← 2022 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R4 · #135 OVERALL · CB

Joshua Williams

Drafted by KC · GM Brett Veach · Fayetteville St.

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Full-career context

These totals follow Joshua Williams across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played65
Games started12
Weighted career AV6
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons4

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

2022 · Round 4 · #135

KC draft credit

GM Brett Veach

Team games65
Team starts12
On-team AV6
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Good+0.03 contribution29th of 55 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

A Good pick

Joshua Williams was Brett Veach's 29th-best of 55 picks across his career.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is +0.03. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Brett Veach's leaderboard composite θ.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
65
on drafting team
Games started
12
on drafting team
Snap-z
1.2
4 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
6
modeled; full weighted AV 6
AV / 1k snaps
2.7
2,182 snaps in rate base
AV-rate z
-0.3
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Brett Veach's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Brett Veach pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Joshua Williams totals +0.03. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+763. Humphrey#63 · Creed Humphrey · aggregate +7.46Humphrey +7.5226. Smith#226 · Trey Smith · aggregate +4.00Smith +4.021. McDuffie#21 · Trent McDuffie · aggregate +2.99McDuffie +3.0251. Pacheco#251 · Isiah Pacheco · aggregate +1.8675. Nnadi#75 · Derrick Nnadi · aggregate +1.84177. Danna#177 · Michael Danna · aggregate +1.55243. Watson#243 · Jaylen Watson · aggregate +1.51138. Sneed#138 · L'Jarius Sneed · aggregate +1.3458. Bolton#58 · Nick Bolton · aggregate +1.34119. Conner#119 · Chamarri Conner · aggregate +1.24103. Chenal#103 · Leo Chenal · aggregate +1.2330. III#30 · George Karlaftis III · aggregate +1.21162. Gray#162 · Noah Gray · aggregate +1.1255. Rice#55 · Rashee Rice · aggregate +1.0362. Cook#62 · Bryan Cook · aggregate +1.00228. Smith#228 · Brashard Smith · aggregate +0.6863. Jr.#63 · Willie Gay Jr. · aggregate +0.5656. Hardman#56 · Mecole Hardman · aggregate +0.52201. Fenton#201 · Rashad Fenton · aggregate +0.3928. Worthy#28 · Xavier Worthy · aggregate +0.37194. Coburn#194 · Keondre Coburn · aggregate +0.25259. Johnson#259 · Nazeeh Johnson · aggregate +0.16156. Bassa#156 · Jeffrey Bassa · aggregate +0.15211. Hadden#211 · Kamal Hadden · aggregate +0.14250. Jones#250 · Nic Jones · aggregate +0.13216. Allegretti#216 · Nick Allegretti · aggregate +0.07133. Royals#133 · Jalen Royals · aggregate +0.06248. Hanson#248 · C.J. Hanson · aggregate +0.05135. Williams#135 · Joshua Williams · aggregate +0.03Williams +0.0159. Nourzad#159 · Hunter Nourzad · aggregate +0.0363. Suamataia#63 · Kingsley Suamataia · aggregate +0.0292. Morris#92 · Wanya Morris · aggregate -0.05133. Hicks#133 · Jaden Hicks · aggregate -0.0763. Thornhill#63 · Juan Thornhill · aggregate -0.08131. Wiley#131 · Jared Wiley · aggregate -0.0996. Niang#96 · Lucas Niang · aggregate -0.0985. Williams#85 · Nohl Williams · aggregate -0.1266. Gillotte#66 · Ashton Gillotte · aggregate -0.1431. Anudike-Uzomah#31 · Felix Anudike-Uzomah · aggregate -0.2663. Norman-Lott#63 · Omarr Norman-Lott · aggregate -0.38166. Thompson#166 · BJ Thompson · aggregate -0.41198. McKenzie#198 · Kahlil McKenzie · aggregate -0.50237. Keyes#237 · Thakarius Keyes · aggregate -0.52214. Thompson#214 · Darwin Thompson · aggregate -0.58124. Watts#124 · Armani Watts · aggregate -0.61100. O'Daniel#100 · Dorian O'Daniel · aggregate -0.6532. Simmons#32 · Josh Simmons · aggregate -0.71145. Kinnard#145 · Darian Kinnard · aggregate -0.7432. Edwards-Helaire#32 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · aggregate -0.7854. Moore#54 · Skyy Moore · aggregate -0.93181. Powell#181 · Cornell Powell · aggregate -1.10144. Kaindoh#144 · Joshua Kaindoh · aggregate -1.2246. Speaks#46 · Breeland Speaks · aggregate -1.3984. Saunders#84 · Khalen Saunders · aggregate -1.40196. Smith#196 · Tremon Smith · aggregate -1.48

