One of the more pleasant surprises of Miami’s 2019 season was the emergence of rookie wide receiver Preston Williams — who quickly established himself as a “go to” target for both quarterbacks Josh Rosen and Ryan Fitzpatrick before suffering a season ending knee injury in Miami’s first win of the year against the New York Jets.
That injury, a torn ACL, cut short what could have been a historically notable season for Williams — as he was hot in pursuit of a 1,000 yard pace before he went down.
Between Williams’ bright flashes and the breakout season of DeVante Parker, the Dolphins’ wide receiver room may be one of the most talented ones on the roster — there’s still plenty of work and overhaul to be done but Miami can hang their hats on having two big, physical wide receivers that will run through press coverage at the line of scrimmage.
Williams was on hand yesterday for some Super Bowl festivities in Miami and in speaking with the Palm Beach Post shared that we should expect to see him back on the field in Miami sooner rather than later.
Dolphins WR Preston Williams said the ACL injury “was kind of devastating” at the time, but he’s looking forward to the 2020 season. (Video courtesy of Chris Nelsen) pic.twitter.com/7fcH6Rjasp
— PB Post Sports (@pbpsports) January 29, 2020
“I’ve been dealing with (the injury) pretty good, I’m just getting better every day. I think I’m kind of ahead of schedule,” said Williams.
Getting a young talent back into the lineup quickly will be huge for Miami’s long-term forecast. Williams will need to confirm the flashes we saw in 2019 are who he really is. His added development with more reps will give Miami a more clear vision on how big of a staple he can be in the future. Year one of the Brian Flores regime was all about identifying foundational and core pieces — year two is now when we’ll start to see the pressure turned up to perform at a high level.
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