Jonathan Williams in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Arkansas, 2012–⁠15

Jonathan Williams

Number
No. 32
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Allen, TX
Born
Feb 2, 1994, in Dallas, Texas

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Jonathan Williams played running back at Arkansas (2012–⁠15). The Buffalo Bills took Williams in round 5, No. 156 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,190
Rushing yards, 2014 (Arkansas, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 156
Round 5, 2016 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Career highs

153rushing yards, career highvs. UAB, 20144rushing touchdowns, career highat Texas Tech, 2014150receiving yards, career highvs. Kentucky, 20122receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Texas A&M, 2013

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Arkansas452315.1032
2013Arkansas1509006.0475
2014Arkansas2111,1905.61290
Career4062,3215.71690

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Arkansas820826.0277
2013Arkansas77210.3228
2014Arkansas11655.9223
Career2634513.3677

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Arkansas32RB
2013Arkansas32RB
2014Arkansas32RB
2015Arkansas32RB6′0″

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
2013Arkansas1540.0336th (n=226)0.073.920%0.01
2014Arkansas2110.2483rd (n=253)0.1251.325%0.30

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

2014 Arkansas 13 games, 1,190 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atAuburnL 21–⁠457341112−2
Sep 6vs.NichollsW 73–⁠74143190––
Sep 13atTexas TechW 49–⁠2822145421110
Sep 20vs.Northern IllinoisW 52–⁠141569115––
Sep 27vs.Texas A&ML 28–⁠351895117––
Oct 11vs.AlabamaL 13–⁠14208312129
Oct 18vs.GeorgiaL 32–⁠4518108024312
Oct 25vs.UABW 45–⁠1718153131213
Nov 1atMississippi StateL 10–⁠171547011––
Nov 15vs.LSUW 17–⁠0185517––
Nov 22vs.Ole MissW 30–⁠02081013––
Nov 28atMissouriL 14–⁠211372018123
Dec 29 ✦vs.TexasW 31–⁠723105125––
2013 Arkansas 12 games, 900 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.LouisianaW 34–⁠1418151175––
Sep 7vs.SamfordW 31–⁠2117126146––
Sep 14vs.Southern MissW 24–⁠316116145––
Sep 21atRutgersL 24–⁠2812250725
Sep 28vs.Texas A&ML 33–⁠45105308467
Oct 5atFloridaL 10–⁠30832112––
Oct 12vs.South CarolinaL 7–⁠52661045––
Oct 19atAlabamaL 0–⁠521348010––
Nov 2vs.AuburnL 17–⁠3515104026––
Nov 9atOle MissL 24–⁠341467017––
Nov 23vs.Mississippi StateL 17–⁠2485902510
Nov 29atLSUL 27–⁠311358018––
2012 Arkansas 11 games, 231 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Jacksonville StateW 49–⁠241101––
Sep 15vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠5231809––
Sep 22vs.RutgersL 26–⁠351202––
Sep 29atTexas A&ML 10–⁠58940032––
Oct 6atAuburnW 24–⁠7634016––
Oct 13vs.KentuckyW 49–⁠7––––3150
Oct 27vs.Ole MissL 27–⁠30528018––
Nov 3vs.TulsaW 19–⁠1572709––
Nov 10atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠38761019313
Nov 17atMississippi StateL 14–⁠454160718
Nov 23vs.LSUL 13–⁠202404137

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (South team, won 27–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2016Combine or pro day 2016
Height5′10¾″
Weight220 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.63 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.97 s
20-yard shuttle4.29 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2016Buffalo Bills82794110
2018New Orleans Saints330011
2019Indianapolis Colts5492351559
2020Detroit Lions2150421
2021Washington Football Team517791428
2022Washington Commanders9371520740
2023Washington Commanders11−2000
NFL career33135563322149

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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