Orchard Park, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills fans are eager to get their first look at wide receiver D’haquille “Duke” Williams in game action.

He’ll be the team’s tallest receiver at training camp and brings the most intrigue in a room full of pass catchers who have already put cards on the table with their NFL tape.

So what should you know about Williams, who took part in Bills rookie camp on Friday at 25 with two years of professional experience in the CFL under his belt?

He’s planning to be the Bills new enforcer in the passing game.

“I play with a lot of emotion. I play like a dog,” Williams told NYUP.com after his first practice as a Bill. “Off the field I’m quiet. But when I’m on that field that’s when my emotions come out. I’m not sparing nobody, because nobody wants to spare me. When I see the defender coming all I see is red, and I gotta go get him.”

That sounds like exactly what the Bills lacked in 2018 among their receiving corps. Zay Jones took a huge step forward and Robert Foster’s game-breaker ability bolstered the passing game late in the season, but the Bills still finished 31st in the NFL in passing offense.

Bills general manager Brandon Beane added another speedster with big-play ability in John Brown and signed one of the league’s elite slot receivers in Cole Beasley.

But who is going to be Buffalo’s red zone target?

Who can get physical at the catch point and play with some nasty?

Williams thinks he’s the perfect man for the job.

“Part of my game is physical. I will play physical all day long,” he said. “I’m not the fastest cat on the field, but I can get open. I’m still getting my feet wet. I’m not comfortable yet. ... I play big, fast and strong.”

Pretty powerful response from #Bills rookie WR Duke Williams on his opportunity to play in the NFL @WKBW pic.twitter.com/2bJIoCBgQP — Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) May 10, 2019

The dream of making it back to the NFL wasn’t always at the forefront of Williams’ mind.

After going undrafted in 2016 and getting cut after training camp with the Los Angeles Rams, he started over the Canadian Football League.

Williams was supposed to be a first- or second-round pick coming out of Auburn. But he didn’t make it to the end of his final season. A bar brawl got him kicked off the team and his subsequent poor performance at the NFL Combine left him few options.

So he took his game north of the border to try and rebuild his stock. In 2018 he was the CFL’s best receiver, finishing with 88 catches for 1,579 yards and 11 touchdowns.

When he arrived in Canada he wasn’t even thinking about the NFL. He had to make a team first. But after four touchdowns and almost 800 yards in his rookie season, the idea of making it back to America’s professional league started to creep back into his mind.

“My second year it was balls out. Every game I just visualize me putting on film for these scouts in the NFL to watch me,” Williams said. “The Bills gave me that chance; they know I can be great."

After two seasons in the CFL, former @AuburnFootball WR Duke Williams is getting another chance in the NFL (brief stint with the Rams in 2016). He's one of six receivers here at #Bills rookie minicamp after signing with the team during the free agency period. pic.twitter.com/Ddy2umzziT — Jenna Callari (@jennacallari) May 10, 2019

Expectations. Those should be tempered a bit when it comes to Williams. Most fans are hoping he can assimilate quick and make an immediate impact in 2019. But the truth is that he’s still just getting comfortable.

Williams doesn’t think it’ll take too long. When he gets settled you’ll know it. In the meantime he’s trying to help those around him.

“I’m just having fun with it (with) these rookies out here (at camp),” he said. “It’s a blessing to even be playing with them too. They’re young, and they’re probably nervous as well. But every rookie I talk to I just tell them, ‘Just play football. They gonna get on you, but that’s life. They just want you to get better.’ I just tell them, ‘Play your game and make plays when the ball come your way. And finish strong every time.’”

Bills coach Sean McDermott seems pleased with how Williams is carrying himself on and off the field since joining the team.

“I like the fact that he seems to have developed some self-awareness in terms of what went on a few years back to where he is now and knowing what he must do, at least off the field, to prove his worth to the decision makers around the league and starting with us,” McDermott said. “I’m anxious to see him perform (at camp).”

What the future holds for Williams isn’t quite clear, but for now he’s just thankful for the opportunity to play. One day he might even write a book about the journey back to the NFL.

“I could have gave it all up. Honestly, it’s not a day goes by I don’t think about this opportunity; I gotta cherish this,” Williams said. “One day it could be gone, who knows? But I’ll never take this for granted again. They gonna see me and they’re gonna get the best out of me. It don’t matter what it is. You will see me compete.”

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