Receiver, East Carolina, 2013–⁠17

Jimmy Williams

Number
No. 81
Height
5′11″
Weight
198 lb
Hometown
Washington, NC

Jimmy Williams played receiver at East Carolina (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

7catches, career highfive times; last at Houston, 2017179receiving yards, career highat Virginia Tech, 20162receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Cincinnati, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013East Carolina56613.2021
2014East Carolina2225411.5135
2015East Carolina151379.1219
2016East Carolina4581818.2875
2017East Carolina3244714.0344
Career1191,72214.51475

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013East Carolina81WR
2014East Carolina81WR
2015East Carolina81WR
2016East Carolina81WR
2017East Carolina81WR5′11″198

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
2013East Carolina61.14––6.8–
2014East Carolina330.4538th (n=496)0.5214.85%
2015East Carolina240.37––8.86%
2016East Carolina820.7883rd (n=489)0.5263.78%
2017East Carolina570.5861st (n=507)0.5233.18%

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

2017 East Carolina 9 games, 32 catches, 447 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.James MadisonL 14–⁠343410162
Sep 9atWest VirginiaL 20–⁠56786127–
Sep 16vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠641909–
Sep 30vs.South FloridaL 31–⁠61248044–
Oct 7vs.TempleL 10–⁠345110039–
Nov 4atHoustonL 27–⁠52758016–
Nov 11vs.TulaneL 24–⁠31324010–
Nov 18vs.CincinnatiW 48–⁠20338115–
Nov 25atMemphisL 13–⁠70133133–
2016 East Carolina 12 games, 45 catches, 818 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Western CarolinaW 52–⁠7240131–
Sep 10vs.NC StateW 33–⁠30559033–
Sep 17atSouth CarolinaL 15–⁠20244027–
Sep 24atVirginia TechL 17–⁠543179275–
Oct 1vs.UCFL 29–⁠477145050–
Oct 8atSouth FloridaL 22–⁠381303–
Oct 22atCincinnatiL 19–⁠317129239–
Oct 29vs.UConnW 41–⁠3671131–
Nov 5atTulsaL 24–⁠45234020–
Nov 12vs.SMUL 31–⁠552704–
Nov 19vs.NavyL 31–⁠6632118–
Nov 26atTempleL 10–⁠37586137–
2015 East Carolina 5 games, 15 catches, 137 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.TowsonW 28–⁠2042609–
Sep 12atFloridaL 24–⁠31221012–
Sep 19atNavyL 21–⁠45755119–
Oct 3atSMUW 49–⁠23116116–
Nov 19atUCFW 44–⁠7119019–
2014 East Carolina 9 games, 22 catches, 254 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.North Carolina CentralW 52–⁠7343022–
Sep 6atSouth CarolinaL 23–⁠33117017–
Sep 13atVirginia TechW 28–⁠21477035–
Sep 20vs.North CarolinaW 70–⁠41437011–
Nov 1atTempleL 10–⁠2021108–
Nov 22vs.TulaneW 34–⁠621301012
Nov 28atTulsaW 49–⁠32224116–
Dec 4vs.UCFL 30–⁠321808−7
Jan 3 ✦vs.FloridaL 20–⁠28324013–
2013 East Carolina 2 games, 5 catches, 66 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 28atNorth CarolinaW 55–⁠3122801710
Oct 5atMiddle TennesseeW 24–⁠17338021–

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

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