Running back, Texas Tech, 2024–⁠26

J’Koby Williams

Number
No. 20
Height
5′10″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Beckville, TX

J’Koby Williams plays running back for Texas Tech. Last time out, against Arizona State: 11 carries, 165 yards, 2 TD; 2 catches, 8 yards, a career high in rushing yards. Williams leads Texas Tech in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

538 rushing yards, 5 TD

Last game: 11 carries, 165 yards ★, 2 TD; 2 catches, 8 yards vs. Arizona State, W 53–⁠25

Next game: at Cincinnati, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 71ACU
  2. 116@ORST
  3. 62HOU
  4. 36SHSU
  5. 88@COLO
  6. 165ASU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

165rushing yards, career highvs. Arizona State, 20262rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Arizona State, 20268catches, career highvs. Abilene Christian, 2026116receiving yards, career highvs. Oregon State, 2025

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Texas Tech412365.8254
2025Texas Tech1548665.6650
2026Texas Tech745387.3562
Career2691,6406.11362

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Texas Tech1010010.0122
2025Texas Tech3538811.1273
2026Texas Tech211456.9028
Career666339.6373

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2024Texas Tech122960–––
2025Texas Tech624213270
2026Texas Tech3930–––
Career2163113270

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Texas Tech20RBFr.
2025Texas Tech20RBSo.
2026Texas Tech20RBJr.5′10″185

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
2024Texas Tech540.28––15.28%0.22
2025Texas Tech1990.2691st (n=576)0.1051.919%0.20
2026Texas Tech930.2480th (n=478)0.1022.623%0.21

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Texas Tech43%3.201.101.7016%
2026Texas Tech49%3.501.402.8014%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Texas Tech 6 games, 538 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Abilene ChristianW 33–⁠10137118570
Sep 12atOregon StateW 35–⁠242011612160
Sep 18vs.HoustonW 28–⁠2676213140
Sep 26vs.Sam HoustonW 49–⁠1463603240
Oct 3atColoradoW 29–⁠7178803260
Oct 17vs.Arizona StateW 53–⁠25111652280
2025 Texas Tech 14 games, 866 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 67–⁠765611−10
Sep 6vs.Kent StateW 62–⁠1495403350
Sep 13vs.Oregon StateW 45–⁠141348171161
Sep 20atUtahW 34–⁠10114302710
Oct 4atHoustonW 35–⁠11191072260
Oct 11vs.KansasW 42–⁠179480–––
Oct 18atArizona StateL 22–⁠263220180
Oct 25vs.Oklahoma StateW 42–⁠041003601
Nov 1atKansas StateW 43–⁠20171351250
Nov 8vs.BYUW 29–⁠7137702320
Nov 15vs.UCFW 48–⁠974504300
Nov 29atWest VirginiaW 49–⁠0156012110
Dec 6vs.BYUW 34–⁠7158001−20
Jan 1 ✦vs.OregonL 0–⁠23138105170
2024 Texas Tech 9 games, 236 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 14vs.North TexasW 66–⁠2142711100
Sep 21vs.Arizona StateW 30–⁠22270–––
Oct 19vs.BaylorL 35–⁠59–––2221
Oct 26atTCUL 34–⁠358420–––
Nov 2atIowa StateW 23–⁠22110120
Nov 9vs.ColoradoL 27–⁠414120–––
Nov 23atOklahoma StateW 56–⁠48240–––
Nov 30vs.West VirginiaW 52–⁠1552002300
Dec 27 ✦vs.ArkansasL 26–⁠391512314360

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

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