Lions WR Jameson Williams update to give fantasy football managers hope
The 2025 Detroit Lions have been playing well this season despite losing their offensive and defensive coordinators from last season. The offense, in particular, has many weapons to utilize. Still, one key receiver, Jameson Williams, has not been a big part of the offense yet this year, which has been disappointing for Lions fans and fantasy football managers. However, they seem to have a plan to fix that, even with Williams saying he is only focused on wins.
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Joe Morton told ESPN that the offense has “failed” Jameson Williams in getting the wide receiver involved enough in the team’s offense. In fact, Williams went catchless in the Lions’ last game against the Buccaneers. It was the first time that Williams had not recorded a catch all year, and he was only targeted twice the entire game.
Williams has 17 receptions for 289 yards and two touchdowns on the season, but has eclipsed 45 yards in only two games this season.
“I looked at everything, as far as that. I’m going to do a better job with that. But there have been opportunities where it just didn’t happen,” said Morton, the Lions’ first-year offensive coordinator. “It’s not like we aren’t going to try to target him. So that was the biggest thing.
“So I looked at everything, and I failed him. That’s what I told him,” Morton added. “I have to do a better job with that. But it’s a two-way street. We definitely looked at that.”
While the Lions were on bye, Morton met with Williams, discussed the missed opportunities, and discussed how Detroit will try to do more to get him involved with the offense. They are also looking for ways to get him open more because he has faced more double teams this year, alongside Amon-Ra St. Brown.
“He came to me and expressed to me how he felt, but with me, I really wasn’t taking it too far into thinking about it,” Williams said. “We was winning games and things like that, so I can never get myself too worked up with me getting the ball or getting targeted. I know it’s gonna come. It’s a long season.”
To his credit, Williams has not dwelled on the fact that the touches have not been there for him in the offense this season so far. Still, Williams is a big-play threat, dating back to his time at Alabama. In 2024, he hit over 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his career and signed a three-year extension worth up to $83 million in September. It seems like Williams’ time is coming, and when it does, Lions fans should be ready.
2026 New Orleans Saints NFL Mock Draft – More Needs Than Answers
The New Orleans Saints are dealing with the repercussions of Mickey Loomis trying to keep this team competitive for too long. They’re spending a weird amount of money on a 35-year-old gadget player, their line on both sides of the ball has been a letdown, and they need a serious course adjustment to compete in the NFC South. This Saints mock draft can get them started on the right course, but there are still needs all over this team.
2026 New Orleans Saints NFL Mock Draft – More Needs Than Answers
Round 1 – Fernando Mendoza, Indiana Hoosiers Quarterback
Mendoza is QB1, and it’s really a two or three-man race at this point. Despite early showings from Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough, the organization needs someone to rally around. Mendoza can make the pieces around him look better than they are, and can navigate a pocket even when it’s falling apart around him. Two things the Saints need in their next signal caller.
The Case for Fernando Mendoza as QB1
Round 2 – Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State Guard
A 6’4″, 328-pound people mover. Ioane can immediately improve the passing game with a steady presence on the inside, and he shows flashes of a difference maker in the run game. He’s a meat-and-potatoes player the Saints need to try to shore up some of their offensive deficiencies.
Round 3 – Trevor Goosby, Texas Left Tackle
Goosby has some flexibility after rotating between left and right tackle as a redshirt freshman, and he has exactly the frame you want in a tackle prospect. 6’7″, 312 pounds, and surprisingly light on his feet for a big fella. His biggest issue will be his pad height on run blocking plays, but you can live with that from an athletic freak with limited starting experience. He wouldn’t start for the team right away, but he can provide flexibility at either tackle and has the upside to be the best player on their line in a couple of years.
Round 4 – Hollywood Smothers, NC State Running Back
Kendre Miller has been a disappointment, and Devin Neal is more of a grinder than a playmaker. With Alvin Kamara starting to show signs of slowing down, a late, cheap option at running back can provide some excitement for the offense. Stacking one side of the ball with playmakers can help the team build an identity, something the Saints have lacked for years.
Round 5 – David Oke, Arkansas Interior Defensive Lineman
Oke is stout, strong, and a tone-setter on run downs. Will he ever get more than five sacks in a season? Probably not. But he can rotate in on rushing downs and make an impact in short-yardage situations, which is the kind of role player that teams hope to find in the later rounds of drafts.
Round 6 – Jayce Brown, Kansas State Wide Receiver
With Rashid Shaheed an unrestricted free agent in 2026, the Saints might need another deep threat on the outside. Brown offers plenty of speed on the outside and can help give Mendoza another option than Olave and Juwan Johnson.
