Tight end, North Dakota State (from Buffalo), 2021–⁠25

Carson Williams

Number
No. 88
Height
6′4″
Weight
247 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Marshalltown, IA

Carson Williams played tight end at Buffalo (2021) and North Dakota State (2022–⁠25).

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2024 and 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023North Dakota State7588.3024
2024North Dakota State2115.506
2025North Dakota State89612.0022
Career171659.7024

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Buffalo88TERS
2022North Dakota State88TEFr.
2023North Dakota State88TESo.
2024North Dakota State88TEJr.
2025North Dakota State88TESr.6′4″247

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
2023North Dakota State (FCS)70.68––4.8–
2024North Dakota State (FCS)20.17––0.3–
2025North Dakota State (FCS)160.40––6.4–

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

2025 North Dakota State 6 games, 8 catches, 96 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6atTennessee StateW 59–⁠3223015
Oct 4atIllinois StateW 33–⁠16223015
Oct 25atSouth Dakota StateW 38–⁠71505
Nov 1vs.Youngstown StateW 38–⁠30111011
Nov 8atNorth DakotaW 15–⁠10112012
Dec 6vs.Illinois StateL 28–⁠29122022
2024 North Dakota State 2 games, 2 catches, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 21vs.TowsonW 41–⁠241606
Oct 12atSouthern IllinoisW 24–⁠31505
2023 North Dakota State 6 games, 7 catches, 58 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Eastern WashingtonW 35–⁠1021208
Oct 21vs.Western IllinoisW 52–⁠7124024
Oct 28vs.Murray StateW 38–⁠61808
Nov 18atNorthern IowaW 48–⁠271707
Nov 25 ✦vs.DrakeW 66–⁠31101
Dec 9 ✦atSouth DakotaW 45–⁠171606

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

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