Official Jamaal Williams 2017 Packers Fourth Round Draft Pick

[Fritz]

No if you're MacArthur Lane!

[pbmax]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2706570-2017-nfl-draft-grades-full-day-3-report-card

No. 134 Green Bay Packers: Jamaal Williams, Running Back, BYU

Strengths: Downhill style, foot quickness.

Weaknesses: Vision.

Bleacher Report's Ty Dunne profiled Jamaal Williams earlier in April. Williams sounds like a character Trey Parker and Matt Stone might have made up: a high school kid who had never heard of the Mormon religion until he was all but committed to BYU, then tried to have a "normal" college experience (girls, beverages) but kept getting hammered by the strict rules of campus life in Provo.

Williams' life was no episode of South Park, however. Williams kept getting suspended for things that kids in most colleges get away with before noon. Older, wiser and more committed to the straight-and-narrow than ever, Williams enters the NFL as an outstanding value pick at this point in the draft. He's a powerful, no-nonsense downhill runner who takes care of the ball and finishes every run.

Williams has bell-cow potential, but he will likely start his career as a situational runner and max-effort special teamer. He may not be Eddie Lacy at his peak, but Williams can be James Starks at his peak. Grade: A-minus.

[Zool]

I thought in the MSU tape there were a few times he was brought down too easily by arm tackles. I saw one hell of a good blitz pickup. I agree with the James Starks comparison.

Same. He goes down kinda easy when hit high.

[run pMc]

Yep, he reminds me of James Starks, but with better hands. Looks like they shovel passed and read options/pitched to him at times. Not much of a route runner but I liked that he showed willingness to block in pass pro. I think they'll expect him to get 5-8 carries.
Looks like an upgrade over Christine Micheal.

[3irty1]

Ryan Grant - no nonsense, good decision maker, fall forward, tough guy

We have an AR powered offense. We need consistent yards not hit or miss. Good down and distance fuels ARs game. Perfect fit.

This is what I see too. Ryan Grant minus the 6th gear. No dancing, no cute stuff, just hit the hole full speed, cut north/south, and run. Might not create a lot of yards on his own but won't leave any on the field either. Hopefully he's got Grant's ball security too.

[pbmax]

Game film on Jamaal Williams with Matt Waldman.

https://mattwaldmanrsp.com/2017/02/23/rsp-film-room-no-100-rb-jamaal-williams-wjamaal-williams/

[Rutnstrut]

Unfortunately he could be better than Barry Sanders and Stubby would refuse to use him to his potential.

[MadScientist]

Unfortunately he could be better than Barry Sanders and Stubby would refuse to use him to his potential.

You want to be the guy who tells AR that his job is to feed the ball to a back?

[Joemailman]

Last year the Packers didn't run the ball much, but that was an anomaly due to the injury situation at RB. In 2015 the Packers were 18th in the NFL in passing attempts (573), and 12th in rushing attempts (436). Many people would say that a team with Aaron Rodgers would be crazy to be that balanced. I wonder what Rut thinks the balance should be.

[texaspackerbacker]

Even though it certainly seems we have better overall quality at RB, this still better be a pass first team. That's how you win games. I'd take Montgomery, Williams, and Jones over Lacy anytime. With these guys as a change of pace and maximum use of our excellent WRs and upgraded TEs, the offense should be damn near unstoppable.

[Carolina_Packer]

Down and distance battle. Win it however you can. On defense, you stop the run, you can setup a pass rush. On offense, you run the ball effectively, you can dictate terms better on 2nd or 3rd and manageable.

[texaspackerbacker]

Down and distance battle. Win it however you can. On defense, you stop the run, you can setup a pass rush. On offense, you run the ball effectively, you can dictate terms better on 2nd or 3rd and manageable.

I disagree on both counts.

[Upnorth]

Down and distance battle. Win it however you can. On defense, you stop the run, you can setup a pass rush. On offense, you run the ball effectively, you can dictate terms better on 2nd or 3rd and manageable.

I understand how you might prefer this style of football, however stopping the run is no longer the primary job for defence, especially not in a passing league. Stopping the run is still important, but it is secondary to the passing defence.

[Cleft Crusty]

Down and distance battle. Win it however you can. On defense, you stop the run, you can setup a pass rush. On offense, you run the ball effectively, you can dictate terms better on 2nd or 3rd and manageable.

If you said this sitting on a barstool in the 70s, all the tavern patrons would nod their heads.

[pbmax]

Down and distance battle. Win it however you can. On defense, you stop the run, you can setup a pass rush. On offense, you run the ball effectively, you can dictate terms better on 2nd or 3rd and manageable.

The problems with that approach on offense are that its predictable on early downs and leads to a lot of third and longs.