Receiver, Ball State (from Fresno State, Nebraska), 2012–⁠18

Keyan Williams

Lettered 2018 (school media guide)

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
New Orleans, LA

Keyan Williams played receiver at Fresno State (2012–⁠15), Nebraska (2016–⁠17) and Ball State (2018).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Abilene Christian, 2015

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2012 and 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Fresno State7344.9011
2017Nebraska11919.0019
2018Ball State6233.806
Career14765.4019

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Nebraska730010

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2012Fresno State21WR
2013Fresno State21WR
2014Fresno State21WRRS
2015Fresno State21WRFr.
2016Nebraska21WRSo.
2017Nebraska21WRJr.
2018Ball State21WRSr.5′10″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Fresno State90.13––1.1–
2017Nebraska21.24––2.5–
2018Ball State6-0.15––-0.9–

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

2018 Ball State 5 games, 6 catches, 23 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 42–⁠6260–––
Sep 15atIndianaL 10–⁠38160–––
Oct 25atOhioL 14–⁠52150–––
Oct 31atToledoL 13–⁠45130–––
Nov 13vs.Western MichiganW 42–⁠41130–––
2017 Nebraska 1 game, 1 catch, 19 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 24vs.IowaL 14–⁠561190–––
2016 Nebraska 1 game, 7 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 17vs.OregonW 35–⁠32–––701
2015 Fresno State 1 game, 7 catches, 34 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3vs.Abilene ChristianW 34–⁠137340–––

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

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