Javonte Williams with the Denver Broncos, 2021
With the Denver Broncos, 2021. Photo: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, North Carolina, 2018–⁠20

Javonte Williams

Number
No. 25
Height
5′10″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2020)
Junior
Hometown
Wallace, NC
Born
Apr 25, 2000, in Wallace, North Carolina

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Javonte Williams played running back at North Carolina (2018–⁠20). The Denver Broncos took Williams in round 2, No. 35 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,140
Rushing yards, 2020 (North Carolina, 8–⁠4)
Best game
236 yards
At Miami, week 15, 2020: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2020
Drafted
No. 35
Round 2, 2021 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Career highs

236rushing yards, career highat Miami, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Miami, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018North Carolina432245.2522
2019North Carolina1669335.6540
2020North Carolina1571,1407.31965
Career3662,2976.32965

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018North Carolina8658.1035
2019North Carolina1717610.4126
2020North Carolina2530512.2341
Career5054610.9441

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018North Carolina630000
2019North Carolina220000
Career850000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018North Carolina25RBFr.
2019North Carolina25RBSo.
2020North Carolina25RBJr.5′10″220

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
2018North Carolina520.34––18.011%–
2019North Carolina1830.2485th (n=287)0.1343.319%0.10
2020North Carolina1870.5199th (n=212)0.1494.724%0.45

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

2020 North Carolina 11 games, 1,140 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12vs.SyracuseW 31–⁠6145731220
Oct 3atBoston CollegeW 26–⁠22115712561
Oct 10vs.Virginia TechW 56–⁠452016923550
Oct 17atFlorida StateL 28–⁠311811913671
Oct 24vs.NC StateW 48–⁠21191603–––
Oct 31atVirginiaL 41–⁠44135412100
Nov 7atDukeW 56–⁠241215134241
Nov 14vs.Wake ForestW 59–⁠531310113130
Nov 27vs.Notre DameL 17–⁠31112802100
Dec 5vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠93813480
Dec 12atMiamiW 62–⁠26232363200
2019 North Carolina 13 games, 933 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠201810201150
Sep 7vs.MiamiW 28–⁠2510761–––
Sep 13atWake ForestL 18–⁠2492702100
Sep 21vs.App StateL 31–⁠34169402110
Sep 28vs.ClemsonL 20–⁠21104912350
Oct 5atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠222014413250
Oct 19atVirginia TechL 41–⁠43113701140
Oct 26vs.DukeW 20–⁠17221110–––
Nov 2vs.VirginiaL 31–⁠3816980–––
Nov 14atPittsburghL 27–⁠345250–––
Nov 23vs.MercerW 56–⁠76270–––
Nov 30atNC StateW 41–⁠1095823421
Dec 27 ✦vs.TempleW 55–⁠13148503240
2018 North Carolina 10 games, 224 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atCaliforniaL 17–⁠242903330
Sep 8atEast CarolinaL 19–⁠412702−90
Sep 27atMiamiL 10–⁠472150–––
Oct 13vs.Virginia TechL 19–⁠22––––––
Oct 20atSyracuseL 37–⁠40––––––
Oct 27atVirginiaL 21–⁠31––––––
Nov 3vs.Georgia TechL 28–⁠38––––––
Nov 10atDukeL 35–⁠424171–––
Nov 17vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠26179332380
Nov 24vs.NC StateL 28–⁠3416831130

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height5′9⅝″
Weight212 lb
Arm length30⅞″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan74⅞″
40-yard dash4.55 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill6.93 s
20-yard shuttle4.09 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 75 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2021Denver Broncos17203903443316
2022Denver Broncos44720401676
2023Denver Broncos16217774347228
2024Denver Broncos17139513452346
2025Dallas Cowboys162521,2011135137
2026 (so far)Dallas Cowboys57427661794
NFL career759323,871282101,197

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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