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News: 6 days agoWilliams secured six of eight targets for 102 yards in the Lions' 32-26 loss to the Panthers on Sunday night.

Spin: Williams led the Lions in receiving yards on the night, and all three components of the fourth-year speedster's receiving line were also season-high figures. The productive performance was an especially welcome sight for fantasy managers who were banking on a true breakout season for Williams after back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns, and the 2022 first-round pick should have a good opportunity to carry over the momentum into a favorable Week 5 road matchup against the Cardinals next Sunday.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: The slow start to Williams' career is a thing of the past after the speedster delivered 1,000-plus-yard campaigns each of the past two seasons. After breaking out with a 22nd-place fantasy finish (25th PPG) in 2024, Williams set new career highs in targets, catches, yards and touchdowns en route to a 12th-place finish (19th PPG) last season. A lack of goal-line work (eight career end zone targets) and some drop woes (NFL-high eight in 2025) are drawbacks, but Williams' explosive-play ability has led him to finish sixth or better in yards per reception and yards per target each of the past two seasons. The 25-year-old remains one of Jared Goff's top targets in Detroit's high-scoring offense and is a fine fantasy WR3 target.