DeAngelo Williams
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DeAngelo Williams | Carolina Panthers | RB
Height: 5-9 Weight: 217 | Born: 4/25/1983
2012 Experience: 7th season
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Fantasy Football Outlook: With Mike Tolbert, Cam Newton and Jonathan Stewart all in front of DeAngelo Williams on the pecking order for red-zone touches, it’s hard to see the veteran as anything more than a boom or bust weekly option.
Williams has the talent to be a top five fantasy back; we saw this a few years ago when he posted 20 touchdowns but that won’t happen again.
The Panthers maintain Tolbert will be used as a fullback and I believe they are telling the truth. However, all it really means is another runner will be on the field, taking more touches away from Williams.
Because the Panthers are expected to be a competitive team, and defenses will challenge Cam Newton with new wrinkles for pass defense, I expect the running game to be featured more in the weekly game scripts.
This likely means a few more touches for Williams than last year, but without those dependable red-zone touches, he will have to score from a distance. That will happen as we saw from Williams last year, he broke a few long touchdowns.
Look to Williams as an option no higher than a RB3 on draft day, as he should make for a decent flex play, but not a dependable weekly RB2 runner.
| Rushing Stats | Receiving Stats | |||||
| Attempts | Yards | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | |
| 2012 Projected Stats | 176 | 898 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 0 |
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| Year | Age | Tm | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | YScm | Fmb | ||||||
| 2006 | 23 | CAR | 13 | 2 | 121 | 501 | 1 | 4.1 | 38.5 | 9.3 | 33 | 313 | 9.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 24.1 | 814 | 1 |
| 2007 | 24 | CAR | 16 | 0 | 144 | 717 | 4 | 5.0 | 44.8 | 9.0 | 23 | 175 | 7.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 892 | 1 |
| 2008 | 25 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 273 | 1515 | 18 | 5.5 | 94.7 | 17.1 | 22 | 121 | 5.5 | 2 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 1636 | 0 |
| 2009* | 26 | CAR | 13 | 13 | 216 | 1117 | 7 | 5.2 | 85.9 | 16.6 | 29 | 252 | 8.7 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.4 | 1369 | 3 |
| 2010 | 27 | CAR | 6 | 6 | 87 | 361 | 1 | 4.1 | 60.2 | 14.5 | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.2 | 422 | 1 |
| 2011 | 28 | CAR | 16 | 14 | 155 | 836 | 7 | 5.4 | 52.3 | 9.7 | 16 | 135 | 8.4 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 971 | 0 |
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Summer of 2011: Fantasy Projections
After all the talk, the Panthers gave DeAngelo Williams a big contract to stay in Carolina and be the teams starting tailback, once again. While I think, they were better off taking that money and grabbing a receiver like Sidney Rice, it’s clear that the Panthers need to display a heavy run first offense, to give the passing game (and the team) a chance at playing productive football.
From a fantasy perspective, Williams remains as the top running back to target and Jonathan Stewart probably falls back to around a No.4 or 5 running back to own in most standard leagues. The Panthers will be one of the worst teams in football once again, and the passing game is projected to struggle. This will make it tough for the Panthers to have two fantasy relevant running backs, so while Williams is still a start worthy option, Stewart should remain on benches, as a hand cuff option.
| Rushing Stats | Receiving Stats | |||||
| Attempts | Yards | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | |
| 2011 Projected Stats | 248 | 1,155 | 7 | 17 | 107 | 0 |
2011 June
As it stands during the lockout DeAngelo Williams is still with the Panthers and it’s uncertin if Williams will be allowed to pursue free agency or not. If Williams stays with the Panthers he will be the starter as his skills are better than Jonathan Stewart and if he leaves he will be a starter with the next team he plays for.
At this time I have him ranked to stay with Carolina and that makes him a No.2 fantasy back as he should be ready to role when camps begin. Look for a bounce back season from Williams as the one benefit he will get from only playing six games last year, is that he didn’t take another full season of pounding on his body. The big problem for Williams will be if Cam Newton or Jimmy Clausen can move the offense in the passing game, as it looks like Steve Smith is likely to find a new team, after the lockout ends.
2010 Fantasy Football Outlook – DeAngelo Williams
2009 Fantasy Year In Review: DeAngelo Williams was an interesting player to rank last offseason as he was arguably the MVP of all of fantasy football the year prior. Still, for all of Williams’s success this was the first season, he put up respectable numbers, and he did have Jonathan Stewart breathing down his neck.
In the end, Williams watched his touchdown total drop from twenty to under ten as he missed three games because of injury. While Williams fell back in touchdowns, he did still post a 5.2 yard per carry average that suggests his game breaking ability is intact.
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2010 NFL Fantasy Football Player Rankings: Williams may be in his final season with the Panthers as the team is tentatively expected not to bring him back next season. Look for Williams to start as his coach John Fox is very loyal to his veteran players.
Since Williams had a good bill of health before last season I’m going to say he can play all sixteen games this year, unless we see some problems with him before the season begins.
Despite Stewart’s great talent, we still have Williams as the seventh best fantasy running back to take for this up coming season. If you can live with Stewart having better days than Williams every once in awhile, this running back should be a good one for you to own all year.
Assets
- Game Breaker
- Touchdown Maker
- Good Offensive Line
- Better Quarterback Than Last Year
Liabilities
- RBBC With Jonathan Stewart
- Had Some Injury Problems Last Year
- Capable Pass Catch But Not Used Much In That Area
More Fantasy Football Player Info About DeAngelo Williams
DeAngelo Williams | Carolina Panthers | No. 34 | RB
Height: 5-9 Weight: 217 | Born: 4/25/1983
2009 games played 13 | games started 13
2010 Experience: 5th season
Bye Week Conflicts (WK 6): Cardinals, Bills, Bengals
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Projected Rankings Against the Pass And Schedule Link For DeAngelo Williams Found Below.
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