Fantasy Football: Welcome to Fantasy Relevance Roy Williams

This guy has already been fantasy relevant.  But the situation that he is apart of now puts his "relevance" through the roof.

Williams is entering his sixth season in the league, and first full season with the Dallas Cowboys after previously spending his first five seasons with the Detroit Lions.

He didn't do much when he was traded to the 'Boys mid-way during the season, (only accumulating 19 catches for 198 yards and a score) but remember that he was the third and sometimes fourth option for Quarterback Tony Romo.

Now that Top Option Terrell Owens is gone, the door has been left wide open for Williams to emerge as one of Romo's favorite target.

Certainly Williams is capable of the load that is sure to come his way.

Take a look at these stats year-by-year while apart of arguably the NFL's worst team:

• 2004 - 817 yards, 1 touchdown
• 2005 - 686 yards, 1 touchdown
• 2006 - 1,310 yards, 2 touchdowns
• 2007 - 838 yards, 2 touchdowns

You can't blame him for the inadequate touchdown totals because how often were the Lions in position to score?  Never.  It's the yards that matter.

The yardage average comes out to 912 per season, not too shabby of a number again considering the situation that he was in.  With a better QB throwing to him, one has to imagine that the number can only go up.

What will also help Williams this upcoming season is the presence of a viable backfield.  The fact that the Cowboys have Marion Barber, Felix Jones, and Tashard Choice, (all more than capable play-makers), will mean that opposing defenses will have to respect the run. This in turn will allow the passing lanes to be as open as McDonalds; allowing all wide receivers to proceed in their routes with minimal coverage.

On average, Williams has been going in the early stages of the fourth round, along the likes of fellow wideouts T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Brandon Marshall, and Braylon Edwards.

Out of the bunch, I like Williams the most.  He possesses the most upside, and the least risk I think of any of the four.

Draft Williams with confidence as your number one, yes, number one, wide receiver.  Anyone who has the potential to put together a 1,000 yard ten touchdown season should be considered a fantasy starter.

projection:  1,100 yards, 9 touchdowns