Kalif Raymond

ESPN's wording is a little unclear, but it appears the ban will begin immediately, meaning Williams will miss games against the Titans and Packers. The third-year pro seems to have copped to the crime, telling ESPN he has "no choice but to take it on the chin." He also said he is "in good spirits just ready to get back with the my brothers ASAP soon as possible." Williams' snaps had been down ever so slightly the past two weeks, while his targets have been dwindling for a month. It's fair to wonder if the Lions have known for a week or two. This is a major rupture of trust between team and player after coach Dan Campbell in particular displayed unwavering public faith in Williams following his gambling ban. It's possible his role could be decreased upon his return, but he still does things role players like Kalif Raymond and Tim Patrick can't. Despite the headache and uncertainty, we would keep Williams around on our fantasy benches.

Per usual, the Lions' offense ran through their ground game and Amon-Ra St. Brown this week, leaving the rest of the pass-catchers fighting for scraps. Kalif Raymond came out on top with three grabs for 39 yards and a score. Williams looked like a 1B to St. Browns' 1A early in the year but has since regressed to No. 2 receiver usage. He has seven catches over his past two weeks. He did, however, top 80 yards from scrimmage and score two touchdowns over that stretch. Williams will fall back into the WR3 ranks for his Week 8 game against the Titans.

Raymond took a shallowing crossing route for a 21-yard score in the third quarter. His defender fell down at the beginning of the play, leaving him uncovered for an easy score. He nearly came down with another long ball later in the game, but Jared Goff narrowly overthrew the ball and Raymond couldn't corral it inbounds. Raymond has seven receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown over his past two games. Working as the third receiver on a high-powered offense, Raymond will show up for the occasional spike week, though predicting when they come will be a fool's errand for fantasy managers.

WR Kalif Raymond emerged as the surprise target leader in the Lions' beatdown of Dallas in Week 6. His 6 targets edged RB Jahmyr Gibbs by one and put Raymond two ahead of any other teammate. He caught four of them for 73 yards, doubling his reception total for the season.

Literally, nobody could have seen this one coming. Raymond entered the day with five targets in his first four games this season and inexplicably led the Lions in targets on Sunday while finishing second in receiving yards. The speedster didn't find the end zone in this one but did make several big plays on the afternoon. We'll consider this a one off until the targets get a bit more consistent.