Running back, LSU, 2019–⁠24

Josh Williams

Number
No. 27
Height
5′9″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Houston, TX
Born
Jun 9, 2000

Josh Williams played running back at LSU (2019–⁠24).

Career highs

122rushing yards, career highat Arkansas, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 20246catches, career highvs. Alabama, 2024

Team titles: National champions, 2019; SEC champions, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020LSU14584.1030
2021LSU221054.8024
2022LSU985365.5650
2023LSU552845.2541
2024LSU1174824.1623
Career3061,4654.81750

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021LSU5112.2017
2022LSU211326.3021
2023LSU1419413.9145
2024LSU312638.5023
Career716008.5145

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020LSU3410
2021LSU100
2024LSU2160
Career6570

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019LSU27RBYr 1
2020LSU27RBYr 2
2021LSU27RBYr 3
2022LSU27RBYr 4
2023LSU27RBYr 5
2024LSU27RBSr. (Yr 6)5′9″195

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
2020LSU15-0.22––-3.3––
2021LSU30-0.10––-3.15%–
2022LSU1230.2682nd (n=470)0.1432.116%0.18
2023LSU680.3387th (n=450)0.1722.29%0.17
2024LSU1520.1235th (n=434)0.1617.517%0.23

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

2024 LSU 13 games, 482 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.USCL 20–⁠279330130
Sep 7vs.NichollsW 44–⁠214190–––
Sep 14atSouth CarolinaW 36–⁠33102012150
Sep 21vs.UCLAW 34–⁠1713621–––
Sep 28vs.South AlabamaW 42–⁠1053211230
Oct 12vs.Ole MissW 29–⁠2693403430
Oct 19atArkansasW 34–⁠1051801110
Oct 26atTexas A&ML 23–⁠387230280
Nov 9vs.AlabamaL 13–⁠426906380
Nov 16atFloridaL 16–⁠27136904310
Nov 23vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠17149024610
Nov 30vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠17133105160
Dec 31 ✦vs.BaylorW 44–⁠3194212140
2023 LSU 12 games, 284 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Florida StateL 24–⁠454440–––
Sep 9vs.GramblingW 72–⁠106430–––
Sep 16atMississippi StateW 41–⁠1441711130
Sep 23vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠311410170
Oct 7atMissouriW 49–⁠392100–––
Oct 14vs.AuburnW 48–⁠182611131
Oct 21vs.ArmyW 62–⁠0–––2460
Nov 4atAlabamaL 28–⁠424191160
Nov 11vs.FloridaW 52–⁠35113011450
Nov 18vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠1431703360
Nov 25vs.Texas A&MW 42–⁠30661160
Jan 1 ✦vs.WisconsinW 35–⁠31125103220
2022 LSU 11 games, 536 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Florida StateL 23–⁠24120–––
Sep 10vs.SouthernW 65–⁠175171–––
Sep 17vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠161714180
Sep 24vs.New MexicoW 38–⁠041902310
Oct 1atAuburnW 21–⁠1717680200
Oct 8vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠4071012150
Oct 15atFloridaW 45–⁠35141060180
Oct 22vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠20177613250
Nov 5vs.AlabamaW 32–⁠317541370
Nov 12atArkansasW 13–⁠10191221190
Dec 3vs.GeorgiaL 30–⁠5065503190
2021 LSU 9 games, 105 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4atUCLAL 27–⁠38–––1170
Sep 11vs.McNeeseW 34–⁠74160110
Sep 18vs.Central MichiganW 49–⁠2121501−20
Oct 2vs.AuburnL 19–⁠24120–––
Oct 16vs.FloridaW 49–⁠4222801−50
Nov 13vs.ArkansasL 13–⁠16260100
Nov 20vs.UL MonroeW 27–⁠14320–––
Nov 27vs.Texas A&MW 27–⁠24140–––
Jan 4 ✦vs.Kansas StateL 20–⁠427320–––
2020 LSU 3 games, 58 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Dec 5vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠55––––––
Dec 12atFloridaW 37–⁠34230–––
Dec 19vs.Ole MissW 53–⁠4812550–––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height5′8⅜″
Weight196 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan73⅛″
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump42″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 s

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

In the NFL

2 seasons, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Tampa Bay Buccaneers2411000
2026 (so far)Tampa Bay Buccaneers100000
NFL career3411000

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

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