Running back, Mississippi State, 2014–⁠18

Aeris Williams

Lettered 2015–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 26
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
West Point, MS

Aeris Williams played running back at Mississippi State (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

191rushing yards, career highat Ole Miss, 20162rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Alabama, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Mississippi State402065.2333
2016Mississippi State1377205.3436
2017Mississippi State2361,1074.7659
2018Mississippi State855236.2329
Career4982,5565.11659

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Mississippi State6183.009
2016Mississippi State7456.4024
2017Mississippi State161428.9028
2018Mississippi State910011.1127
Career383058.0128

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Mississippi State26RBRS
2015Mississippi State26RBFr.
2016Mississippi State26RBSo.
2017Mississippi State26RBJr.
2018Mississippi State26RBSr.6′1″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Mississippi State48-0.07––-3.57%0.04
2016Mississippi State1460.1968th (n=259)0.1327.915%0.21
2017Mississippi State2320.0938th (n=287)0.1220.225%0.06
2018Mississippi State950.3996th (n=300)0.1536.712%0.23

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Mississippi State 12 games, 523 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Stephen F. AustinW 63–⁠6215010127
Sep 15vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠1011101128––
Sep 22atKentuckyL 7–⁠288220818
Sep 29vs.FloridaL 6–⁠13331017––
Oct 6vs.AuburnW 23–⁠953201214
Oct 20atLSUL 3–⁠1962809––
Oct 27vs.Texas A&MW 28–⁠13935017110
Nov 3vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠3242129––
Nov 10atAlabamaL 0–⁠2472707123
Nov 17vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠61510402019
Nov 22atOle MissW 35–⁠31164116––
Jan 1 ✦vs.IowaL 22–⁠2762208319
2017 Mississippi State 13 games, 1,107 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Charleston SouthernW 49–⁠01683115––
Sep 9atLouisiana TechW 57–⁠219107059128
Sep 16vs.LSUW 37–⁠72314602811
Sep 23atGeorgiaL 3–⁠31112405512
Sep 30atAuburnL 10–⁠4915490813
Oct 14vs.BYUW 35–⁠1023114119333
Oct 21vs.KentuckyW 45–⁠7207108––
Oct 28atTexas A&MW 35–⁠14226809––
Nov 4vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠232411402019
Nov 11vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠31229721219
Nov 18atArkansasW 28–⁠211971111227
Nov 23vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠312075012120
Dec 30 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠271288120––
2016 Mississippi State 13 games, 720 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.South AlabamaL 20–⁠2121208––
Sep 10vs.South CarolinaW 27–⁠1452107––
Sep 17atLSUL 20–⁠232402211
Sep 24atMassachusettsW 47–⁠35419116––
Oct 8vs.AuburnL 14–⁠3821106––
Oct 14atBYUL 21–⁠282182012––
Oct 22atKentuckyL 38–⁠40836071−2
Oct 29vs.SamfordW 56–⁠4182108––
Nov 5vs.Texas A&MW 35–⁠282414012218
Nov 12atAlabamaL 3–⁠511156024––
Nov 19vs.ArkansasL 42–⁠58136301014
Nov 26atOle MissW 55–⁠202519123610
Dec 26 ✦vs.Miami (OH)W 17–⁠161264018124
2015 Mississippi State 10 games, 206 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atSouthern MissW 34–⁠161202––
Sep 12vs.LSUL 19–⁠211−500––
Sep 19vs.Northwestern StateW 62–⁠13736117––
Oct 3atTexas A&ML 17–⁠30323010––
Oct 10vs.TroyW 45–⁠173905––
Oct 17vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠206261725
Oct 24vs.KentuckyW 42–⁠168270619
Nov 5atMissouriW 31–⁠136460151−3
Nov 14vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠31230427
Dec 30 ✦vs.NC StateW 51–⁠28339133––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′11⅝″
Weight215 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.80 s
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump9′3″
3-cone drill7.35 s
20-yard shuttle4.62 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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