Jameson Williams

The Athletic’s Nick Baumgardner reports Lions WR Jameson Williams “looks like a different player” in training camp.

Baumgardner said Williams, expected to finally function as a starter in Detroit’s offense, “looks stronger through the middle, more explosive with better body control in the air and near the sideline. If he had one hit the dirt today I didn’t see it.” He added that Williams “looks like a different player from a year ago today.” This is very much in line with feedback from Lions coaches, including Dan Campbell, who said in May that Williams is a “man on a mission” after two years of uneven performance. Williams is set to operate as the team’s primary deep threat like Sam LaPorta and Amon-Ra St. Brown eat up short area targets from Jared Goff.