Let’s make sure to get something straight: There is no replacing the threat of Jameson Williams.

Similar to how Aidan Hutchinson’s game-wrecking ability as a pass rusher is unique, Williams possesses a speed no other receiver on the Lions can replicate. Hutchinson, of course, is the more impactful player at this point in their careers, but that one trait — the pure octane Williams runs with — won’t be recreated while the third-year pro reportedly serves a two-game suspension for violating the league’s Performance-Enhancing Substances (PES) policy.

But that doesn’t mean Detroit’s offense, which ranks No. 2 in total yards per game (411.8) and No. 3 in points scored (30.3), has to take a huge step back without him. It’ll just be different.

Williams will possibly miss games against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday and at the Green Bay Packers on Nov. 3, but the Lions and offensive coordinator Ben Johnson have shown the ability to scheme around available personnel. Williams has been electric this season — he ranks second in the league in yards per reception at 21.2 — but Johnson, in his third year as Detroit’s offensive coordinator, has had to work without him before.

The Lions averaged 27.2 points and 385.2 total yards in the five games Williams missed last season. With him in the lineup, they averaged 27.4 points and 396.9 yards. Looking at his entire Detroit tenure, the Lions average 28.6 points and 403.4 yards with Williams and 25.7 points and 369.9 yards without him.

There’s no question Williams makes the offense better — even in ways that don’t show up in his individual stats — but the numbers don’t totally fall off a cliff without him. Johnson is one of the NFL’s most creative offensive minds, and he’ll have to cook up a potential two-game plan to survive without his speedster.

The most obvious change Johnson could opt for is a larger role for veteran Tim Patrick, who posted a season-high 68 yards against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 6. Williams is averaging 39.2 reps out wide per game this season, per Pro Football Focus, and Patrick is averaging 21.6. An increase for Patrick here seems logical.

“I’ve said it before, Tim Patrick has been an excellent addition for us,” head coach Dan Campbell said Monday. “That guy, we desperately needed somebody like him, and he fits the mold of everything we’re looking for. He rounds that receiver room out.”

Another option is for Kalif Raymond to be more involved, especially in the slot, where Williams has spent 26.1% of his offensive snaps this season. Raymond can play inside and out, but his size at 5-foot-8 gives him the profile of someone who plays closer to the ball.

Raymond, who joined Detroit ahead of Campbell’s first season, stood out in Sunday’s 31-29 win over the Minnesota Vikings. He caught three of the four balls thrown his way — Raymond’s catch rate flies under the radar; he led the team in that stat last season (81.4%) — for 39 yards and his first touchdown of the season.

That production nearly all came in succession, as he caught back-to-back passes in the the third quarter for a combined 18 yards before capping that same possession with a 21-yard score to help give the Lions an 11-point lead heading into the final frame.

“Kalif had that drive. We hit him three times, I think, on that drive,” Campbell said Sunday. “He’s just Steady Eddy. He really is. … Tim’s new, but Kalif, we know what he’s been for a long time.”

Other options on the active roster include former Orchard Lake St. Mary’s standout Allen Robinson, who is a bigger-body type like Patrick, and Isaiah Williams, who is more of a shifty slot piece like Raymond. Detroit native Donovan Peoples-Jones and Tom Kennedy are on the practice squad as alternatives, too.

The bottom line: Campbell’s next-man-up mentality doesn’t only apply to injuries. Much like players are having to step up in the absence of Hutchinson, Marcus Davenport and Derrick Barnes on defense, others on offense are going to have to try and elevate themselves with Jameson Williams out.

It won’t be easy, and it won’t look the same, but it can be done.