Running back, Arizona (from Auburn, Florida State), 2019–⁠23

D.J. Williams

Number
No. 8
Height
6′0″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Lake Placid, FL
Born
Nov 15, 1999

D.J. Williams played running back at Auburn (2019–⁠20), Florida State (2021) and Arizona (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

130rushing yards, career highat LSU, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highat Colorado, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Auburn844004.8270
2020Auburn381995.2341
2021Florida State10474.7123
2022Arizona603766.3352
2023Arizona853724.4519
Career2771,3945.01470

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Auburn5326.4015
2020Auburn7405.7022
2022Arizona56513.0026
2023Arizona122.002
Career181397.7026

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Auburn8RBYr 1
2020Auburn8RBYr 2
2021Florida State8RBYr 3
2022Arizona8RBYr 4
2023Arizona8RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″225

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
2019Auburn880.0320th (n=287)0.132.915%0.07
2020Auburn470.20––9.210%0.20
2021Florida State100.05––0.5––
2022Arizona660.2067th (n=470)0.1413.28%0.19
2023Arizona850.1749th (n=450)0.1714.111%0.25

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

2023 Arizona 12 games, 372 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Northern ArizonaW 38–⁠363801712
Sep 9atMississippi StateL 24–⁠311−100––
Sep 16vs.UTEPW 31–⁠10545014––
Sep 23atStanfordW 21–⁠201139110––
Sep 30vs.WashingtonL 24–⁠311043013––
Oct 7atUSCL 41–⁠431045015––
Oct 14atWashington StateW 44–⁠61237115––
Oct 28vs.Oregon StateW 27–⁠24851015––
Nov 4vs.UCLAW 27–⁠1061706––
Nov 11atColoradoW 34–⁠31933211––
Nov 18vs.UtahW 42–⁠181−200––
Dec 28 ✦vs.OklahomaW 38–⁠24627119––
2022 Arizona 12 games, 376 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atSan Diego StateW 38–⁠20148811719
Sep 10vs.Mississippi StateL 17–⁠3971006––
Sep 17vs.North Dakota StateW 31–⁠28418010––
Sep 24atCaliforniaL 31–⁠49115015121
Oct 1vs.ColoradoW 43–⁠20639025––
Oct 8vs.OregonL 22–⁠49665152––
Oct 15atWashingtonL 39–⁠4963201418
Oct 29vs.USCL 37–⁠45643018227
Nov 5atUtahL 20–⁠45326014––
Nov 12atUCLAW 34–⁠28223018––
Nov 19vs.Washington StateL 20–⁠311000––
Nov 25vs.Arizona StateW 38–⁠3541718––
2021 Florida State 4 games, 47 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 25vs.LouisvilleL 23–⁠31416010––
Oct 23vs.MassachusettsW 59–⁠3431123––
Nov 13vs.MiamiW 31–⁠281−100––
Nov 20atBoston CollegeW 26–⁠231101––
2020 Auburn 7 games, 199 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26vs.KentuckyW 29–⁠138211817
Oct 3atGeorgiaL 6–⁠27––––1−4
Oct 10vs.ArkansasW 30–⁠2887104111
Oct 17atSouth CarolinaL 22–⁠30417010226
Oct 24atOle MissW 35–⁠281808––
Nov 21vs.TennesseeW 30–⁠17116612315
Jan 1 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 19–⁠356161515
2019 Auburn 8 games, 400 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 28vs.Mississippi StateW 56–⁠2373209––
Oct 19atArkansasW 51–⁠101148010––
Oct 26atLSUL 20–⁠2313130070221
Nov 2vs.Ole MissW 20–⁠14249319311
Nov 16vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠2182607––
Nov 23vs.SamfordW 52–⁠0842119––
Nov 30vs.AlabamaW 48–⁠4581605––
Jan 1 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 24–⁠3151305––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height5′9⅝″
Weight225 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan73″
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.69 s
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′1″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.49 s
20-yard shuttle4.59 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2024Tampa Bay Buccaneers100000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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