Running back, Utah, to 2016

Joe Williams

Hometown
Allentown, PA
Born
Sep 4, 1993

Joe Williams played running back at Utah (to 2016). The San Francisco 49ers took Williams in round 4, No. 121 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,407
Rushing yards, 2016 (Utah, 9–⁠4)
Best game
332 yards
At UCLA, week 8, 2016: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 121
Round 4, 2017 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

332rushing yards, best game on fileat UCLA, 20164rushing touchdowns, best game on fileat UCLA, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Utah1044774.6364
2016Utah2101,4076.71082
On file (2015–⁠16)3141,8846.01382

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Utah11847.6016
2016Utah910711.9056
On file (2015–⁠16)201919.6056

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Utah1170.0325th (n=268)0.123.916%-0.07
2016Utah2220.2071st (n=259)0.1345.434%0.24

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 Utah 9 games, 1,407 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Southern UtahW 24–⁠012490113−2
Sep 10vs.BYUW 20–⁠1910260714
Oct 15atOregon StateW 19–⁠1434179149––
Oct 22atUCLAW 52–⁠4529332464––
Oct 29vs.WashingtonL 24–⁠3135172118––
Nov 10atArizona StateW 49–⁠2615181282112
Nov 19vs.OregonL 28–⁠3023149128337
Nov 26atColoradoL 22–⁠272697015––
Dec 28 ✦vs.IndianaW 26–⁠2426222132156
2015 Utah 10 games, 477 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.MichiganW 24–⁠171707––
Sep 11vs.Utah StateW 24–⁠141303––
Sep 19atFresno StateW 45–⁠24521010––
Sep 26atOregonW 62–⁠203508116
Oct 10vs.CaliforniaW 30–⁠24140412
Oct 31vs.Oregon StateW 27–⁠121101––
Nov 14atArizonaL 30–⁠3773709313
Nov 21vs.UCLAL 9–⁠1726121013431
Nov 28vs.ColoradoW 20–⁠1434187164––
Dec 19 ✦vs.BYUW 35–⁠282591215222

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 10–⁠3).

DrillCombine 2017
Height5′11″
Weight210 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.41 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.19 s
20-yard shuttle4.19 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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