
With a trade up to the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft the Detroit Lions selected WR from Alabama, Jameson Williams. Now that last name and position should sound really familiar to Lions fans, as it is the 5th time that the franchise has drafted a WR with the last name Williams! and the fourth time they have taken a WR with the last name Williams in the in the first round of the draft! Overall the lions have drafted 13 players with the last name Williams. Which is tied with Smith for 2nd most common last name drafted by the franchise and the record going to Johnson with 14 players drafted with the last name. Though No other last name is close to producing lions WRs as their is only one Johnson (Calvin) drafted by the Lions (Wonder if he was any good?) and the Lions have never drafted a WR with the last name smith.
Williams drafted in Round 1 by the Lions:
- 2022 Round 1 Pick 12 – WR Jameson Williams (Alabama)
- 2005 Round 1 Pick 10 – WR Mike Williams (USC)
- 2004 Round 1 Pick 7 – WR Roy Williams (Texas)
- *1984 Round 1 Pick 20 – WR Al Williams (Nevada)
- 1982 Round 1 Pick 15 – LB Jimmy Williams (Nebraska)
*Supplemental Draft
Other Williams drafted by the Lions:
- 2016 Round 5 Pick 169 – LB Antoine Williams (Georgia Southern)
- 2013 Round 7 Pick 211 – TE Michael Williams (Toledo)
- 2009 Round 3 Pick 82 – WR Derrick Williams (Penn State)
- 1984 Round 3 Pick 62 – DE Eric Williams (Washington St)
- 1980 Round 12 Pick 307 – RB Ray Williams (Washington St)
- 1977 Round 2 Pick 42 – DB Walt Williams (New Mexico St)
- 1963 Round 2 Pick 27 – DT Roy Williams (Pacific)
- 1945 Round 15 Pick 148 – E Windell Williams (Louisiana)