE34-105.72840032%85%
5CIN37-24211904.3%82%
6KC17-3018.66766125.9%85%
7TB24-9002007.1%85%
9MIN24-2716.64666116.7%91%
10WAS44-2223.967119121.9%87%
11PHI9-1619.74788119.4%95%
12NYG34-27003007.9%97%
13GB24-3126.9710144137%94%
14DAL44-3017.37996029%92%
15LA34-4126.4710134126.3%91%
16PIT24-29125970017.3%95%
17MIN10-235.72337010.3%83%
18CHI19-1613.46874022.2%95%

Production

Receptions65
Targets102
Receiving yards1,117
Carries6
Rushing yards12
Touchdowns7
Points per game12.94
Yards per target10.95
Catch rate63.73%
Yards per carry2

Role

Snap share90.18%
Target share18.61%
Air-yards share31.95%
WOPR0.503
RACR0.999

Efficiency

Average depth of target12.6
Yards after catch per reception6.8
Yards before catch per reception10.4
Total YAC441
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted119.6
Receiving EPA per game3.31
Rushing EPA per game-0.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets9
Red-zone target share10%
End-zone target share7.7%
Red-zone carry share1.1%
Expected receiving TDs2.13
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-1.13
Expected rushing TDs0.14

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game17 of 44
Yards per target3 of 44
Target share36 of 44
Air-yards share25 of 44

Who else ate

The offense threw it 582 times. He took 18.55% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Amon-Ra St. Brown31.27%
Jameson Williams 18.55%
Jahmyr Gibbs17.09%
Sam LaPorta8.91%
Kalif Raymond5.45%
David Montgomery5.27%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 17 games were blowouts, 22% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 16.13 in those and 15.16 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · DET · 15 games

His best game was Week 16 against CHI — 26 PPR on 7 targets and a 21.9% target share, in a game that finished 34-17. His worst was Week 7 against MIN at 0.6, on 1 targets, final score 31-29. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 12.1; in the 6 decided by more, 17.3. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 10.5 points per game. He scored 14.15, 33.8% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 1 against 2.71 expected, a gap of -1.7.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1LA26-2024.459121132.1%85%
2TB16-2014.451179020.8%91%
3ARI20-131.2139013.6%71%
4SEA42-29162280110.5%96%
6DAL47-917.73476114.8%75%
7MIN31-290.611-404%75%
10HOU26-238.33553020.8%74%
11JAX52-622.646124119.4%65%
12IND24-611.85764021.2%83%
13CHI23-209.65728022.6%79%
14GB34-31135880020%69%
15BUF42-4812.7353719.3%87%
16CHI34-172657143121.9%83%
17SF40-3424.55877224.2%79%
18MIN31-99.46834025%81%

Production

Receptions58
Targets91
Receiving yards1,001
Carries11
Rushing yards61
Touchdowns8
Points per game14.15
Yards per target11
Catch rate63.74%
Yards per carry5.55

Role

Snap share79.53%
Target share18.68%
Air-yards share31.52%
WOPR0.501
RACR1.171

Efficiency

Average depth of target11.2
Yards after catch per reception8.6
Yards before catch per reception8.7
Total YAC497
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted112.9
Receiving EPA per game2.51
Rushing EPA per game0.19

Scoring position

Red-zone targets12
Red-zone target share11.8%
End-zone target share12.9%
Red-zone carry share0.8%
Goal-line carry share2.5%
Expected receiving TDs2.71
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-1.71
Expected rushing TDs0.42

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game24 of 51
Yards per target2 of 51
Target share42 of 51
Air-yards share23 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 550 times. He took 17.53% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Amon-Ra St. Brown27.17%
Jameson Williams 17.53%
Sam LaPorta15.99%
Jahmyr Gibbs12.14%
Tim Patrick8.48%
David Montgomery7.32%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 15 games were blowouts, 41.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 17.5 in those and 12.08 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · DET · 12 games

His best game was Week 6 against TB — 13.3 PPR on 3 targets and a 7.3% target share, in a game that finished 20-6. His worst was Week 7 against BAL at 0, on 6 targets, final score 6-38. Across 12 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 6 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 8.7; in the 6 decided by more, 4.7. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.8 points per game. He scored 6.69, 26% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
5CAR42-242.2232011.1%47%
6TB20-613.3235317.3%23%
7BAL6-380060012.2%44%
8LV26-143.6231608.8%40%
10LAC41-383.8221806.3%52%
11CHI31-2612.4234419.4%65%
12GB22-297.1235107.1%63%
13NO33-2810111114%57%
14CHI13-280.402005.9%58%
15DEN42-178.74747021.9%68%
16MIN30-249.35643015.4%58%
17DAL19-209.5236909.4%64%

Production

Receptions24
Targets42
Receiving yards354
Carries3
Rushing yards29
Touchdowns3
Points per game6.69
Yards per target8.43
Catch rate57.14%
Yards per carry9.67

Role

Snap share53.25%
Target share9.9%
Air-yards share21.39%
WOPR0.298
RACR0.738

Efficiency

Average depth of target15.8
Yards after catch per reception4.4
Yards before catch per reception10.4
Total YAC105
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted80.9
Receiving EPA per game1.14
Rushing EPA per game0.21

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share5.3%
End-zone target share3.3%
Red-zone carry share0.8%
Expected receiving TDs1.02
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.02
Expected rushing TDs0.05

Who else ate

The offense threw it 605 times. He took 7.36% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Amon-Ra St. Brown28.72%
Sam LaPorta21.02%
Jahmyr Gibbs12.43%
Josh Reynolds11.21%
Kalif Raymond7.71%
Jameson Williams 7.36%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 12 games were blowouts, 13.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.63 in those and 8.68 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · DET · 6 games

His best game was Week 14 against MIN — 11.1 PPR on 2 targets and a 5.6% target share, in a game that finished 34-23. His worst was Week 18 against GB at 0, on 1 targets, final score 20-16. Across 6 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 5 times.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 2.6 points per game. He scored 2.52, 1.9% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
13JAX40-14001002.6%11%
14MIN34-2311.1124115.6%19%
15NYJ20-17001002.8%19%
16CAR23-37001002.4%17%
17CHI41-104030010.3%25%
18GB20-16001003%24%

Production

Receptions1
Targets9
Receiving yards41
Carries1
Rushing yards40
Touchdowns1
Points per game2.52
Yards per target4.56
Catch rate11.11%
Yards per carry40

Role

Snap share19.17%
Target share4.45%
Air-yards share11.17%
WOPR0.145
RACR0.228

Efficiency

Average depth of target16.4
Yards after catch per reception5
Yards before catch per reception36
Total YAC5
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.2%
Passer rating when targeted83.1
Receiving EPA per game-0.23
Rushing EPA per game0.39

Who else ate

The offense threw it 587 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Amon-Ra St. Brown26.21%
D'Andre Swift12.57%
Kalif Raymond11.49%
Josh Reynolds10.59%
D.J. Chark9.34%
T.J. Hockenson7.72%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 6 games were blowouts, 26.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 2 in those and 0 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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