Ryan Williams shares how he’s working to fix drop issues ahead of Mizzou game
By Jake Faigus
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The Alabama Crimson Tide‘s passing game is dynamic this year, thanks to Ty Simpson and the overall system that Ryan Grubb, the offensive coordinator, has installed. They have a deep receiving corps, too. Despite the fireworks from this passing game, Ryan Williams has struggled with drops and continues working hard to fix them.
He has dropped 6 passes in 6 games for the Crimson Tide. The drops also continue a theme from Williams that started at the end of last year, when he had 5 drops over Alabama’s final 7 games, and ended the year with 7 drops total.
When speaking to the media this week, he discussed what he is doing to fix the issue.
“Every ball that goes into the air, of course, I’m gonna try to make that play for my quarterback, for my teammates,” Williams said. “Really just focusing on being in the moment and concentrating on the ball, instead of my next move.
“Just continuing to stay on the JUGS machine, continue to do the extra stuff — catching rugby balls, tennis balls. Focusing on the ball and not the next move, like I said. Trying to be the receiver I want to be, I must catch the ball before I can do all the extra stuff.”
Williams called the issue “1,000%” mental.
“It’s a child’s game,” he continued. “It’s straightforward. Literally just looking at the ball all the way to the tuck. That’s pretty much all I can do.”
According to PFF, Williams has already dropped six passes this season. His drop rate of 22.2% is the worst of any receiver in the country with at least 30 targets so far this year.
Alabama will go on the road to face Mizzou this weekend.
