← 2004 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R1 · #7 OVERALL · WR

Roy Williams

Drafted by DET · GM Matt Millen · Texas

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Full-career context

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

Games played115
Games started94
Weighted career AV42
Pro Bowls1
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons8

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

2004 · Round 1 · #7

DET draft credit

GM Matt Millen

Team games60
Team starts56
On-team AV33
On-team PB / AP11 / 0
Average-0.10 contribution29th of 62 picks for this GM

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

Long-career hit

Roy Williams became a 8-season, 115-game NFL player after going #7. The retained-value model still ranks him 29th of 62 for Matt Millen because DET only got 60 of those games.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -0.10. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Matt Millen's leaderboard composite θ.

Full-career context prevents this from being labeled as a bad talent pick: the negative model score is about retained team value, not whether the draft identified an NFL-caliber player.

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

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
60
on drafting team · 115 full-career
Games started
56
on drafting team · 94 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
33
modeled; full weighted AV 42
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
1
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 Matt Millen's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Matt Millen pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Roy Williams totals -0.10. 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

-3-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+62. Johnson#2 · Calvin Johnson · aggregate +6.14Johnson +6.118. Backus#18 · Jeff Backus · aggregate +2.74Backus +2.730. Jones#30 · Kevin Jones · aggregate +1.2061. Rogers#61 · Shaun Rogers · aggregate +1.1464. Smith#64 · Kevin Smith · aggregate +1.01144. Davis#144 · James Davis · aggregate +0.99137. Holt#137 · Terrence Holt · aggregate +0.96175. Cash#175 · Chris Cash · aggregate +0.71149. McMahon#149 · Mike McMahon · aggregate +0.6934. Bailey#34 · Boss Bailey · aggregate +0.60148. Anderson#148 · Scotty Anderson · aggregate +0.60140. Lewis#140 · Alex Lewis · aggregate +0.5550. Raiola#50 · Dominic Raiola · aggregate +0.51247. Cannon#247 · Anthony Cannon · aggregate +0.30172. Butler#172 · Kelly Butler · aggregate +0.25255. Robinson#255 · Ramzee Robinson · aggregate +0.2535. Edwards#35 · Kalimba Edwards · aggregate +0.2199. Pinner#99 · Artose Pinner · aggregate +0.1773. Smith#73 · Keith Smith · aggregate +0.123. Harrington#3 · Joey Harrington · aggregate +0.10260. Anglin#260 · Travis Anglin · aggregate +0.03175. Kircus#175 · David Kircus · aggregate +0.0172. Wilson#72 · Stanley Wilson · aggregate -0.01220. Adams#220 · Blue Adams · aggregate -0.03236. Drumm#236 · Brandon Drumm · aggregate -0.04184. Swancutt#184 · Bill Swancutt · aggregate -0.05206. Goddard#206 · Jonathan Goddard · aggregate -0.07214. Staley#214 · Luke Staley · aggregate -0.087. Williams#7 · Roy Williams · aggregate -0.10Williams -0.1218. Campbell#218 · Caleb Campbell · aggregate -0.1192. Avril#92 · Cliff Avril · aggregate -0.11252. Murphy#252 · Matt Murphy · aggregate -0.1361. Alexander#61 · Gerald Alexander · aggregate -0.15259. Rogers#259 · Victor Rogers · aggregate -0.1540. Bullocks#40 · Daniel Bullocks · aggregate -0.16179. McCann#179 · Dee McCann · aggregate -0.2137. Lehman#37 · Teddy Lehman · aggregate -0.26216. Johnson#216 · Ben Johnson · aggregate -0.28217. Matua#217 · Fred Matua · aggregate -0.34136. Moore#136 · Kenny Moore · aggregate -0.45216. Cohen#216 · Landon Cohen · aggregate -0.46158. Baldwin#158 · Johnny Baldwin · aggregate -0.50134. Taylor#134 · John Taylor · aggregate -0.51138. Owens#138 · John Owens · aggregate -0.54105. Davis#105 · A.J. Davis · aggregate -0.5658. Alama-Francis#58 · Ikaika Alama-Francis · aggregate -0.6074. Calhoun#74 · Brian Calhoun · aggregate -0.6387. Fluellen#87 · Andre Fluellen · aggregate -0.6417. Cherilus#17 · Gosder Cherilus · aggregate -0.66173. Glenn#173 · Jason Glenn · aggregate -0.70117. Ramirez#117 · Manuel Ramirez · aggregate -0.7245. Dizon#45 · Jordon Dizon · aggregate -0.8966. Redding#66 · Cory Redding · aggregate -1.04146. Felton#146 · Jerome Felton · aggregate -1.2237. Cody#37 · Shaun Cody · aggregate -1.259. Sims#9 · Ernie Sims · aggregate -1.3368. Goodman#68 · Andre' Goodman · aggregate -1.63141. Scott#141 · Jonathan Scott · aggregate -1.63145. Orlovsky#145 · Dan Orlovsky · aggregate -1.682. Rogers#2 · Charles Rogers · aggregate -2.22Rogers -2.210. Williams#10 · Mike Williams · aggregate -2.35Williams -2.443. Stanton#43 · Drew Stanton · aggregate -3.02Stanton -3.0

