Jameson Williams Week 4 Outlook - Lions at Panthers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 1st 2026, 1:35pm EDT

Oh, the yearly struggle with rostering Jameson Williams. He's the WR57 in fantasy points per game this season, and it has been a bumpy ride. Williams has a 10% target share, 1.19 YPRR, zero red zone targets, one deep target, and a 14% first-read share. I don't know if Williams' struggles are resolved this week. Carolina has the fifth-highest single high rate in the NFL (63.5%). Williams has been an afterthought against single high this season with an 11% target-per-route run rate and 0.70 YPRR. It's possible that he does bounce back this week, though. Last year, Williams had a 22% target-per-route run rate and 2.31 YPRR against single high. Carolina has been tough against perimeter wide receivers, but they just lost Jaycee Horn, so take these numbers with a grain of salt. Carolina has allowed the sixth-fewest yards per target and fourth-fewest fantasy points per opportunity to perimeter wide receivers. Williams is a volatile flex play this week, but his ceiling is sky-high if his usage changes against a matchup that isn't as scary as it seems on paper.