Jameson Williams gave Detroit exactly what it had been waiting for in 2025, and Stefon Diggs still apparently didn’t get the memo.
The Lions wideout turned in the breakout season fans had been hoping for, catching fire in the second half and finishing ninth in the NFL in receiving yards. He became the kind of complement to Amon-Ra St. Brown Detroit has been chasing since Williams was drafted, and the pair pushed itself into the league’s upper tier of receiver duos.
That’s what made Diggs’ latest claim land so strangely. The free agent said in a recent video on his YouTube channel that he believes he’s the best No. 2 receiver in the NFL.
In the video, Diggs said, "Everybody got a 1. Opportunities aside, people might say there's seven real 1s.
In my opinion, I can compete with anybody, but take those as your 1s. You can't name a No. 2 better than me.
There's not a No. 2 on a team. Let's presumably give people the credit and just say, 'OK, you want to take the No. 1 spot away.'
Name your No. 2 receiver right now. Tell me how much he makes.
My last question is: Is he better than me?"
That’s a bold line to throw out in a league that already has a clear class of receiver pairings at the top. Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins in Cincinnati, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens in Dallas, Puka Nacua and Davante Adams with the Rams, and St. Brown and Williams in Detroit all belong in that conversation.
The Lions may not be sitting at the very top of that list yet, but they’re right there. And Williams’ 2025 production makes Diggs’ argument look shaky at best.
Williams has outpaced the 32-year-old in both yards and touchdowns in each of the last two seasons, and while he’s still clearly the No. 2 option behind St. Brown, he’s already pushing toward the NFL’s top ten at the position. That’s a tough sell for Diggs, who remains unsigned in free agency.
Diggs was productive with the New England Patriots last season, but he’s no longer the All-Pro force he was at his peak. Williams, on the other hand, is trending the other way. When Diggs does land with a team, the gap between the two should be impossible to ignore.
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