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Jameson Williams

Wide Receiver, Detroit Lions · #1.

Player facts

Team: Detroit Lions
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 1
Born: Mar 26, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 184 lbs
College: Alabama
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM
Regular Season	18	29	276	15.3	2	49	14	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	18	29	276	16.1	2	49	14	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Career	166	273	2,789	16.8	19	82	119	21	142	6.8	2	40	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	29 targets	+0.70	55%		7th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ ARI	W 45-21	2	4	47	23.5	2	39	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CAR	L 32-26	6	8	102	17.0	0	49	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs NYJ	W 31-24	4	4	49	12.3	0	21	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 17	@ BUF	L 41-31	2	4	33	16.5	0	17	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs NO	W 31-30 OT	4	9	45	11.3	0	22	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jameson Demetri Williams (born March 26, 2001), nicknamed "Jamo", is an American professional football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes before transferring to the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2021, where he was named an All-American. Williams was selected by the Lions in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jameson Williams, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Williams was born on March 26, 2001, and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School and played for their football team. As a junior, Williams caught 36 passes for 1,062 yards and 15 touchdowns and returned three kickoffs for touchdowns. He was named an Under Armour All-American after finishing his senior season with 68 receptions for 1,626 yards and 22 touchdowns. Williams also ran track at Cardinal Ritter and won back-to-back Class 3 state titles in the 300 meter hurdles and set the state record. He was rated a four-star football prospect and committed to play at Ohio State.

Williams has stated that Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams is his first cousin.

Ohio State

Williams began his collegiate career at Ohio State. He caught six passes for 112 yards and a touchdown in his freshman season. As a sophomore, Williams started six games and had nine receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns. In the 2021 Sugar Bowl, Williams scored a touchdown on a 45-yard reception against Clemson in the College Football Playoffs Semifinal. After the season, Williams announced that he would transfer to Alabama. Jameson would finish up his Ohio State career winning 2 Big Ten Championships and a college football Playoff Sugar Bowl win. Jameson Williams went on to play in the 2021 National Championship game against Alabama where the Buckeyes went on to lose 52–24.

Alabama

Williams was named a starter for the Crimson Tide going into his first season with the team. He made an instant impact with four receptions for 126 receiving yards and one touchdown in a 44–13 victory over Miami in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. He was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Special Teams Player of the Week for week 4 after returning three kickoffs for 177 yards and two touchdowns and also caught an 81-yard touchdown pass in a 63–14 win over Southern Miss. He had ten receptions for 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the 41–38 loss to Texas A&M on October 9. On November 6, he had ten receptions for 160 receiving yards and one touchdown in a 20–14 victory over LSU. One week later, he had six receptions for 158 yards and three touchdowns in a 59–3 victory over New Mexico State. In the following game, against Arkansas, he had eight receptions for 190 receiving yards and three touchdowns in the 42–35 victory. In the SEC Championship, a 41–24 victory over Georgia, he had seven receptions for 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Williams was named first-team All-SEC and All-American as well as second-team All-SEC as a return specialist and the conference's co-Special Teams Player of the Year. Williams suffered a torn ACL in the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship rematch with Georgia. He finished the 2021 season with 79 receptions for 1,572 yards and 15 touchdowns. He led the SEC in receiving yards, yards per reception, and receiving touchdowns. He declared for the 2022 NFL draft following the championship game and began to rehab from the injury. Jameson would finish up his Alabama career with a 2021 SEC Championship and a 2021 Cotton Bowl win.