Jameson Williams

Former wide receiver at Alabama. 2021: 79 catches, 1,572 receiving yards, 15 TD.

WR · Alabama · So. · #6

6′2″ · 188 lb · Saint Louis, MO

CFB Index 95 · #5 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceAll-AmericanDetroit — drafted 2022, Rd 1, Pick 12, #12 overall

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 12 nationally · Joined Alabama

Statement game8 rec · 190 yds · 3 TDvs Arkansas (FBS) · W 42-35

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

Can we all take a moment to appreciate how happy the veterans like Jameson Williams were for Leary on his first TD??r/CFB game thread · ▲ 3His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Alabama. 2021: 79 catches, 1,572 receiving yards, 15 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2020.
Transferred from Ohio State to Alabama in 2021.
Drafted round 1 by the Detroit in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Alabama, 1,838 receiving yards, an All-American season (2021) — drafted at #12 overall by Detroit.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

The week the volume broke through — put up 190 yds vs Arkansas.Arkansas · W 42-352021

20204 games

Signed with Alabama4-star out of Hutchinson C.C.

202113 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal
Entered the portal
All-Americafirst · 6 selectors
All-SECfirst

2022

Drafted by Detroitround 1, pick 12

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#12 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #12

Detroit · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2021)

6 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

1 coach

2019–2021

Nick Saban

Alabama

Played his entire career under Nick Saban.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DetroitEntering 5th NFL season

#12Rd 1 · Pick 12

DetroitEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Ohio State13-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Alabama13-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

95All-America level #5 of 468?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (100th percentile). Strength: rec tds (99th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Long catch#1 / 557 · 100th pct

Rec TDs#3 / 557 · 99th pct

Rec yards#5 / 557 · 99th pct

1572

Yards / catch#18 / 557 · 97th pct

19.9

Receptions#26 / 557 · 95th pct

Rush yards#95 / 273 · 65th pct

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Fumbles lost#89 / 223 · 36th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	5.8	124	27.1	1.4
Road5g	4.4	90.6	24.3	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.1	83.9	29.2	0.9
Weeks 8+6g	6.5	143	22.4	1.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-American

Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

95 · #5 of 468 WRs

Former four-star. Now #5 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2021

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN1st

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Alabama	79	1,572	19.9	15	--
2020	Ohio State	9	154	17.1	2	--
2019	Ohio State	6	112	18.7	1	--
Career		94	1,838	19.6	18	--

Season	Team
2021	Alabama	3	23	352	--	--
2020	Ohio State	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Ohio State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		3	23	352	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2021

W 41–24

vs Georgia

7 rec · 184 yds · 2 TD

With B. Young — 421 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.1 · 40 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · J. Burnip — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Miami · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +7.21Bryce Young pass complete to Jameson Williams for 94 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 12 · Arkansas · 2&14 · Q2 · EPA +7.09Bryce Young pass complete to Jameson Williams for 79 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 4 · Southern Miss · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +6.44Bryce Young pass complete to Jameson Williams for 81 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 14 · Georgia · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +6.30Bryce Young pass complete to Jameson Williams for 67 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 7 · Mississippi State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +6.08Bryce Young pass complete to Jameson Williams for 75 yds for a TD (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 10 · LSU · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +5.71Bryce Young pass complete to Jameson Williams for 58 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard PAT MISSED)
Week 12 · Arkansas · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +5.06Bryce Young pass complete to Jameson Williams for 40 yds for a TD, (B. Young Run For Two-point Conversion)
Week 8 · Tennessee · 3&15 · Q4 · EPA +4.74Bryce Young pass complete to Jameson Williams for 65 yds to the Tenn 15 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Georgia · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +4.65Bryce Young pass complete to Jameson Williams for 55 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 11 · New Mexico State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.84Jameson Williams 50 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Will Reichard Kick)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 44-13@ Miami	4	126	31.5	1	94
Wk 2	W 48-14vs Mercer	3	31	10.3	1	18
Wk 3	W 31-29@ Florida	4	61	15.3	0	29
Wk 4	W 63-14vs Southern Miss	1	81	81.0	1	81
Wk 5	W 42-21vs Ole Miss	5	65	13.0	0	26
Wk 6	L 38-41@ Texas A&M	10	146	14.6	2	32	2 TD catches
Wk 7	W 49-9@ Mississippi State	2	77	38.5	1	75
Wk 8	W 52-24vs Tennessee	6	123	20.5	0	65
Wk 10	W 20-14vs LSU	10	160	16.0	1	58	160-yard receiving day
Wk 11	W 59-3vs New Mexico State	6	158	26.3	3	50	3 TD catches
Wk 12	W 42-35vs Arkansas	8	190	23.8	3	79	Season-high 190 yds
Wk 13	W 24-22@ Auburn	2	43	21.5	0	34
Wk 14	W 41-24vs Georgia	7	184	26.3	2	67	2 TD catches
Total		68	1445	26.0	15	94