Joe Williams Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 202 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- September 4, 1993 (30)
- Experience
- 2nd Season
- Drafted
- 2017 / Rd. 4 / Pk. 121 (SF)
- College
- Utah
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Joe Williams News
The San Francisco 49ers are waiving running back Joe Williams on Friday, according to a source. Head coach Kyle Shanahan was a big proponent of Williams and convinced the team's brass to take him in the fourth round last season. Williams just hasn't panned out, mostly because of injuries. Jerick McKinnon and Matt Breida will be the top two running backs entering Week 1, with Alfred Morris likely holding down the No. 3 job.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is starting to regret asking general manager John Lynch to select running back Joe Williams in last year's draft despite concerns about his commitment to the sport. Williams didn't play in a regular season game in his rookie season, and Shanahan said in the offseason that Williams needed more "urgency" heading into 2018. Shanahan admitted that he might've made a mistake on evaluating Williams. His NFL career might be over quickly if he doesn't make adjustments. There is still potential -- he ran the second fastest 40-yard dash (4.41 seconds) at the combine last year and averaged 190.2 yards per game and 7.1 yards per carry in his last seven games in college -- but time is running out. He's competing to be the No. 3 back behind Jerick McKinnon and Matt Breida, so unless an injury opens up more playing time, Williams can be ignored for now.
San Francisco 49ers running back Joe Williams "looks like a completely different player," according to 49ers beat writer Matt Maiocco. Williams will have to continue to impress the coaching staff to secure a spot on the 53-man roster. Matt Breida is the heavy favorite to back up Jerick McKinnon, so Williams' main competition appears to be Raheem Mostert for the third-string running back spot. Williams is not worth drafting in any format at this point in time, but he is someone to monitor on the waiver wire in case McKinnon or Breida miss any action during the regular season.
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