Incremental contribution by season

-10-8-6-4-20+2+42001 · Scotty Anderson · incremental +0.252001 · Mike McMahon · incremental +0.422001 · Shaun Rogers · incremental -0.222001 · Jason Glenn · incremental -1.182001 · Jeff Backus · incremental -1.852001 · Dominic Raiola · incremental -4.472002 · Joey Harrington · incremental +0.012002 · Shaun Rogers · incremental +0.112002 · Scotty Anderson · incremental +0.402002 · Mike McMahon · incremental +0.542002 · Jeff Backus · incremental +0.552002 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.562002 · Chris Cash · incremental +0.722002 · Kalimba Edwards · incremental -0.022002 · Victor Rogers · incremental -0.102002 · Luke Staley · incremental -0.192002 · Matt Murphy · incremental -0.402002 · John Owens · incremental -0.582002 · John Taylor · incremental -0.872002 · Andre' Goodman · incremental -1.072003 · Mike McMahon · incremental +0.062003 · James Davis · incremental +0.132003 · Shaun Rogers · incremental +0.152003 · Kalimba Edwards · incremental +0.162003 · Joey Harrington · incremental +0.182003 · Boss Bailey · incremental +0.222003 · Terrence Holt · incremental +0.222003 · Scotty Anderson · incremental +0.232003 · Jeff Backus · incremental +0.532003 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.542003 · David Kircus · incremental -0.012003 · Artose Pinner · incremental -0.012003 · John Owens · incremental -0.022003 · Travis Anglin · incremental -0.032003 · Brandon Drumm · incremental -0.122003 · Blue Adams · incremental -0.172003 · Andre' Goodman · incremental -0.222003 · Ben Johnson · incremental -0.512003 · Cory Redding · incremental -1.022003 · Charles Rogers · incremental -1.632004 · Mike McMahon · incremental +0.022004 · Artose Pinner · incremental +0.082004 · Joey Harrington · incremental +0.142004 · Kalimba Edwards · incremental +0.162004 · Terrence Holt · incremental +0.222004 · Alex Lewis · incremental +0.242004 · Chris Cash · incremental +0.352004 · Kevin Jones · incremental +0.442004 · Jeff Backus · incremental +0.532004 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.542004 · James Davis · incremental +0.722004 · Shaun Rogers · incremental +0.952004 · David Kircus · incremental -0.012004 · Kelly Butler · incremental -0.022004 · Keith Smith · incremental -0.062004 · Cory Redding · incremental -0.122004 · Charles Rogers · incremental -0.152004 · Victor Rogers · incremental -0.202004 · Teddy Lehman · incremental -0.362004 · Roy Williams · incremental -0.382004 · Andre' Goodman · incremental -0.442005 · Alex Lewis · incremental +0.022005 · Keith Smith · incremental +0.022005 · Joey Harrington · incremental +0.122005 · Kalimba Edwards · incremental +0.132005 · Artose Pinner · incremental +0.142005 · Boss Bailey · incremental +0.232005 · Kelly Butler · incremental +0.372005 · Terrence Holt · incremental +0.422005 · Kevin Jones · incremental +0.432005 · Jeff Backus · incremental +0.532005 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.542005 · James Davis · incremental +0.702005 · Shaun Rogers · incremental +0.922005 · Teddy Lehman · incremental -0.012005 · Stanley Wilson · incremental -0.012005 · Roy Williams · incremental -0.072005 · Cory Redding · incremental -0.122005 · Bill Swancutt · incremental -0.142005 · Jonathan Goddard · incremental -0.232005 · Dan Orlovsky · incremental -0.532005 · Shaun Cody · incremental -0.612005 · Andre' Goodman · incremental -0.782005 · Charles Rogers · incremental -1.362005 · Mike Williams · incremental -2.602006 · Stanley Wilson · incremental +0.002006 · Teddy Lehman · incremental +0.012006 · Kalimba Edwards · incremental +0.032006 · Shaun Rogers · incremental +0.062006 · Anthony Cannon · incremental +0.152006 · Keith Smith · incremental +0.182006 · Alex Lewis · incremental +0.222006 · Boss Bailey · incremental +0.272006 · Kevin Jones · incremental +0.502006 · Roy Williams · incremental +0.512006 · Jeff Backus · incremental +0.552006 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.562006 · Terrence Holt · incremental +0.642006 · Cory Redding · incremental -0.122006 · Daniel Bullocks · incremental -0.132006 · Dee McCann · incremental -0.442006 · Shaun Cody · incremental -0.562006 · Fred Matua · incremental -0.602006 · Brian Calhoun · incremental -0.602006 · Mike Williams · incremental -0.982006 · Ernie Sims · incremental -1.152006 · Jonathan Scott · incremental -1.722007 · Kalimba Edwards · incremental +0.002007 · Teddy Lehman · incremental +0.022007 · Keith Smith · incremental +0.082007 · Ramzee Robinson · incremental +0.092007 · Shaun Rogers · incremental +0.152007 · Anthony Cannon · incremental +0.182007 · Alex Lewis · incremental +0.232007 · Boss Bailey · incremental +0.262007 · Kevin Jones · incremental +0.382007 · Jeff Backus · incremental +0.572007 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.582007 · Calvin Johnson · incremental +1.052007 · John Owens · incremental -0.002007 · Stanley Wilson · incremental -0.022007 · Roy Williams · incremental -0.072007 · Cory Redding · incremental -0.102007 · Ikaika Alama-Francis · incremental -0.132007 · Shaun Cody · incremental -0.132007 · Gerald Alexander · incremental -0.202007 · Manuel Ramirez · incremental -0.212007 · Ernie Sims · incremental -0.322007 · Brian Calhoun · incremental -0.402007 · Drew Stanton · incremental -0.582007 · Jonathan Scott · incremental -0.862007 · Johnny Baldwin · incremental -0.862007 · A.J. Davis · incremental -0.982008 · Caleb Campbell · incremental +0.022008 · Keith Smith · incremental +0.122008 · Anthony Cannon · incremental +0.152008 · Alex Lewis · incremental +0.232008 · Ramzee Robinson · incremental +0.272008 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.422008 · Kevin Smith · incremental +0.492008 · Jeff Backus · incremental +0.532008 · Calvin Johnson · incremental +0.582008 · Roy Williams · incremental -0.032008 · Gerald Alexander · incremental -0.052008 · Daniel Bullocks · incremental -0.072008 · Cory Redding · incremental -0.072008 · John Owens · incremental -0.102008 · Landon Cohen · incremental -0.102008 · Manuel Ramirez · incremental -0.192008 · Ernie Sims · incremental -0.282008 · Drew Stanton · incremental -0.362008 · Jerome Felton · incremental -0.482008 · Cliff Avril · incremental -0.512008 · Shaun Cody · incremental -0.512008 · Kenny Moore · incremental -0.782008 · Ikaika Alama-Francis · incremental -0.812008 · Jordon Dizon · incremental -1.002008 · Gosder Cherilus · incremental -1.072008 · Andre Fluellen · incremental -1.302008 · Dan Orlovsky · incremental -2.302009 · Cliff Avril · incremental +0.072009 · Calvin Johnson · incremental +0.462009 · Kevin Smith · incremental +0.472009 · Jeff Backus · incremental +0.532009 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.542009 · Gosder Cherilus · incremental -0.002009 · Ernie Sims · incremental -0.172009 · Andre Fluellen · incremental -0.222009 · Jordon Dizon · incremental -0.342009 · Landon Cohen · incremental -0.602009 · Jerome Felton · incremental -0.662009 · Manuel Ramirez · incremental -0.752009 · Drew Stanton · incremental -1.042010 · Cliff Avril · incremental +0.082010 · Andre Fluellen · incremental +0.102010 · Kevin Smith · incremental +0.112010 · Jeff Backus · incremental +0.552010 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.562010 · Calvin Johnson · incremental +1.262010 · Gosder Cherilus · incremental -0.002010 · Caleb Campbell · incremental -0.302010 · Jerome Felton · incremental -0.542010 · Drew Stanton · incremental -2.742011 · Andre Fluellen · incremental +0.072011 · Cliff Avril · incremental +0.092011 · Kevin Smith · incremental +0.242011 · Jeff Backus · incremental +0.582011 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.592011 · Calvin Johnson · incremental +3.242011 · Gosder Cherilus · incremental -0.022012 · Cliff Avril · incremental +0.092012 · Kevin Smith · incremental +0.182012 · Jeff Backus · incremental +0.522012 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.562012 · Calvin Johnson · incremental +3.222012 · Gosder Cherilus · incremental -0.012012 · Andre Fluellen · incremental -0.102013 · Andre Fluellen · incremental +0.072013 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.582013 · Calvin Johnson · incremental +2.422014 · Andre Fluellen · incremental +0.032014 · Calvin Johnson · incremental +0.462014 · Dominic Raiola · incremental +0.522015 · Calvin Johnson · incremental +0.562015 · Andre Fluellen · incremental -0.092015 · Dan Orlovsky · incremental -0.332015 · Manuel Ramirez · incremental -0.63Backus -1.9Raiola -4.5Rogers -1.6Williams -0.4Williams -0.1Williams -2.6Williams +0.5Scott -1.7Williams -0.1Williams -0.0Orlovsky -2.3Stanton -2.7Johnson +3.2Johnson +3.2Johnson +2.420016 players200214 players200320 players200421 players200524 players200622 players200726 players200827 players200913 players201010 players20117 players20127 players20133 players20143 players20154 players
Above expectationBelow expectationRoy WilliamsGM total -8.2Roy Williams by season -0.0

