Running back, Arkansas (from South Carolina), 2013–⁠17

David Williams

Lettered 2014–⁠16 at South Carolina (school media guide)

Number
No. 33
Height
6′1″
Weight
229 lb
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA
Born
Jun 17, 1994, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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David Williams played running back at South Carolina (2013–⁠16) and Arkansas (2017). The Denver Broncos took Williams in round 7, No. 226 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
656
Rushing yards, 2017 (Arkansas, 4–⁠8)
Drafted
No. 226
Round 7, 2018 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Career highs

110rushing yards, career highvs. Furman, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Missouri, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014South Carolina452565.7237
2015South Carolina862993.5018
2016South Carolina562394.3333
2017Arkansas1176565.6833
Career3041,4504.81337

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014South Carolina79914.1059
2015South Carolina11938.5021
2016South Carolina9728.0016
2017Arkansas1017117.1237
Career3743511.8259

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013South Carolina33RB
2014South Carolina33RB
2015South Carolina33RB
2016South Carolina33RB
2017Arkansas33RB6′1″229

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
2014South Carolina540.22––11.99%–
2015South Carolina103-0.115th (n=268)0.12-11.113%-0.06
2016South Carolina640.1144th (n=259)0.137.110%0.09
2017Arkansas1290.3091st (n=287)0.1239.316%0.20

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 Arkansas 12 games, 656 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Florida A&MW 49–⁠7723212248
Sep 9vs.TCUL 7–⁠281065026––
Sep 23vs.Texas A&ML 43–⁠501168221228
Sep 30vs.New Mexico StateW 42–⁠241547012––
Oct 7atSouth CarolinaL 22–⁠48732123116
Oct 14atAlabamaL 9–⁠413503––
Oct 21vs.AuburnL 20–⁠521486017––
Oct 28atOle MissW 38–⁠371356010131
Nov 4vs.Coastal CarolinaW 39–⁠38543021111
Nov 11atLSUL 10–⁠331381017––
Nov 18vs.Mississippi StateL 21–⁠288751331−1
Nov 24vs.MissouriL 45–⁠481175222238
2016 South Carolina 9 games, 239 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atVanderbiltW 13–⁠105705––
Sep 17vs.East CarolinaW 20–⁠15767025116
Sep 24atKentuckyL 10–⁠1793308112
Oct 1vs.Texas A&ML 13–⁠242302––
Oct 22vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠28156923314
Oct 29vs.TennesseeW 24–⁠213705––
Nov 5vs.MissouriW 31–⁠2142401212
Nov 12atFloridaL 7–⁠2072019426
Nov 19vs.Western CarolinaW 44–⁠314907112
2015 South Carolina 12 games, 299 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.North CarolinaW 17–⁠13104209––
Sep 12vs.KentuckyL 22–⁠2651806––
Sep 19atGeorgiaL 20–⁠5262208––
Sep 26vs.UCFW 31–⁠141432015––
Oct 3atMissouriL 10–⁠2494001615
Oct 10atLSUL 24–⁠4572501129
Oct 17vs.VanderbiltW 19–⁠1074901818
Oct 31atTexas A&ML 28–⁠351027013343
Nov 7atTennesseeL 24–⁠275704317
Nov 14vs.FloridaL 14–⁠2431409––
Nov 21vs.The CitadelL 22–⁠235303––
Nov 28vs.ClemsonL 32–⁠37520015111
2014 South Carolina 8 games, 256 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.East CarolinaW 33–⁠23100016
Sep 20atVanderbiltW 48–⁠34425112––
Oct 4atKentuckyL 38–⁠455190619
Oct 18vs.FurmanW 41–⁠1011110037114
Nov 1vs.TennesseeL 42–⁠45214010––
Nov 15atFloridaW 23–⁠203803––
Nov 22vs.South AlabamaW 37–⁠121265119––
Nov 29atClemsonL 17–⁠35715010470

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′0⅛″
Weight224 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.50 s
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.55 s
20-yard shuttle4.52 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2018Jacksonville Jaguars3836000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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