Incremental contribution by season

-8-6-4-20+2+4+6+8+10+12+14+16+18+20+22+242018 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.112018 · Armani Watts · incremental -0.302018 · Dorian O'Daniel · incremental -0.692018 · Kahlil McKenzie · incremental -1.032018 · Breeland Speaks · incremental -1.742018 · Tremon Smith · incremental -2.462019 · Rashad Fenton · incremental +0.252019 · Mecole Hardman · incremental +0.392019 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +1.062019 · Kahlil McKenzie · incremental -0.082019 · Dorian O'Daniel · incremental -0.222019 · Nick Allegretti · incremental -0.252019 · Armani Watts · incremental -0.262019 · Juan Thornhill · incremental -0.272019 · Breeland Speaks · incremental -0.372019 · Darwin Thompson · incremental -0.492019 · Tremon Smith · incremental -0.492019 · Khalen Saunders · incremental -1.272020 · Willie Gay Jr. · incremental +0.022020 · Rashad Fenton · incremental +0.112020 · Juan Thornhill · incremental +0.132020 · Nick Allegretti · incremental +0.192020 · Michael Danna · incremental +0.202020 · L'Jarius Sneed · incremental +0.202020 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.772020 · Dorian O'Daniel · incremental -0.172020 · Mecole Hardman · incremental -0.282020 · Armani Watts · incremental -0.302020 · Breeland Speaks · incremental -0.372020 · Darwin Thompson · incremental -0.422020 · Lucas Niang · incremental -0.452020 · Thakarius Keyes · incremental -0.842020 · Khalen Saunders · incremental -0.882020 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · incremental -4.762021 · Nick Allegretti · incremental +0.072021 · Juan Thornhill · incremental +0.142021 · Rashad Fenton · incremental +0.172021 · Nick Bolton · incremental +0.352021 · Willie Gay Jr. · incremental +0.362021 · Noah Gray · incremental +0.402021 · Lucas Niang · incremental +0.412021 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.692021 · Michael Danna · incremental +0.802021 · L'Jarius Sneed · incremental +1.022021 · Creed Humphrey · incremental +1.542021 · Trey Smith · incremental +1.832021 · Darwin Thompson · incremental -0.152021 · Dorian O'Daniel · incremental -0.262021 · Armani Watts · incremental -0.262021 · Mecole Hardman · incremental -0.292021 · Breeland Speaks · incremental -0.352021 · Khalen Saunders · incremental -0.562021 · Cornell Powell · incremental -0.632021 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · incremental -1.212021 · Joshua Kaindoh · incremental -1.702022 · Nick Allegretti · incremental +0.092022 · Joshua Williams · incremental +0.112022 · Juan Thornhill · incremental +0.182022 · Mecole Hardman · incremental +0.192022 · Rashad Fenton · incremental +0.222022 · Bryan Cook · incremental +0.382022 · Willie Gay Jr. · incremental +0.392022 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.462022 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · incremental +0.532022 · Michael Danna · incremental +0.542022 · Leo Chenal · incremental +0.552022 · Trent McDuffie · incremental +0.652022 · George Karlaftis III · incremental +0.662022 · Noah Gray · incremental +0.822022 · Nick Bolton · incremental +1.022022 · Jaylen Watson · incremental +1.052022 · L'Jarius Sneed · incremental +1.222022 · Isiah Pacheco · incremental +1.262022 · Trey Smith · incremental +1.532022 · Creed Humphrey · incremental +2.692022 · Nazeeh Johnson · incremental -0.072022 · Kahlil McKenzie · incremental -0.072022 · Thakarius Keyes · incremental -0.152022 · Darwin Thompson · incremental -0.162022 · Lucas Niang · incremental -0.232022 · Armani Watts · incremental -0.262022 · Joshua Kaindoh · incremental -0.332022 · Breeland Speaks · incremental -0.382022 · Skyy Moore · incremental -0.682022 · Khalen Saunders · incremental -0.722022 · Cornell Powell · incremental -1.172022 · Darian Kinnard · incremental -1.522023 · Nick Allegretti · incremental +0.052023 · Nic Jones · incremental +0.142023 · Joshua Williams · incremental +0.162023 · Nick Bolton · incremental +0.332023 · Rashad Fenton · incremental +0.332023 · Willie Gay Jr. · incremental +0.422023 · Keondre Coburn · incremental +0.492023 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · incremental +0.502023 · Mecole Hardman · incremental +0.512023 · Bryan Cook · incremental +0.542023 · Noah Gray · incremental +0.742023 · Chamarri Conner · incremental +0.792023 · George Karlaftis III · incremental +0.832023 · Leo Chenal · incremental +0.882023 · Jaylen Watson · incremental +0.912023 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.952023 · L'Jarius Sneed · incremental +1.082023 · Michael Danna · incremental +1.242023 · Trey Smith · incremental +1.602023 · Isiah Pacheco · incremental +1.942023 · Creed Humphrey · incremental +2.492023 · Trent McDuffie · incremental +3.502023 · Wanya Morris · incremental -0.072023 · Darwin Thompson · incremental -0.152023 · Lucas Niang · incremental -0.162023 · Thakarius Keyes · incremental -0.162023 · Cornell Powell · incremental -0.302023 · Joshua Kaindoh · incremental -0.342023 · Felix Anudike-Uzomah · incremental -0.382023 · Rashee Rice · incremental -0.482023 · Skyy Moore · incremental -0.602023 · BJ Thompson · incremental -0.732024 · Jaden Hicks · incremental +0.012024 · Nic Jones · incremental +0.072024 · C.J. Hanson · incremental +0.082024 · Hunter Nourzad · incremental +0.112024 · Joshua Williams · incremental +0.182024 · Wanya Morris · incremental +0.242024 · Kamal Hadden · incremental +0.242024 · Jaylen Watson · incremental +0.292024 · Isiah Pacheco · incremental +0.292024 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.352024 · Xavier Worthy · incremental +0.392024 · Mecole Hardman · incremental +0.442024 · Michael Danna · incremental +0.792024 · Noah Gray · incremental +0.802024 · Bryan Cook · incremental +0.842024 · Chamarri Conner · incremental +0.872024 · George Karlaftis III · incremental +0.882024 · Leo Chenal · incremental +0.922024 · Nick Bolton · incremental +0.932024 · Trent McDuffie · incremental +1.372024 · Rashee Rice · incremental +2.092024 · Trey Smith · incremental +2.732024 · Creed Humphrey · incremental +4.752024 · Kingsley Suamataia · incremental -0.042024 · Thakarius Keyes · incremental -0.162024 · BJ Thompson · incremental -0.212024 · Jared Wiley · incremental -0.232024 · Cornell Powell · incremental -0.272024 · Lucas Niang · incremental -0.312024 · Joshua Kaindoh · incremental -0.312024 · Felix Anudike-Uzomah · incremental -0.372024 · Nazeeh Johnson · incremental -0.572024 · Skyy Moore · incremental -0.892025 · Joshua Williams · incremental +0.032025 · Hunter Nourzad · incremental +0.052025 · C.J. Hanson · incremental +0.092025 · Jalen Royals · incremental +0.172025 · Kingsley Suamataia · incremental +0.172025 · Jaden Hicks · incremental +0.212025 · Rashee Rice · incremental +0.372025 · Xavier Worthy · incremental +0.402025 · Jeffrey Bassa · incremental +0.412025 · Derrick Nnadi · incremental +0.442025 · Noah Gray · incremental +0.572025 · Michael Danna · incremental +0.602025 · Leo Chenal · incremental +0.762025 · Bryan Cook · incremental +0.802025 · George Karlaftis III · incremental +0.862025 · Trent McDuffie · incremental +0.892025 · Nick Bolton · incremental +0.992025 · Nazeeh Johnson · incremental +1.242025 · Isiah Pacheco · incremental +1.252025 · Brashard Smith · incremental +1.502025 · Chamarri Conner · incremental +1.522025 · Jaylen Watson · incremental +1.662025 · Trey Smith · incremental +1.982025 · Clyde Edwards-Helaire · incremental +2.992025 · Creed Humphrey · incremental +4.782025 · Nohl Williams · incremental -0.132025 · Wanya Morris · incremental -0.172025 · BJ Thompson · incremental -0.222025 · Ashton Gillotte · incremental -0.272025 · Cornell Powell · incremental -0.282025 · Joshua Kaindoh · incremental -0.332025 · Jared Wiley · incremental -0.362025 · Omarr Norman-Lott · incremental -0.892025 · Josh Simmons · incremental -1.78Smith -2.5Edwards-Helaire -4.8Williams +0.1Humphrey +2.7Williams +0.2Pacheco +1.9Humphrey +2.5McDuffie +3.5Williams +0.2Rice +2.1Smith +2.7Humphrey +4.8Williams +0.0Smith +2.0Edwards-Helaire +3.0Humphrey +4.820186 players201912 players202016 players202121 players202232 players202332 players202433 players202534 players
Above expectationBelow expectationJoshua WilliamsGM total +20.0Joshua Williams by season +0.5

How much retained production did Joshua Williams return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: CBs drafted within ±5 picks of Joshua Williams since 2010 (9 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

0Model value above slot136. WilsonMarco Wilson · model value +0.5139. RobertsonAmik Robertson · model value +0.2140. HartCam Hart · model value +0.1137. BrownTre Brown · model value 0133. RobinsonRashard Robinson · model value 0131. RileyQuincy Riley · model value 0136. PritchettNehemiah Pritchett · model value -0.1136. WalkerTray Walker · model value -0.2137. ScottJosiah Scott · model value -0.3135. WilliamsJoshua Williams · model value -0.4-0.4
Joshua WilliamsSlot-similar peers (9)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'22'24'2501428425601Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (4 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
2022KC17106520.523.1
2023KC16166250.511.6
2024KC17166320.523.2
2025KC1514273-0.413.7

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