04-07-2025, 09:32 PM
Williams is one of the fastest-rising wide receivers in this year’s draft class, having caught the attention of scouts with a strong showing at the Senior Bowl. He’s currently projected as a Day 2 pick and could be a realistic target for the Jets at either No. 42 or No. 73 overall. Williams is one of the fastest-rising wide receivers in this year’s draft class, having caught the attention of scouts with a strong showing at the Senior Bowl. He’s currently projected as a Day 2 pick and could be a realistic target for the Jets at either No. 42 or No. 73 overall. At 5-foot-11, 190 pounds, Williams posted a speedy 4.40 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, solidifying his claim as one of the best deep threats in this draft class.
Williams is a dynamic deep threat who consistently finds ways to separate and create big plays downfield. His long speed makes him a constant vertical threat, but it's not just his speed that makes him dangerous.
Williams pairs that with excellent ball tracking ability, particularly on deep throws. He finished 7-of-9 on contested catch opportunities of 20-plus yards in 2024, showcasing his ability to locate, adjust, and win in tight coverage down the field.
Williams was a do-it-all man for the Cougars when it came to alignment, pre-snap motion, and schemed-up touches to go along with his route tree. Capable of expanding his release package, he has quick feet with manipulation to open cornerbacks where he wants to and release in the opposite direction, creating early separation. When faced with press alignment, well-timed jams have proven effective to slow him down, but he flashed hand usage and body movement to avoid strikes and stack vertically. He’s deceptively quick in accelerating upfield due to his long strides, but he covers ground quickly and forces corners into penalties. In his route stem, Williams uses well-timed manipulation tactics with intention and vertical sell, moving corners around and decelerating to change direction.
He’s a good athlete at the catch point to make contested grabs with well-timed jumps and tracking the football, but contact at the catch point produced mixed results. Williams could come back to the quarterback more frequently instead of stopping at the end of his route, but shows a good understanding of finding soft spots in zone and sitting down. After the catch, he takes advantage of good angles and his acceleration reduces good angles taken by pursuit defenders to arm tackles. He runs with a physical nature and good contact balance after the catch with the ability to break arm tackles and grind out yards.
Williams is a great athlete with surprising nuance to his route tree who suffered from poor quarterback play or his season could have been even bigger in 2024. He projects as an alignment-versatile receiver with an ability to win on the outside who is very intriguing for NFL success.
Comes into the NFL with one of the best accelerations and top-end speeds immediately. There is no question that coordinators will have to game-plan for him quickly.
-He reaches top speed in just a few steps and he can blow past everyone on short passes.
-Has a fairly good release off the line where he avoids contact well. Most cornerbacks play many yards off of him, where he can abuse it on short routes.
-He plays way faster than his listed 4.40 40-yard dash time. It looks a lot closer to 4.30, but he likely bulked up for the combine.
-Excellent at running slants, curls, and deep routes. He will create insane amounts of separation quickly.
-He is the best receiver in this class on screen passes and can take it to the house any time he touches the ball.
-He is a YAC monster that wins with speed. Almost half of his yards were after the catch (590).
-Has a surprising number of broken tackles where no one can hit him well.
-Shows good ball tracking ability downfield and never looks out of place.
-Excellent ability to pluck the ball out of the air when in motion
No, Kyle Williams does not remind me of Williamson.
Williams is a dynamic deep threat who consistently finds ways to separate and create big plays downfield. His long speed makes him a constant vertical threat, but it's not just his speed that makes him dangerous.
Williams pairs that with excellent ball tracking ability, particularly on deep throws. He finished 7-of-9 on contested catch opportunities of 20-plus yards in 2024, showcasing his ability to locate, adjust, and win in tight coverage down the field.
Williams was a do-it-all man for the Cougars when it came to alignment, pre-snap motion, and schemed-up touches to go along with his route tree. Capable of expanding his release package, he has quick feet with manipulation to open cornerbacks where he wants to and release in the opposite direction, creating early separation. When faced with press alignment, well-timed jams have proven effective to slow him down, but he flashed hand usage and body movement to avoid strikes and stack vertically. He’s deceptively quick in accelerating upfield due to his long strides, but he covers ground quickly and forces corners into penalties. In his route stem, Williams uses well-timed manipulation tactics with intention and vertical sell, moving corners around and decelerating to change direction.
He’s a good athlete at the catch point to make contested grabs with well-timed jumps and tracking the football, but contact at the catch point produced mixed results. Williams could come back to the quarterback more frequently instead of stopping at the end of his route, but shows a good understanding of finding soft spots in zone and sitting down. After the catch, he takes advantage of good angles and his acceleration reduces good angles taken by pursuit defenders to arm tackles. He runs with a physical nature and good contact balance after the catch with the ability to break arm tackles and grind out yards.
Williams is a great athlete with surprising nuance to his route tree who suffered from poor quarterback play or his season could have been even bigger in 2024. He projects as an alignment-versatile receiver with an ability to win on the outside who is very intriguing for NFL success.
Comes into the NFL with one of the best accelerations and top-end speeds immediately. There is no question that coordinators will have to game-plan for him quickly.
-He reaches top speed in just a few steps and he can blow past everyone on short passes.
-Has a fairly good release off the line where he avoids contact well. Most cornerbacks play many yards off of him, where he can abuse it on short routes.
-He plays way faster than his listed 4.40 40-yard dash time. It looks a lot closer to 4.30, but he likely bulked up for the combine.
-Excellent at running slants, curls, and deep routes. He will create insane amounts of separation quickly.
-He is the best receiver in this class on screen passes and can take it to the house any time he touches the ball.
-He is a YAC monster that wins with speed. Almost half of his yards were after the catch (590).
-Has a surprising number of broken tackles where no one can hit him well.
-Shows good ball tracking ability downfield and never looks out of place.
-Excellent ability to pluck the ball out of the air when in motion
No, Kyle Williams does not remind me of Williamson.
