Running back, Notre Dame, 2015–18
Dexter Williams
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 203 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Winter Garden, FL
- Born
- Jan 6, 1997, in Winter Garden, Florida
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Dexter Williams played running back at Notre Dame (2015–18). The Green Bay Packers took Williams in round 6, No. 194 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
202rushing yards, career highvs. Florida State, 20183rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Navy, 2018Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 21 | 81 | 3.9 | 1 | 14 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 39 | 200 | 5.1 | 3 | 59 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 39 | 360 | 9.2 | 4 | 66 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 158 | 995 | 6.3 | 12 | 97 |
| Career | 257 | 1,636 | 6.4 | 20 | 97 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 16 | 133 | 8.3 | 1 | 22 |
| Career | 22 | 162 | 7.4 | 2 | 22 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 4 | 67 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 87 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 2 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 2 | RB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 2 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 2 | RB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 203 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 21 | 0.12 | – | – | 2.4 | 5% | – |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 41 | 0.01 | – | – | 0.4 | 7% | 0.18 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 41 | 0.70 | – | – | 28.5 | 7% | 0.37 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 181 | 0.21 | 69th (n=300) | 0.15 | 37.5 | 27% | 0.33 |
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
2018 Notre Dame 9 games, 995 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 38–17 | 21 | 161 | 1 | 45 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 6 | at | W 45–23 | 17 | 178 | 3 | 97 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 19–14 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 44–22 | 23 | 142 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 27 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 31–21 | 19 | 56 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 42–13 | 20 | 202 | 2 | 58 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 36–3 | 13 | 74 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 24–17 | 16 | 97 | 1 | 52 | 5 | 54 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 3–30 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
2017 Notre Dame 9 games, 360 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 49–16 | 6 | 124 | 1 | 66 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 19–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 49–20 | 6 | 50 | 2 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 38–18 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 35–14 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 48–37 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 32 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 8–41 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 20–38 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 21–17 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 31 | – | – |
2016 Notre Dame 11 games, 200 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 47–50 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 39–10 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 23 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 28–36 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 35–38 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 50–33 | 8 | 80 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 3–10 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 10–17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 30–27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 27–28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 44–6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 27–45 | 3 | −1 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
2015 Notre Dame 6 games, 81 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 38–3 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 62–27 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at | W 42–30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 19–16 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | L 36–38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 28–44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–24).
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ | |
| Weight | 212 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ | |
| Bench press | 17 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.16 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).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 3 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USFL | Philadelphia Stars |
| 2023 | USFL | Philadelphia Stars |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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