Jameson Williams Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Saints

Jameson Williams and the Detroit Lions will play the New Orleans Saints -- whose pass defense was ranked fourth in the league last season (179.2 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Is Williams a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he faces the Saints? More stats and information can be found in this article, so take a look.

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Jameson Williams Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.8
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 9.6
• Projected Receiving Yards: 53.90
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.37

Projections provided by numberFire

Williams 2025 Fantasy Performance

• With 154.9 fantasy points (9.1 per game) in 2025, Williams ranked 64th in the league and 10th at his position.
• Williams picked up 19.9 fantasy points -- seven receptions, 144 yards and one touchdown -- in his best performance last year, in Week 13 versus the Green Bay Packers.
• Williams accumulated 19.4 fantasy points in Week 15 against the Los Angeles Rams -- seven catches, 134 yards and one touchdown -- which was his second-best performance last year.

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Saints Defensive Performance

• Against New Orleans, no quarterbacks posted more than 300 passing yards in a game last year.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Saints last year.
• Against New Orleans last season, nine players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Last year, the Saints allowed just three players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• In terms of pass D, New Orleans didn't give up more than 100 receiving yards to an opposing player last season.
• Against the Saints last season, 22 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, New Orleans allowed only three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• On the ground, four players recorded more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Saints last season.
• In terms of run defense, New Orleans gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 11 players last season.
• On the ground, the Saints allowed just one player to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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