Running back, Northern Illinois (from Iowa), 2020–24
Gavin Williams
Lettered 2021–22 at Iowa (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 209 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Altoona, IA
Gavin Williams played running back at Iowa (2020–22) and Northern Illinois (2023–24).
Career highs
125rushing yards, career highvs. Massachusetts, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highat Akron, 2023Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | Iowa | 65 | 305 | 4.7 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | Iowa | 43 | 138 | 3.2 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 95 | 488 | 5.1 | 3 | 53 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 139 | 749 | 5.4 | 4 | 71 |
| Career | 350 | 1,708 | 4.9 | 7 | 71 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Iowa | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | Iowa | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 32 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 24 | 147 | 6.1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 25 | 140 | 5.6 | 1 | 35 |
| Career | 67 | 378 | 5.6 | 1 | 35 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Iowa | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 2022 | Iowa | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 52 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa | 21 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Iowa | 21 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Iowa | 21 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 21 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 21 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 209 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa | 8 | -0.11 | – | – | -0.9 | – | – |
| 2021 | Iowa | 75 | 0.07 | 24th (n=277) | 0.16 | 5.5 | 11% | 0.18 |
| 2022 | Iowa | 54 | -0.16 | – | – | -8.7 | 9% | -0.01 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 126 | 0.21 | 65th (n=450) | 0.17 | 26.5 | 15% | 0.19 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 160 | 0.17 | 52nd (n=434) | 0.16 | 26.5 | 18% | 0.14 |
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
2024 Northern Illinois 13 games, 749 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 54–15 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 16–14 | 17 | 59 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 20–23 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 17–24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 34–20 | 19 | 125 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | W 17–7 | 29 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 6–13 | 16 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 23–25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at | W 42–28 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 29–16 | 9 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 9–20 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 24–16 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 28–20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
2023 Northern Illinois 13 games, 488 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 27–24 | 15 | 61 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 11–14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 11–35 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 14–22 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 33–35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 55–14 | 10 | 37 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 23–13 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 20–13 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 31–37 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 17–20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 24–0 | 9 | 40 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 37–27 | 17 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 21–19 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
2022 Iowa 10 games, 138 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 7–10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 27–0 | 16 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 27–10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 14–27 | – | – | – | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 6–9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 10–54 | 4 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 33–13 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 24–10 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 13–10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 17–24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2021 Iowa 11 games, 305 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 34–6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 30–7 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 24–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 51–14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at | L 7–27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at | W 17–12 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 27–22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 33–23 | 10 | 56 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 28–21 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | L 3–42 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 17–20 | 16 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
2020 Iowa 1 game, 28 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 49–7 | 8 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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