After a disappointing first three games this season, Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams had a breakthrough in Week 4 against the Carolina Panthers with six catches for 102 yards. And if not for a couple of notable missed plays, it could've been an even better outing.
Williams kept the positive momentum going in Week 5 against the Arizona Cardinals, with two catches (for 47 yards) that both went for touchdowns.
Fantasy managers are used to the roller coaster with Williams, with a continuation of the last two years so far this season, and he's currently on an upswing.
According to Jacob Gibbs of CBS Sports, citing Fantasy Points Data charting, Williams was third among wide receivers in catchable air yards so far this season, with 461 before Monday Night Football to conclude Week 5. In Week 5 alone, he had 127 catchable air yards, also third among wide receivers before the final game of the week.
Gibbs added that Williams is WR20 by actual receiving yards so far this season, but after the dust settled fully on Week 5, he's actually WR21.
According to Sports Info Solutions, Williams has 464 intended air yards so far this season. The correlation to Fantasy Points' charting, that means he has three uncatchable air yards through five games, creating what we call a "Jared Goff stat" marking how accurate the Lions' signal caller has been.
Jameson Williams' fantasy managers know what do during the bye week
In full PPR scoring, Williams' weekly point totals this season look like this: 8.5, 5.3, 8.9, 16.2, and 18.7. There's always going to be volatility in his production due to his role as a unique downfield threat, and he only adds to it with the drops issue he had last season leaking into this season at times.
The Lions are, of course, on a bye in Week 6. The schedule after that is not difficult except for two matchups against the Minnesota Vikings, and the Vikings have had some vulnerability to big plays in the passing game.
In their last two games, the Lions have faced secondaries that had some level of notable injury impact and ineptitude. So it shouldn't be a huge surprise that Williams proved to be a difficult assignment, and he had the requisite success.
The week off may put Williams out of sight, out of mind in the fantasy realm to some degree. But managers who drafted him know what they should do, if it can be done reasonably, before the Lions are on the field again. Two words sum it up.
Sell high.
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