ALLEN PARK — Jameson Williams knows there’s way more to his game than being a deep threat.
Despite the Detroit Lions receiver being a significant threat to create separation and make a chunk play over the top every time he steps on the field, he’s offered so much more for the Lions early in his fourth season.
“If people know me, they know I have a game, not just deep routes,” Williams said Friday. “But, you know, if that’s how they see me, then I can’t control that.”
Williams ranks third on the team in receiving yards and fourth in receptions. But his work is on display every play he’s on the field with how he brings physicality at all times.
Between blocking down field for his running backs and fellow receivers as well as a willingness to go over the middle into traffic, Williams is always prepared to put himself on the line in a game.
“He’s like a kamikaze, man, going in there. Bam! Bam! He bounces off guys,” Lions offensive coordinator John Morton said of Williams. “Receivers his size, they don’t go do that. He’s tough, man. We’re not going to draft guys that are not tough. So I just, I love what he’s doing.”
A lot of the responsibilities that fall on the 6-foot-1, 182-pound receiver might go unnoticed on first watch of a Lions game. But it plays a key role in the Lions’ success on offense.
And then when he breaks out his strength to make a play on the field, it’s something to behold.
Williams scored his second touchdown of the season, cutting into the middle of the field, speeding past multiple Kansas City defenders before taking a massive hit.
It wasn’t enough to bring him down and he powered into the end zone for a crucial early touchdown.
Williams is always hungry to score and move the ball, anything to help his team.
If that includes taking a bump not meant for a receiver of his size, so be it. Williams won’t go down easy.
“I’ve just had a mentality, ‘You might get hit.’ I won’t say you gonna get hit every time,” Williams said. “Sometimes the (defensive back) might take the wrong angle, but it’s all a part of football.
“Most receivers that go across the middle may have an advantage, because some guys might not like going over the middle. But I have no problem going across the middle or nothing like that. I just looked at it as like another play, regular route, you gotta make the play and move the sticks or score.”
After one of his best games of the season against the Chiefs — with six catches for 66 yards and the score — Williams looks to continue his strong production against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football this week.
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