Receiver, Louisiana (from LSU), 2016–⁠21

Jalen Williams

Number
No. 18
Height
6′3″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Opelousas, LA

Jalen Williams played receiver at LSU (2016) and Louisiana (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

89receiving yards, career highvs. Coastal Carolina, 2020

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2020 and 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Louisiana55611.2020
2019Louisiana2127913.3128
2020Louisiana2036018.0451
2021Louisiana1319114.7151
Career5988615.0651

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016LSU18WR
2017Louisiana18WRRS
2018Louisiana18WRFr.
2019Louisiana18WRSo.
2020Louisiana18WRJr.
2021Louisiana18WRSr.6′3″218

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Louisiana60.70––4.2–
2019Louisiana300.7075th (n=499)0.5421.15%
2020Louisiana281.13––31.74%
2021Louisiana160.63––10.0–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Louisiana 8 games, 13 catches, 191 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atTexasL 18–⁠38571026
Sep 16vs.OhioW 49–⁠14319012
Sep 25atGeorgia SouthernW 28–⁠20119019
Oct 12vs.App StateW 41–⁠13––––
Oct 30vs.Texas StateW 45–⁠01313
Nov 4vs.Georgia StateW 21–⁠17151051
Nov 20atLibertyW 42–⁠14123023
Nov 27vs.UL MonroeW 21–⁠161505
2020 Louisiana 10 games, 20 catches, 360 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12atIowa StateW 31–⁠14222012
Sep 19atGeorgia StateW 34–⁠31223019
Sep 26vs.Georgia SouthernW 20–⁠18118018
Oct 14vs.Coastal CarolinaL 27–⁠30489141
Oct 23atUABW 24–⁠20240123
Oct 31atTexas StateW 44–⁠34385051
Nov 14vs.South AlabamaW 38–⁠10224119
Nov 28atUL MonroeW 70–⁠201505
Dec 4atApp StateW 24–⁠21239022
Dec 26 ✦vs.UTSAW 31–⁠24115115
2019 Louisiana 9 games, 21 catches, 279 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.LibertyW 35–⁠141707
Sep 14vs.Texas SouthernW 77–⁠6118018
Sep 21atOhioW 45–⁠2521309
Oct 17atArkansas StateW 37–⁠20339024
Nov 2vs.Texas StateW 31–⁠3350025
Nov 7atCoastal CarolinaW 48–⁠7336121
Nov 23vs.TroyW 53–⁠3237028
Dec 7atApp StateL 38–⁠45339016
Jan 6 ✦vs.Miami (OH)W 27–⁠17340020
2018 Louisiana 3 games, 5 catches, 56 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 29atAlabamaL 14–⁠561808
Nov 10vs.Georgia StateW 36–⁠22110010
Nov 17vs.South AlabamaW 48–⁠38338020

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

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