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Jameson Williams Detroit Lions · #1

Wide Receiver · 6' 1", 184 lbs · St. Louis, MO · Age 25

Jameson Williams is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions, drafted 12th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 16 passes for 229 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 12th overall5-yr veteran
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Season avg16 rec · 229 yds · 0 td
Career avg164 rec · 2,742 yds · 17 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
16rec
229yds
0td
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Scouting report

Jameson Williams — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jameson Williams is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions, drafted 12th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 16 passes for 229 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving yards
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Volume
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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Target share
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Jameson Williams stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #176 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
270Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jameson Williams — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
229 YDS
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Volume
16 REC
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Big-play
14.3 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Jameson Williams

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
40
rec
21–60
667
rec yds
312–1022
4
td
1–6
63
targets
32–94
10
games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 16 → projected 40 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+23.3
Age curve
+0.8
Net vs last season+24.1 rec
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 15 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jameson Williams career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202261411941.0
2023122435424214.8
202415581,00179117.3
202517651,117710217.2
2026 in progress · 4 games41622902514.3
Career541642,74217269
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
91off index
99def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Jameson Williams

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-03-26

The beginning

Jameson Williams is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions, in his 5th NFL season.

Detroit Lions

Turning pro

Drafted 12th overall, 2022 as a Wide Receiver.

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Jameson Williams is a Detroit Lions wide receiver, drafted 12th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 164 passes for 2,742 yards and 17 touchdowns.

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Most recently he caught 16 passes for 229 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
184 lbs
Draft
12th overall, 2022
Born
St. Louis, MO
Age
25
Jersey
#1
Background

Jameson Williams is from St. Louis, MO and is 25 years old. He was drafted 12th overall, 2022 and plays wide receiver at 6' 1", 184 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 164 passes for 2,742 yards and 17 touchdowns. Williams is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Jameson Williams is a rotational receiver who has caught 164 passes for 2,742 yards and 17 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving164 career catches, 2,742 yards, 17 touchdowns.
Best season65 catches for 1,117 yards in 2025.
Yards per catch16.7 yards per reception over his career.
First-round pedigree12th overall, 2022.
Durability54 career games played.
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FAQ

Jameson Williams — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jameson Williams, answered.

What position does Jameson Williams play?
Jameson Williams is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions.
When was Jameson Williams drafted?
Jameson Williams was drafted 12th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Jameson Williams played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Jameson Williams's career stats?
He has caught 164 passes for 2,742 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Jameson Williams career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR2
behind the starter
Snap share
91%
of offensive snaps
Target share
16%
WOPR 0.44
Every-down role (91% of snaps)

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs NO
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
44
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
35
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs NOW2 @ BUFW3 vs NYJW4 @ CARW5 @ ARIW6 · BYEW7 vs GBW8 vs MINW9 @ MIAW10 vs NEW11 vs TBW12 vs CHIW13 @ ATLW14 vs TENW15 @ MINW16 vs NYGW17 @ CHIW18 @ GB

Each week grades Jameson Williams's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2023
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk2 · Ankle (Questionable)2023 Wk19 · Ankle2023 Wk18 · Ankle (Out)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Jameson Williams head-to-head

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