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The Green Bay Packers selected TCU wide receiver Savion Williams in the third round (No. 87 overall) of the 2025 NFL draft.
Breakdown: Fun gadget weapon with the size and athleticism to be a real problem at the next level if a playcaller can scheme him touches and develop his skill set. Lined up at receiver, running back and Wildcat quarterback for TCU in 2024, catching 60 passes and carrying the football 51 times. Produced over 2,000 total yards and scored 20 times over 199 collegiate touches. Powerful, explosive runner-- forced 40 missed tackles last season. Big hands (10 1/4") and consistently won contested catches but also dropped way too many passes. Captain and go-to playmaker in 2024. Kick return experience. Raw route runner who needs to develop a well-rounded skill set at the NFL level. Two-time All-Big 12, Senior Bowl invitee.
Dane Brugler’s scouting report: "A three-year starter at TCU, Williams transitioned to a hybrid receiver role ("Frog" package) as a super senior in offensive coordinator Kendal Briles' up-tempo, spread attack. He split his 2024 snaps between wide receiver (exclusively to the left of the formation) and the backfield (84 snaps), as either a running back or wildcat quarterback. With just 23 targets of more than 10 yards (resulting in nine catches), he was basically an extension of the run game on screens and slants. He also averaged eight carries per game over the final six contests of 2024. A big, physically imposing athlete, Williams has some freaky traits that will tease playmaking flashes (very fitting that he grew up idolizing Calvin Johnson). He can play above the rim and has a knack for pulling in contested catches, but he needs to show better confidence in his hands and improve the details of his routes. Overall, TCU leaned into Williams' unique athletic profile in 2024, and the manufactured touches showcased his ability to create with the ball. However, the move came out of necessity, because of Williams' inconsistencies as a traditional receiver. He projects as more of a "joker" weapon and needs a creative play caller who can utilize him in different ways (similar to Cordarrelle Patterson)."
Lance Zierlein's scouting report: "Developmental wideout who offers an alluring blend of physical gifts and untapped potential. Williams is big, strong and fast but very raw as a route-runner and is unreliable with his hands. His production is uneven as a traditional wideout, but he adds a dynamic kick to the offense as a gadget runner and as a catch-and-run option underneath. He excels on power sweeps and is willful enough for consideration on short-yardage and goal-line carries on direct snaps. The ball skills can be hit-or-miss. but there are flashes to work with on tape. The difference between “siren song” or “pot of gold” could rest in Williams’ technical development and the creativity of his play-caller."
They said it: "They moved him all around in different ways, I thought there was a little bit of a rawness to his game as far as the polish as a route-runner, and things like that. But his ability to create separation and get behind guys vertically and catch the football, all those things I think, he just really seemed to fit what we’re trying to do…His ability with the ball in his hands. Obviously, size as well. He’s a huge man, but his determination, his ability, his elusiveness, his power, his ability to break tackles, I just thought those were the first things that stuck out to you.” -- GM Brian Gutekunst
Williams wore No. 3 at TCU, but that number is retired in Green Bay. He'll wear a traditional wide receiver number in the 80s.
Williams was coming off an injury and decided not to do testing other than the 40-yard dash.
Norris/Winks tape breakdown
Every touch/target in 2024
Draft tape
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Green Bay Packers 2025 third-round pick: WR Savion Williams
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Profile
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 222
- Age: 23
- From: Marshall, TX
- College profile
Breakdown: Fun gadget weapon with the size and athleticism to be a real problem at the next level if a playcaller can scheme him touches and develop his skill set. Lined up at receiver, running back and Wildcat quarterback for TCU in 2024, catching 60 passes and carrying the football 51 times. Produced over 2,000 total yards and scored 20 times over 199 collegiate touches. Powerful, explosive runner-- forced 40 missed tackles last season. Big hands (10 1/4") and consistently won contested catches but also dropped way too many passes. Captain and go-to playmaker in 2024. Kick return experience. Raw route runner who needs to develop a well-rounded skill set at the NFL level. Two-time All-Big 12, Senior Bowl invitee.
Scouting reports
Dane Brugler’s scouting report: "A three-year starter at TCU, Williams transitioned to a hybrid receiver role ("Frog" package) as a super senior in offensive coordinator Kendal Briles' up-tempo, spread attack. He split his 2024 snaps between wide receiver (exclusively to the left of the formation) and the backfield (84 snaps), as either a running back or wildcat quarterback. With just 23 targets of more than 10 yards (resulting in nine catches), he was basically an extension of the run game on screens and slants. He also averaged eight carries per game over the final six contests of 2024. A big, physically imposing athlete, Williams has some freaky traits that will tease playmaking flashes (very fitting that he grew up idolizing Calvin Johnson). He can play above the rim and has a knack for pulling in contested catches, but he needs to show better confidence in his hands and improve the details of his routes. Overall, TCU leaned into Williams' unique athletic profile in 2024, and the manufactured touches showcased his ability to create with the ball. However, the move came out of necessity, because of Williams' inconsistencies as a traditional receiver. He projects as more of a "joker" weapon and needs a creative play caller who can utilize him in different ways (similar to Cordarrelle Patterson)."
Lance Zierlein's scouting report: "Developmental wideout who offers an alluring blend of physical gifts and untapped potential. Williams is big, strong and fast but very raw as a route-runner and is unreliable with his hands. His production is uneven as a traditional wideout, but he adds a dynamic kick to the offense as a gadget runner and as a catch-and-run option underneath. He excels on power sweeps and is willful enough for consideration on short-yardage and goal-line carries on direct snaps. The ball skills can be hit-or-miss. but there are flashes to work with on tape. The difference between “siren song” or “pot of gold” could rest in Williams’ technical development and the creativity of his play-caller."
They said it: "They moved him all around in different ways, I thought there was a little bit of a rawness to his game as far as the polish as a route-runner, and things like that. But his ability to create separation and get behind guys vertically and catch the football, all those things I think, he just really seemed to fit what we’re trying to do…His ability with the ball in his hands. Obviously, size as well. He’s a huge man, but his determination, his ability, his elusiveness, his power, his ability to break tackles, I just thought those were the first things that stuck out to you.” -- GM Brian Gutekunst
New uniform: No. 83
Williams wore No. 3 at TCU, but that number is retired in Green Bay. He'll wear a traditional wide receiver number in the 80s.
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Williams was coming off an injury and decided not to do testing other than the 40-yard dash.
Player highlights
Norris/Winks tape breakdown
Every touch/target in 2024
Draft tape
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Green Bay Packers 2025 third-round pick: WR Savion Williams
Continue reading...
