Terrance Williams
Terrance Williams was a high pedigree draft pick for Dallas back in 2013, a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award at the University of Baylor. Terrance Williams was the “number two” receiver for multiple years on a successful Dallas Cowboys team. Throughout his career has shown the ability to beat man to man coverage, as well as find the void in zone coverage.
While he did not put together incredibly proficient statistics, he was serviceable during his time in Dallas. However, the decision to draft Michael Gallup in the 2018 draft led to the decision not to re-sign Williams. Gallup has proven that the decision to be right over the first eleven weeks of this season. That doesn’t mean Williams can’t help this young receiving core.
He was often on the other end of some big plays for Dallas: see the long touchdown reception from Tony Romo when Romo spun out of potential J.J. Watt sack, or the go-ahead touchdown versus the Detroit Lions in the 2014 wild card round (amongst others).
His experience and ability to make big plays can add some skill to the offense. However, the negative on Williams has always been his resistance to catch with his hands, leading to some bad drops over his career. Rather than actively extending his arms to snatch the football out of the air, he often lets the ball get into his body, where he tries to corral it. This has led to some unfortunate interceptions in the past. As mentioned previously, the players available aren’t going to be perfect; if they were, they wouldn’t be free agents at this stage of the season.
Despite some issues with drops throughout his career, he has consistently been a big-play receiver on a successful football team throughout his career.