Darrel Williams, 2021
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Running back, LSU, 2014–⁠17

Darrel Williams

Number
No. 28
Height
6′1″
Weight
233 lb
Hometown
Marrero, LA

Darrel Williams played running back at LSU (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

130rushing yards, career highvs. Missouri, 20163rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Missouri, 2016105receiving yards, career highat Ole Miss, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014LSU643024.7322
2015LSU602964.9440
2016LSU522334.5322
2017LSU1458205.7977
Career3211,6515.11977

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014LSU66310.5025
2015LSU4317.8018
2016LSU5377.4012
2017LSU2333114.4063
Career3846212.2063

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014LSU1210
2015LSU4490
2017LSU1210
Career6910

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014LSU28RB
2015LSU28RB
2016LSU28RB
2017LSU28RB6′1″233

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
2014LSU690.2175th (n=253)0.1214.59%0.21
2015LSU660.1042nd (n=268)0.126.49%0.11
2016LSU600.2171st (n=259)0.1312.510%0.15
2017LSU1690.2379th (n=287)0.1238.919%0.19

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

2017 LSU 13 games, 820 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.BYUW 27–⁠01592116210
Sep 9vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠10838212––
Sep 16atMississippi StateL 7–⁠37529110237
Sep 23vs.SyracuseW 35–⁠261692124350
Sep 30vs.TroyL 21–⁠24176901111
Oct 7atFloridaW 17–⁠16123509329
Oct 14vs.AuburnW 27–⁠2361801012
Oct 21atOle MissW 40–⁠24221030174105
Nov 4atAlabamaL 10–⁠2478315427
Nov 11vs.ArkansasW 33–⁠10943017––
Nov 18atTennesseeW 30–⁠10768236330
Nov 25vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠2112106177156
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameL 17–⁠2194401214
2016 LSU 9 games, 233 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10vs.Jacksonville StateW 34–⁠13324022327
Sep 24atAuburnL 13–⁠181−100––
Oct 1vs.MissouriW 42–⁠721130320––
Oct 15vs.Southern MissW 45–⁠1061004––
Oct 22vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠21––––18
Nov 12atArkansasW 38–⁠102605––
Nov 19vs.FloridaL 10–⁠163140912
Nov 24atTexas A&MW 54–⁠3941307––
Dec 31 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 29–⁠91237014––
2015 LSU 11 games, 296 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12atMississippi StateW 21–⁠191245012––
Sep 19vs.AuburnW 45–⁠2184109––
Sep 26atSyracuseW 34–⁠242807––
Oct 3vs.Eastern MichiganW 44–⁠221189040––
Oct 10vs.South CarolinaW 45–⁠241061227––
Oct 17vs.FloridaW 35–⁠28260414
Oct 24vs.Western KentuckyW 48–⁠2051516––
Nov 7atAlabamaL 16–⁠301505––
Nov 14vs.ArkansasL 14–⁠31160616
Nov 21atOle MissL 17–⁠3861408221
Dec 29 ✦vs.Texas TechW 56–⁠272614––
2014 LSU 11 games, 302 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.Sam HoustonW 56–⁠01465117––
Sep 13vs.UL MonroeW 31–⁠0737222––
Sep 20vs.Mississippi StateL 29–⁠342404238
Sep 27vs.New Mexico StateW 63–⁠71059013111
Oct 4atAuburnL 7–⁠4141901426
Oct 11atFloridaW 30–⁠272404––
Oct 18vs.KentuckyW 41–⁠31061017––
Oct 25vs.Ole MissW 10–⁠71101––
Nov 8vs.AlabamaL 13–⁠205140518
Nov 15atArkansasL 0–⁠1761605––
Dec 30 ✦vs.Notre DameL 28–⁠31322013––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height5′11⅝″
Weight225 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.72 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′1″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.20 s
20-yard shuttle4.21 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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