2024 NFL Draft Prospect: Isaiah Williams

Isaiah Williams

Position: WR – Projected: UDFA

History & Measurables

Born: Jan. 29th, 2001 – St. Louis, MO

High School: Trinity Catholic

College: Illinois

Height: 5’8       Weight: 184lb

Traits & Characteristics

The Good

• Quick Feet
• Explosive
• Smooth Runner
• Good Hands

The Bad

• Concentration Lapses
• Limited Route Tree
• Work on Tracking Ball

Advanced Analytics Notes

2023 receiving: 25 Target Minimum

• Targets: 127
• Overall Rec Grade: 80.9 (36th among WRs)
• Man Rec Grade: 71.5 (139th among WRs)
• Zone Rec Grade: 82 (21st among WRs)
• Slot Alignment %: 81.4
• Wide Alignment %: 16.7
• Missed Tackles Forced: 24 (9th among WRs)
• ADOT: 8.5 (430th among WRs)
• Route Participation: 92.3 (476th among WRs)
• Yards Per Route Run: 2.51 (50th among WRs)
• YAC/REC: 6.7 (90th among WRs)
• Contested Catch %: 21.4 (453rd among WRs)
• QB Rating when Targeted: 93.8 (259th among WRs)

Film Notes and Highlights

Isaiah Williams has improved every year in the last three years he has been at Illinois and finally surpassed the 1,000 yard receiving mark in 2023. He has not had the best quarterbacks and that has kept his usage high on shorter passes. Williams has been at 65% or more passes 9 yards or less from the line of scrimmage. Heis an athlete that is explosive and slippery when defenders try to tackle him. He has good feet to change direction and is a smooth runner.

Williams is quick in and out of breaks but I think needs to expand his route tree. He seemed to get better at tracking the ball down the field in 2023 but that still needs to be worked on. Williams will be a slot receiver at the next level but his ability in space is something teams will really like and hopefully get him on the field early in his career. – Brandon Haye

(Games Watched: vs Kansas 2023, vs Toledo 2023, vs Indiana 2022)

Player Comparison

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