Running back, Louisville, 2016–⁠17

Malik Williams

Number
No. 29
Height
6′3″
Weight
221 lb
Hometown
Wilson, NC

Malik Williams played running back at Louisville (2016–⁠17).

Career highs

180rushing yards, career highvs. Syracuse, 20172rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Syracuse, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Louisville191457.6150
2017Louisville675317.9474
Career866767.9574

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016Louisville153150180

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Louisville840000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Louisville177.007
2017Louisville141369.7028
Career151439.5028

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2016Louisville29RB
2017Louisville29RB6′3″221

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
2016Louisville200.24––4.94%–
2017Louisville840.2685th (n=287)0.1221.910%0.18

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

2017 Louisville 11 games, 531 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.PurdueW 35–⁠28––––––
Sep 9atNorth CarolinaW 47–⁠35131490–––
Sep 16vs.ClemsonL 21–⁠476350–––
Sep 23vs.Kent StateW 42–⁠39472–––
Sep 30vs.Murray StateW 55–⁠105130–––
Oct 5atNC StateL 25–⁠396300–––
Oct 28atWake ForestL 32–⁠42200–––
Nov 11vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠2110550–––
Nov 18vs.SyracuseW 56–⁠1091802–––
Nov 25atKentuckyW 44–⁠17290–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 27–⁠315130–––
2016 Louisville 11 games, 16 returns, 323 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.CharlotteW 70–⁠147480–––
Sep 9atSyracuseW 62–⁠28170–––
Sep 17vs.Florida StateW 63–⁠20150116–
Sep 24atMarshallW 59–⁠282540248–
Oct 1atClemsonL 36–⁠42––––––
Oct 14vs.DukeW 24–⁠14–––350–
Oct 22vs.NC StateW 54–⁠1341202531
Oct 29atVirginiaW 32–⁠25–––250–
Nov 5atBoston CollegeW 52–⁠7240–––
Nov 12vs.Wake ForestW 44–⁠122151385–
Nov 17atHoustonL 10–⁠36–––213–

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

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