We got a glimpse of Williams’ explosiveness when he played in the final six games for the Lions last season. His first and only catch of the year was a 41-yard touchdown against the Vikings Week 14. He also had a 40-yard rush that set up a touchdown Week 17 vs. Chicago. Defenses had to play the Lions a little different and respect his speed when he was on the field.
Williams’ suspension puts Holmes and the Lions in a position where they could look to add to the wide receiver unit this offseason to give them more depth to go along with veterans Amon-Ra St. Brown, Marvin Jones Jr., Josh Reynolds and Kalif Raymond. The team also has Maurice Alexander, Trinity Benson and Tom Kennedy on the roster.
St. Brown, Jones, Reynolds and Raymond are a solid veteran four, but with Detroit expected to compete for the NFC North title and at the very least a spot in the playoffs, adding another receiver via next week’s NFL Draft could become a bigger priority.
It’s not as strong a wide receiver class as we’ve seen in recent drafts, but there were five players that ran a sub-4.4 in the 40-yard dash at the Combine (Trey Palmer, Derius Davis, Matt Landers, Bryce Ford-Wheaton and Marvin Mims Jr.) and 22 receivers total who ran sub-4.5 in the 40 if Holmes and the Lions look to add some more speed to the group to help stem the loss of Williams to begin the year.
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