Running back, UNLV, 2016–⁠21

Charles Williams

Number
No. 8
Height
5′9″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Fresno, CA

Charles Williams played running back at UNLV (2016–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
1,261
Rushing yards, 2021 (UNLV, 2–⁠10)
Best game
266 yards
Vs. Hawai’i, week 11, 2021: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

266rushing yards, career highvs. Hawai’i, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Hawai’i, 202196receiving yards, career highat Fresno State, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016UNLV1417635.4375
2017UNLV12937.8140
2018UNLV653325.1024
2019UNLV2121,2575.91180
2020UNLV1154684.1449
2021UNLV2541,2615.01575
Career7994,1745.23480

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016UNLV244220101

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016UNLV482.0016
2018UNLV221.002
2019UNLV7547.7019
2020UNLV13443.409
2021UNLV1320215.5050
Career393107.9050

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018UNLV320000
2019UNLV110000
2021UNLV110000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016UNLV8RBYr 1
2017UNLV8RBYr 2
2018UNLV8RBYr 3
2019UNLV8RBYr 4
2020UNLV8RBYr 5
2021UNLV8RBSr. (Yr 6)5′9″200

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
2016UNLV1320.1351st (n=259)0.1317.419%0.14
2017UNLV110.49––5.3––
2018UNLV650.0118th (n=300)0.150.911%0.02
2019UNLV2190.1975th (n=287)0.1342.526%0.20
2020UNLV1400.0118th (n=212)0.142.132%0.08
2021UNLV2020.1542nd (n=277)0.1629.634%0.18

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

2021 UNLV 12 games, 1,261 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Eastern WashingtonL 33–⁠352817722719
Sep 11atArizona StateL 10–⁠37133506––
Sep 18vs.Iowa StateL 3–⁠48194208––
Sep 24atFresno StateL 30–⁠3819102128396
Oct 2atUTSAL 17–⁠24154801414
Oct 16vs.Utah StateL 24–⁠2827221375––
Oct 21vs.San José StateL 20–⁠27249411910
Oct 29atNevadaL 20–⁠511730110116
Nov 6atNew MexicoW 31–⁠17227421416
Nov 13vs.Hawai’iW 27–⁠133826636412
Nov 19vs.San Diego StateL 20–⁠28163509359
Nov 26atAir ForceL 14–⁠4816137272110
2020 UNLV 6 games, 468 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 24atSan Diego StateL 6–⁠34208002512
Oct 31vs.NevadaL 19–⁠371999020522
Nov 7vs.Fresno StateL 27–⁠40266211125
Nov 14atSan José StateL 17–⁠34195511216
Nov 27vs.WyomingL 14–⁠459240132−2
Dec 12atHawai’iL 21–⁠3822148249211
2019 UNLV 12 games, 1,257 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Southern UtahW 56–⁠231514332919
Sep 7vs.Arkansas StateL 17–⁠431916817813
Sep 14atNorthwesternL 14–⁠3016144265215
Sep 28atWyomingL 17–⁠5351709––
Oct 5vs.Boise StateL 13–⁠381157029––
Oct 12atVanderbiltW 34–⁠10246919––
Oct 18atFresno StateL 27–⁠562582012225
Oct 26vs.San Diego StateL 17–⁠2019113042––
Nov 2atColorado StateL 17–⁠371783016––
Nov 16vs.Hawai’iL 7–⁠211457021––
Nov 23vs.San José StateW 38–⁠3527186351––
Nov 30atNevadaW 33–⁠302013818012
2018 UNLV 8 games, 332 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atUSCL 21–⁠4311501510
Sep 8vs.UTEPW 52–⁠241280015––
Sep 15vs.Prairie View A&MW 46–⁠1772208––
Oct 6vs.New MexicoL 14–⁠50931013––
Oct 13atUtah StateL 28–⁠59112107––
Nov 3vs.Fresno StateL 3–⁠481612102412
Nov 10atSan Diego StateW 27–⁠2473209––
Nov 17atHawai’iL 28–⁠3521006––
2017 UNLV 1 game, 93 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.HowardL 40–⁠431293140––
2016 UNLV 12 games, 763 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Jackson StateW 63–⁠131296128––
Sep 10atUCLAL 21–⁠421101––
Sep 17atCentral MichiganL 21–⁠44103307311
Sep 24vs.IdahoL 30–⁠33830011––
Oct 1vs.Fresno StateW 45–⁠2018153142––
Oct 8atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠2692107––
Oct 15atHawai’iW 41–⁠381485032––
Oct 22vs.Colorado StateL 23–⁠42841014––
Oct 29atSan José StateL 24–⁠30221411751−3
Nov 12vs.WyomingW 69–⁠661364016––
Nov 18atBoise StateL 25–⁠421750017––
Nov 26vs.NevadaL 10–⁠45948019––

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

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