"He's a winner," Williams said. "You don't win as many games in this league without top talent. Obviously going No. 1 in the draft, he's been at the pinnacle of this sport for a long time. We're lucky to transition from one franchise quarterback and being able to not have any layoff to get another one.

"As you all know, you don't win in this league without a quarterback, so us being able to have one right now does everything for our team and in the faith we have to win."

Along with Smith at quarterback, Williams will also be creating running lanes for a new running back in rookie Derrius Guice.

Expected to go in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, Washington was able to snatch up the LSU product late in the second round.

Williams believes that the 20-year-old could be a difference-maker for the offense this season as well.