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

Best season
995
Rushing yards, 2018 (Notre Dame, 12–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 194
Round 6, 2019 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Career highs

202rushing yards, career highvs. Florida State, 20183rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Navy, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Notre Dame21813.9114
2016Notre Dame392005.1359
2017Notre Dame393609.2466
2018Notre Dame1589956.31297
Career2571,6366.42097

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Notre Dame4164.007
2017Notre Dame2136.518
2018Notre Dame161338.3122
Career221627.4222

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Notre Dame420000
2017Notre Dame310000
2018Notre Dame110000
Career840000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015Notre Dame1200
2016Notre Dame4670
Career5870

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Notre Dame2RBFr.
2016Notre Dame2RBSo.
2017Notre Dame2RBJr.
2018Notre Dame2RBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Notre Dame210.12––2.45%–
2016Notre Dame410.01––0.47%0.18
2017Notre Dame410.70––28.57%0.37
2018Notre Dame1810.2169th (n=300)0.1537.527%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 29vs.StanfordW 38–⁠17211611451−1
Oct 6atVirginia TechW 45–⁠2317178397––
Oct 13vs.PittsburghW 19–⁠14133101322
Oct 27vs.NavyW 44–⁠2223142333327
Nov 3atNorthwesternW 31–⁠211956119113
Nov 10vs.Florida StateW 42–⁠1320202258––
Nov 17vs.SyracuseW 36–⁠3137413219
Nov 24atUSCW 24–⁠171697152554
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠301654011329
2017 Notre Dame 9 games, 360 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.TempleW 49–⁠166124166––
Sep 9vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠20––––––
Sep 16atBoston CollegeW 49–⁠20650215––
Sep 23atMichigan StateW 38–⁠1884011418
Oct 28vs.NC StateW 35–⁠1483309––
Nov 4vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠37333032––
Nov 11atMiamiL 8–⁠4132309––
Nov 25atStanfordL 20–⁠3832101415
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUW 21–⁠17236031––
2016 Notre Dame 11 games, 200 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atTexasL 47–⁠50––––––
Sep 10vs.NevadaW 39–⁠10859123––
Sep 17vs.Michigan StateL 28–⁠36––––––
Sep 24vs.DukeL 35–⁠38524113––
Oct 1vs.SyracuseW 50–⁠3388015927
Oct 8atNC StateL 3–⁠1061306––
Oct 15vs.StanfordL 10–⁠1721006––
Oct 29vs.MiamiW 30–⁠27360329
Nov 5vs.NavyL 27–⁠283706––
Nov 12vs.ArmyW 44–⁠61202––
Nov 26atUSCL 27–⁠453−104––
2015 Notre Dame 6 games, 81 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.TexasW 38–⁠372408––
Sep 26vs.MassachusettsW 62–⁠27748114––
Nov 7atPittsburghW 42–⁠303604––
Nov 21vs.Boston CollegeW 19–⁠161−200––
Nov 28atStanfordL 36–⁠381303––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 28–⁠442202––

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).

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height5′11⅛″
Weight212 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′10″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.16 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Green Bay Packers2511000
2020Green Bay Packers128000
NFL career3719000

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2022USFLPhiladelphia Stars
2023USFLPhiladelphia 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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