Running back, Alcorn State (from Michigan State, Akron), 2019–⁠24

Anthony Williams Jr.

Lettered 2019 at Michigan State (school media guide)

Number
No. 2
Height
6′1″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Chicago, IL

Anthony Williams Jr. played running back at Michigan State (2019–⁠20), Akron (2021–⁠22) and Alcorn State (2023–⁠24).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Michigan State381183.1117
2020Michigan State451.304
2021Akron562073.7122
2023Alcorn State3165.308
2024*Alcorn State341755.1229
Career1355213.9429

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Michigan State67712.8023
2020Michigan State155.005
2021Akron77410.6022
2022Akron4369.0019
2023Alcorn State1214011.7141
2024*Alcorn State600.007
Career363329.2141

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019Michigan State5930
2023Alcorn State5790
2024*Alcorn State3270
Career131990

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Michigan State2RBYr 1
2020Michigan State2RBYr 2
2021Akron2RBYr 3
2022Akron2RBYr 4
2023Alcorn State2RBYr 5
2024Alcorn State2RBSo. (Yr 6)6′1″185

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
2019Michigan State460.09––4.36%0.11
2020Michigan State5-0.18––-0.9––
2021Akron610.0213th (n=277)0.161.011%0.01
2022Akron51.07––5.3––
2023Alcorn State (FCS)130.60––7.8––

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

2024 Alcorn State 9 games, 175 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atUABL 3–⁠41190360
Sep 7atVanderbiltL 0–⁠55120–––
Sep 21atMcNeeseL 14–⁠42–––130
Oct 12atGramblingW 17–⁠153120–––
Oct 19atSouthernL 14–⁠245190–––
Nov 2vs.Alabama StateL 17–⁠2176612−90
Nov 9vs.Texas SouthernW 42–⁠219421–––
Nov 16atPrairie View A&MW 26–⁠136110–––
Nov 23vs.Jackson StateL 10–⁠482140–––

No box score in the source for Sep 14 vs. Edward Waters, so that game is not listed.

2023 Alcorn State 7 games, 12 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 23vs.Prairie View A&ML 20–⁠23–––130
Sep 30atAlabama StateW 23–⁠20110–––
Oct 7vs.GramblingW 25–⁠24–––2181
Oct 21atArkansas–Pine BluffW 31–⁠721503650
Oct 28vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 24–⁠3–––260
Nov 4vs.SouthernW 44–⁠21–––3240
Nov 12atTexas SouthernL 10–⁠44–––1240
2022 Akron 3 games, 4 catches, 36 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 10atMichigan StateL 0–⁠52–––2260
Sep 17atTennesseeL 6–⁠63–––1−10
Sep 24atLibertyL 12–⁠21–––1110
2021 Akron 10 games, 207 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4atAuburnL 10–⁠6061002170
Sep 11vs.TempleL 24–⁠4563602120
Sep 18vs.BryantW 35–⁠1493911200
Oct 9atBowling GreenW 35–⁠209230190
Oct 16atMiami (OH)L 21–⁠346250–––
Oct 23vs.BuffaloL 10–⁠454230–––
Nov 2vs.Ball StateL 25–⁠3173101160
Nov 9atWestern MichiganL 40–⁠45430–––
Nov 20vs.Kent StateL 0–⁠38120–––
Nov 27atToledoL 14–⁠494150–––
2020 Michigan State 2 games, 5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 7atIowaL 7–⁠49360150
Nov 14vs.IndianaL 0–⁠241−10–––
2019 Michigan State 11 games, 118 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.Western MichiganW 51–⁠176350–––
Sep 14vs.Arizona StateL 7–⁠10290–––
Sep 21atNorthwesternW 31–⁠10720–––
Sep 28vs.IndianaW 40–⁠31120–––
Oct 5atOhio StateL 10–⁠34320–––
Oct 26vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠28271–––
Nov 9vs.IllinoisL 34–⁠375190–––
Nov 16atMichiganL 10–⁠44––––––
Nov 23atRutgersW 27–⁠0110–––
Nov 30vs.MarylandW 19–⁠1651305630
Dec 27 ✦vs.Wake ForestW 27–⁠2162801140

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

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