Mike Williams Fantasy Overview

2024 Summary

The Chargers released Williams in March 2024, shortly after HC Jim Harbaugh arrived. Williams signed with the Jets six days later for $10 million on a one-year deal, with $8.3 million of that guaranteed.

He would see just 21 targets across nine games with the Jets before getting traded to Pittsburgh for a fifth-round pick. Williams drew just 13 targets over another nine games, trailing Calvin Austin (33) and Van Jefferson (19) over that span.

Williams, of course, had better times with the Chargers before that, including 4.9 receptions per game across his final three (previous) seasons with the team. Those came in a pass-happier offense, though. And Williams’ 2023 ended with a Week 3 tear of his left ACL.

2025 Expectations

Williams signed just a one-year, $3 million deal (all guaranteed) to return this March. That does, at least, give him the second-largest cap number among Chargers WRs, trailing only Quentin Johnston (Year 3 of Johnston’s rookie deal).

Williams will need to win a spot among the top three, though, for a team that drafted Ladd McConkey in Round 2 last year and Tre Harris in Round 2 this year. They join Johnston as the likely top three at the position for 2025.

At his best, Williams has been the kind of player – downfield threat, contested-catch winner – that would fit the “X” receiver role well under Harbaugh and OC Greg Roman. But we’ll need to see that Williams can get back anywhere close to that player. And he’ll need to beat out Harris and Johnston (the latter of whom stunk at contested catches in the role last season).