Jamaal Williams with the Washington Commanders
With the Washington Commanders. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, BYU, 2012–⁠16

Jamaal Williams

Number
No. 21
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Fontana, CA
Born
Apr 3, 1995, in Rialto, California

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Jamaal Williams played running back at BYU (2012–⁠16). The Green Bay Packers took Williams in round 4, No. 134 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,375
Rushing yards, 2016 (BYU, 9–⁠4)
Best game
286 yards
Vs. Toledo, week 5, 2016: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 134
Round 4, 2017 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Career highs

286rushing yards, career highvs. Toledo, 20165rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Toledo, 20167catches, career highat Notre Dame, 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012BYU1667754.71249
2013BYU2171,2335.7770
2014BYU1095184.8431
2016BYU2341,3755.91262
Career7263,9015.43570

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012BYU2731511.7139
2013BYU181256.9015
2014BYU8475.9028
2016BYU78011.4039
Career605679.4139

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012BYU21RB
2013BYU21RB
2014BYU21RB
2015BYU21RB
2016BYU21RB6′2″

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
2013BYU2290.1062nd (n=226)0.0723.423%0.08
2014BYU1210.0531st (n=253)0.126.322%0.20
2016BYU2160.2172nd (n=259)0.1346.434%0.27

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

2016 BYU 10 games, 1,375 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.ArizonaW 18–⁠1629162036110
Sep 10atUtahL 19–⁠201258017110
Sep 17vs.UCLAL 14–⁠17142815245
Sep 24vs.West VirginiaL 32–⁠3524169256211
Sep 30vs.ToledoW 55–⁠5330286562––
Oct 8atMichigan StateW 31–⁠143016326214
Oct 14vs.Mississippi StateW 28–⁠21267609––
Nov 5atCincinnatiW 20–⁠32592014––
Nov 26vs.Utah StateW 28–⁠1018131123––
Dec 21 ✦vs.WyomingW 24–⁠2126210136––
2014 BYU 8 games, 518 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6atTexasW 41–⁠71989031112
Sep 11vs.HoustonW 33–⁠252813921619
Sep 20vs.VirginiaW 41–⁠331368114––
Oct 3vs.Utah StateL 20–⁠351610202011
Oct 9atUCFL 24–⁠311101––
Oct 24atBoise StateL 30–⁠55167011731
Nov 1atMiddle TennesseeW 27–⁠7164909224
Nov 15vs.UNLVW 42–⁠23––––––
2013 BYU 12 games, 1,233 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atVirginiaL 16–⁠1933144021225
Sep 7vs.TexasW 40–⁠213018203713
Sep 21vs.UtahL 13–⁠201352010––
Oct 4atUtah StateW 31–⁠141479044214
Oct 12vs.Georgia TechW 38–⁠201786134211
Oct 19atHoustonW 47–⁠461783215––
Oct 25vs.Boise StateW 37–⁠2021107018424
Nov 9atWisconsinL 17–⁠271476023214
Nov 16vs.Idaho StateW 59–⁠131313137019
Nov 23atNotre DameL 13–⁠23184309318
Nov 30atNevadaW 28–⁠231521916617
Dec 27 ✦vs.WashingtonL 16–⁠31123108––
2012 BYU 13 games, 775 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Washington StateW 30–⁠661507––
Sep 8vs.Weber StateW 45–⁠1333201513
Sep 15atUtahL 21–⁠24830113––
Sep 20atBoise StateL 6–⁠71606––
Sep 28vs.Hawai’iW 47–⁠015155235230
Oct 5vs.Utah StateW 6–⁠31771013321
Oct 13vs.Oregon StateL 24–⁠42153628476
Oct 20atNotre DameL 14–⁠171464021742
Oct 27atGeorgia TechW 41–⁠1728107310354
Nov 10vs.IdahoW 52–⁠131010424914
Nov 17atSan José StateL 14–⁠201562116350
Nov 24atNew Mexico StateW 50–⁠14196201718
Dec 20 ✦vs.San Diego StateW 23–⁠61531114227

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (South team, won 16–⁠15).

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height6′0⅜″
Weight212 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.25 s
20-yard shuttle4.53 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

8 seasons, 116 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2017Green Bay Packers15153556425262
2018Green Bay Packers16121464327210
2019Green Bay Packers14107460139253
2020Green Bay Packers14119505231236
2021Detroit Lions13153601326157
2022Detroit Lions172621,066171273
2023New Orleans Saints1310630611862
2024New Orleans Saints14481641957
NFL career1161,0694,122321871,310

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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