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
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, 2025Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2025
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 41 | 236 | 5.8 | 2 | 54 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 154 | 866 | 5.6 | 6 | 50 |
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 74 | 538 | 7.3 | 5 | 62 |
| Career | 269 | 1,640 | 6.1 | 13 | 62 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 35 | 388 | 11.1 | 2 | 73 |
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 21 | 145 | 6.9 | 0 | 28 |
| Career | 66 | 633 | 9.6 | 3 | 73 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 12 | 296 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 6 | 242 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 3 | 93 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 21 | 631 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 20 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 20 | RB | So. | ||
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 20 | RB | Jr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 54 | 0.28 | – | – | 15.2 | 8% | 0.22 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 199 | 0.26 | 91st (n=576) | 0.10 | 51.9 | 19% | 0.20 |
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 93 | 0.24 | 80th (n=478) | 0.10 | 22.6 | 23% | 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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 43% | 3.20 | 1.10 | 1.70 | 16% |
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 49% | 3.50 | 1.40 | 2.80 | 14% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 33–10 | 13 | 71 | 1 | 8 | 57 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at | W 35–24 | 20 | 116 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 28–26 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 49–14 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 29–7 | 17 | 88 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 53–25 | 11 | 165 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
2025 Texas Tech 14 games, 866 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 67–7 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 62–14 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 45–14 | 13 | 48 | 1 | 7 | 116 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 34–10 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 35–11 | 19 | 107 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 42–17 | 9 | 48 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 18 | at | L 22–26 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 42–0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 43–20 | 17 | 135 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 29–7 | 13 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 48–9 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 49–0 | 15 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 34–7 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 0–23 | 13 | 81 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
2024 Texas Tech 9 games, 236 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 66–21 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 30–22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 35–59 | – | – | – | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 34–35 | 8 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 23–22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 27–41 | 4 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 56–48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 52–15 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 26–39 | 15 | 123 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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