Jameson Williams

Specifically, Petzing ran with much heavier personnel than the Lions are used to seeing and have run a lot of 13-personnel (three tight ends, one running back) since 2023. We doubt the Lions will go quite that big quite that often -- that means one of Jameson Williams or Amon-Ra St. Brown is off the field -- but we do think that Trey McBride's success under Petzing generally augurs well for LaPorta in 2026. Of course, given that LaPorta (back) seems questionable for training camp after surgery, we don't exactly know that the Lions will be able to pull this off. LaPorta seems like a boom-bust pick in Best Ball drafts from where we sit in January.

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Lions receiver Jameson Williams headline the players that improved during the 2025 fantasy football season.

It's certain to be the first of several OC interview opportunities for McDaniel if he wants to go that route. With several head-coaching positions open, it wouldn't be surprising if he wound up receiving an interview for one of the big chairs as well. We'll see how quickly McDaniel wants to play this, but he'd be hard-pressed to find better weapons to work with than Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Jameson Williams.