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

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: WRs drafted within ±5 picks of Roy Williams since 2010 (25 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.

-1.5-1-0.50+0.5+1+1.5+2Model value above slot6. JonesJulio Jones · model value +2.3+2.35. ChaseJa'Marr Chase · model value +1.57. EvansMike Evans · model value +110. SmithDeVonta Smith · model value +0.96. WaddleJaylen Waddle · model value +0.74. GreenA.J. Green · model value +0.612. WilliamsJameson Williams · model value +0.511. OlaveChris Olave · model value +0.48. LondonDrake London · model value +0.312. Jr.Odell Beckham Jr. · model value +0.36. NabersMalik Nabers · model value 010. WilsonGarrett Wilson · model value 08. McMillanTetairoa McMillan · model value 07. WilliamsMike Williams · model value -0.17. WilliamsRoy Williams · model value -0.2-0.25. DavisCorey Davis · model value -0.24. Jr.Marvin Harrison Jr. · model value -0.39. OdunzeRome Odunze · model value -0.512. IIIHenry Ruggs III · model value -0.54. WatkinsSammy Watkins · model value -0.64. CooperAmari Cooper · model value -0.88. AustinTavon Austin · model value -0.85. BlackmonJustin Blackmon · model value -0.92. HunterTravis Hunter · model value -1.29. RossJohn Ross · model value -1.67. WhiteKevin White · model value -1.6
Roy WilliamsSlot-similar peers (25)

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.

'04'06'08'10'1102447719401Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (8 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
2004DET14127
2005DET13126
2006DET161611
2007DET12127
2008DAL, DET15114
2009DAL15135
2010DAL1595
2011CHI1594

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