The Commanders added to their receiver room on Friday night, selecting Antonio Williams with the No. 71 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Let's look at the fantasy football outlook for Williams in Washington, both for seasonal leagues and Dynasty formats.
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Antonio Williams Fantasy Value With the Washington Commanders
With Deebo Samuel gone, the Commanders had to add to their wide receiver room in this draft.
Samuel was the only wide receiver on the roster to run a route on half of the dropbacks, and he was only at 77.5%.
He led the team in targets (99), receptions (72), receiving yards (727), and receiving touchdowns (5).
Terry McLaurin never got on track last year.
Missing nearly the entire summer due to a holdout, McLaurin only played in 10 games, appearing on 41.1% of the offensive snaps and running a route on 46.5% of the dropbacks.
Washington did bring back Dyami Brown this offseason, but the No. 2 receiver spot is wide open behind McLaurin.
Williams is live to win that job, and his skill set (see below) should be a good complement for McLaurin.
Antonio Williams' Fantasy Scouting Report
Rich Hribar wrote a comprehensive fantasy profile for Williams before the 2026 NFL Draft:
Williams is a player who could end up as a pure slot in the NFL, but he does have a strong production profile for that role, racking up 208 career receptions for 2,336 yards and 21 touchdowns over four seasons at Clemson.
He tacked on 25 runs for 187 yards and 2 scores.
Williams had his best season in 2024, catching 75 passes for 904 yards and 11 touchdowns.
He stacked those counting stats while being impacted by ankle and toe injuries in 2023 (5 games) and then dealt with a hamstring issue last year that limited him to 10 games, catching 55 passes for 604 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Cade Klubnik taking a step back did not help his cause, on top of that.
Williams is compact (5-foot-11 and 187 pounds), and his overall frame is not far off from Makai Lemon, KC Concepcion, and Skyler Bell, while having that production in his profile.
He has a strong receiving grade every college season and has averaged over 2.0 yards per route run in each of the past three seasons.
That gives him some arbitrage potential in rookie drafts.
As noted, Williams could be confined to the slot, where he played 78% of his career snaps.
In 2024, he played 40.5% of his snaps out wide, which overlaps with his best season and gives us promise that there is more here if given the chance, but he was more productive out of the slot (2.05 yards per route) than outside (1.94 yards per route) that year.
