Jameson Williams Returning to Practice: Bama in the NFL

The Detroit Lions first round wide receiver tore his ACL in the CFP National Championship

Hunter De Siver | Nov 21, 2022

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Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams will be returning to practice, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Lions’ first-round pick Jameson Williams will return to practice today.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 21, 2022

The Lions selected Williams 12th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft, knowing that he'd miss significant time.

So why did the Lions draft someone with a torn ACL so early? Because Williams is arguably the best receiver from the draft class.

After transferring from Ohio State to Alabama before the 2021 season, Williams quickly became the team's top receiver. In 15 games, Williams had 79 receptions for 1,572 receiving yards (fifth-most in NCAA) and 15 touchdowns (third-most in NCAA). He also had two kick return touchdowns in the same game against Southern Mississippi.

Due to his injury, he couldn't participate in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. However, he said himself how fast he would've ran it.

#Lions rookie Jameson Williams doesn't lack confidence. He said if he would've ran the 40 in the Combine he would've ran the "fastest 40 ever."
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) April 29, 2022

It is currently uncertain as to when Williams will make is NFL debut, but his teammates in Detroit will be the first to see what made him such an early draft pick.

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Published Nov 21, 2022

HUNTER DE SIVER

Hunter De Siver is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media. During his time in Tuscaloosa, Hunter distributed articles covering Alabama football, basketball, and baseball for WVUA 23 TV and discussed these topics on Tide 100.9 FM. Hunter also generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral. Since graduation, he's been contributing a plethora of NFL and NBA stories for FanNation and is a staff writer at MizzouCentral, Cowbell Corner and is back at BamaCentral.