The Detroit Lions now have a greater need at wide receiver as Josh Reynolds’ formal move to the Denver Broncos is officially complete.
Jameson Williams now has the majority of the limelight to step up, fill the hole, and become the game-changer that has been predicted for him.
Williams’ speed is a difference that tilts the odds even though he might never be a big volume target in the Lions’ attack. He had to recover from an ACL tear sustained in his final collegiate game as a rookie in 2022, and the start of his second season was postponed due to a gambling suspension that was eventually lowered to four games.
Despite such failures, Williams has showed glimmers of his enormous potential. He definitely gained the coaches’ trust over the latter part of the previous season, improving his play overall and putting behind his pass-dropping problems.
Even while there wasn’t always a noticeable increase in output, the increase was significant.
Jameson Williams is being presented with a really good opportunity.
It was clear that Reynolds was leaving given the expectation that Williams would play a larger part in his third season. The standards were set for Williams by none other than head coach Dan Campbell.
At the NFL Combine, Campbell stated, “We really felt like he (Williams) started to come into his own by the end of the year.” “We’re looking for a full-time starter, and that’s what he’s going to strive for right now.
He will only grow better and better and better as long as he returns and works as hard as we think he will because he has demonstrated that he can.
Williams now has an obvious opportunity to become a top target in addition to Amon-Ra St. Brown.
He and Jared Goff’s developing relationship during the end of the previous season ought to provide as a springboard for their 2024 campaign.
Despite recovering from an ACL tear, some Lions supporters might have begun to doubt Jameson Williams’ ability to grow and prove why he was selected 12th overall in the 2022 selection.
Now that Reynolds is out of the picture, he has the opportunity to play a significant role right away and experience the legendary “third-year breakout” that is still typical of wide receivers.
