Running back, Mississippi State and Western Illinois, 2022–⁠26

Brinston Williams

Lettered 2024 (school media guide)

Number
No. 22
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Suwanee, GA

Brinston Williams plays running back for Mississippi State, after Mississippi State (2022–⁠24) and Western Illinois (2025). Last time out, at South Carolina: 1 tackles.

2026 so far

2 tackles

Last game: 1 tackles at South Carolina, W 41–⁠34

Next game: vs. Oklahoma, Oct 24

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Western Illinois261375.3121

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Western Illinois11968.7021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Mississippi State22RBRS
2023Mississippi State22RBFr.
2024Mississippi State22RBSo.
2025Western Illinois22RBJr.
2026Mississippi State22RBSr.6′2″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Western Illinois (FCS)320.03––1.15%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Mississippi State 2 games, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12atMinnesotaW 38–⁠13––––––
Sep 19atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠34––––––
2025 Western Illinois 10 games, 137 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atIllinoisL 3–⁠52290–––
Sep 5atNorthwesternL 7–⁠422110–––
Sep 13vs.ValparaisoW 51–⁠307561–––
Sep 20atEastern WashingtonL 31–⁠52120–––
Sep 27vs.Eastern IllinoisL 23–⁠312402100
Oct 4atTennessee TechL 20–⁠662104360
Oct 18vs.Charleston SouthernL 24–⁠291001130
Nov 8vs.LindenwoodW 24–⁠2132103300
Nov 15vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 17–⁠224290170
Nov 22atGardner-WebbW 29–⁠24240–––
2024 Mississippi State 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 2vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠20––––––

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

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