{"id":246998,"date":"2026-04-26T05:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246998\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T05:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:03:19","slug":"jacksonville-jaguars-select-stanford-wr-cj-williams-in-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246998\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Jaguars select Stanford WR CJ Williams in 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">With the No. 203 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars selected CJ Williams, wide receiver, Stanford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">After already making two selections at tight end, the Jaguars went ahead and double-dipped at wide receiver on Day 3. Jacksonville <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigcatcountry.com\/nfl-draft\/84911\/trade-jags-move-up-for-josh-cameron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">traded up<\/a> to select <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigcatcountry.com\/jacksonville-jaguars-draft\/84904\/jags-pick-wide-receiver-josh-cameron-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baylor\u2019s Josh Cameron<\/a> before taking a little-known name in Williams. He does not have a written report on NFL.com, The Athletic, or anywhere else, but it sounds like general manager James Gladstone had his eye on Williams for a while. \u201cIt was kind of early on when I figured out Jacksonville was interested,\u201d Williams said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_NYWXl7OQ_w\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his media Zoom call<\/a> after being picked. \u201cMy agent, Kevin Conner, had came to me and told me the GM, [James] Gladstone, had asked about me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Receiving &amp; Rushing Table     Receiving Rushing Scrimmage    Season Team Conf Class Pos G Rec Yds Y\/R TD Y\/G Att Yds TD Y\/G Plays Yds Avg TD Awards    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/cj-williams-4\/gamelog\/2022\/?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2022<\/a>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/schools\/southern-california\/2022.html?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/conferences\/pac-12\/2022.html?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pac-12<\/a> FR WR 11 4 34 8.5 0 3.1 0 0 0 0.0 4 34 8.5 0    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/cj-williams-4\/gamelog\/2023\/?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2023<\/a>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/schools\/wisconsin\/2023.html?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wisconsin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/conferences\/big-ten\/2023.html?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Big Ten<\/a> SO WR 13 15 148 9.9 0 11.4 0 0 0 0.0 15 148 9.9 0    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/cj-williams-4\/gamelog\/2024\/?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/schools\/wisconsin\/2024.html?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wisconsin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/conferences\/big-ten\/2024.html?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Big Ten<\/a> JR WR 12 16 248 15.5 2 20.7 0 0 0 0.0 16 248 15.5 2    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/cj-williams-4\/gamelog\/2025\/?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/schools\/stanford\/2025.html?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stanford<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/conferences\/acc\/2025.html?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=ShareTool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ACC<\/a> SR WR 12 59 749 12.7 6 62.4 0 0 0 0.0 59 749 12.7 6     Career  48 94 1179 12.5 8 24.6 0 0 0 0.0 94 1179 12.5 8                       Stanford (1 Yr)  12 59 749 12.7 6 62.4 0 0 0 0.0 59 749 12.7 6    USC (1 Yr)  11 4 34 8.5 0 3.1 0 0 0 0.0 4 34 8.5 0    Wisconsin (2 Yrs)  25 31 396 12.8 2 15.8 0 0 0 0.0 31 396 12.8 2    <\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup 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