He insisted he's "going to make sure everything is 100 before I come back."Īge as of Week 1: 21 | Height: 6-1 1/2 | Weight: 179 | 40-time: n/a Williams told NFL Media in late March he was "ahead of schedule" in his rehabilitation and hopes to be ready for training camp. His season ended in the worst possible way: tearing his left ACL in the National Championship. With the Tide, Williams instantly served as a top receiver and was named a Biletnikoff Award finalist. With Buckeyes receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba expected to pass him on the depth chart to play in the slot, Williams opted to transfer before the 2021 season to Alabama. But for two years he was stuck on the depth chart behind several receivers including Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave. Rated a four-star prospect from 247Sports, Williams chose to attend Ohio State beginning in 2019. He received his first offer from a college in 2017 (as a 16-year-old) from Kentucky with over 15 big-time college programs following. On the gridiron, Williams posted 1,062 yards and 15 touchdowns on just 36 receptions with three kickoff returns for scores as a junior, then followed that up with 68 catches for 1,626 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior. In fact, he won multiple state titles in the 300-meter hurdles and broke a state record previously held by Ezekiel Elliott in the process. Born into a track-star family (both of his parents ran track and his mother was recruited to UCLA by gold-medal Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee), Jameson Williams attended Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School where he excelled in football and - surprise! - track. The fastest receiver - at least according to the film - heads to a team in dire need of speed.Īnd speed has been a part of Williams' entire life. Listed Guilty Pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos’ and The Doors (the band).Jameson Williams was drafted by the Detroit Lions with 12th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday Raun saw and Sally from Minneapolis. Subscribe to his daily YouTube channel, VikesNow. But for the past four years, unless you whimsically disregard math, Cousins has been a statistically better quarterback than Carr.ĭustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. On the arsenals of both teams we will see the superiority. Armed with an offense-first head coach as Vikings for the first time, Cousins will hand out the pigskin to Justin Jefferson, Dalvin Cook, Adam Thielen, KJ Osborn and Irv Smith – arguably a better stable than Adams, Darren Waller, Hunter Renfrow, Josh Jacobs and Mack Hollins. Still, Cousins’ guns aren’t a problem in 2022. Adams should thrive with Carr in the saddle for at least a few seasons. The Green Bay Packers traded Adams to the Raiders in March, marking the journey of football’s top wide receiver to another conference at the age of 29. Maybe it’s the glamor of Carr meeting up with his sidekick, Davante Adams, in Las Vegas. And that begs the question Bleacher report – what gives? Simply put, Carr has 32 fewer touchdowns but thrown five more interceptions over the past four seasons. While the two can be considered “interchangeable,” especially by reputation, Cousins has tabulated far better numbers than Carr over the past four years. The list is reasonable for the most part, but Carr’s supremacy over cousins stands out. The phenomenon - disrespect of cousins - is certainly not new, but the sheer statistics tell a different story about it Carr vs Cousins.įirst and foremost, though, these are the NFL’s top 15 quarterbacks Bleacher report: Likewise, Cousins was somewhat shunned Bleacher report when sports media website placed Las Vegas Raiders QB Derek Carr three spots ahead of him. ESPN released its NFL team power rankings Tuesday, and Minnesota ranked 23rd - or the 10th-worst spot in the business. Power rankings – of any kind – haven’t been good for the Vikings lately. And according to the Bleacher Report, Derek Carr is a better bet than Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins according to his quarterback power rankings in 2022. The 2022 NFL season starts in 15 days, so it’s “that time of year” for various sets of power rankings. Canton, Ohio, USA Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports.