Receiver, Memphis, 2016–⁠19

John Williams

Number
No. 9
Height
5′9″
Weight
169 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Destrehan, LA

John Williams played receiver at Memphis (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Mercer, 2018

Team titles: American champions, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Memphis77911.3020
2017Memphis1214512.1055
2018Memphis333049.2230
2019Memphis5499.8023
Career5757710.1255

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016Memphis–––4690
2017Memphis2250181020
2018Memphis2200293131
2019Memphis11907440
Career5640585281

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Memphis110000
2017Memphis550000
Career660000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Memphis9WRFr.
2017Memphis9WRSo.
2018Memphis9WRJr.
2019Memphis9WRSr.5′9″169

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
2016Memphis11-0.20––-2.2–
2017Memphis160.74––11.8–
2019Memphis11.38––1.4–

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

2019 Memphis 3 games, 8 returns, 63 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Ole MissW 15–⁠1044001193
Sep 7vs.SouthernW 55–⁠24190––2
Sep 14atSouth AlabamaW 42–⁠6–––––2
2018 Memphis 13 games, 33 catches, 304 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.MercerW 66–⁠146390––2
Sep 8atNavyL 21–⁠224420––3
Sep 14vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠22–––––4
Sep 22vs.South AlabamaW 52–⁠355651––1
Sep 28atTulaneL 24–⁠403560–––
Oct 6vs.UConnW 55–⁠14170––3
Oct 13vs.UCFL 30–⁠312230––2
Oct 20atMissouriL 33–⁠653180220–
Nov 3atEast CarolinaW 59–⁠411170––3
Nov 10vs.TulsaW 47–⁠21381––4
Nov 16atSMUW 28–⁠18170––1
Nov 23vs.HoustonW 52–⁠31150––5
Dec 22 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 34–⁠373170––1
2017 Memphis 11 games, 12 catches, 145 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.UL MonroeW 37–⁠29120––2
Sep 16vs.UCLAW 48–⁠45–––––2
Sep 23vs.Southern IllinoisW 44–⁠312740––5
Sep 30atUCFL 13–⁠403280––1
Oct 6atUConnW 70–⁠314330––1
Oct 14vs.NavyW 30–⁠27160––2
Oct 19atHoustonW 42–⁠38–––1161
Oct 27vs.TulaneW 56–⁠26–––19–
Nov 3atTulsaW 41–⁠14–––––2
Nov 25vs.East CarolinaW 70–⁠13–––––1
Dec 30 ✦vs.Iowa StateL 20–⁠21120––1
2016 Memphis 7 games, 7 catches, 79 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 35–⁠171130––1
Sep 17vs.KansasW 43–⁠7–––––1
Sep 24vs.Bowling GreenW 77–⁠31150––1
Oct 14atTulaneW 24–⁠14280–––
Nov 5atSMUW 51–⁠71200–––
Nov 18atCincinnatiW 34–⁠7–––––1
Dec 20 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 31–⁠512230–––

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

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