Running back, Kansas, 2018–21
Pooka Williams Jr.
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- New Orleans, LA
- Born
- Jun 19, 1999
Pooka Williams Jr. played running back at Kansas (2018–21).
At a glance
Career highs
252rushing yards, career highat Oklahoma, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Baylor, 20207catches, career highvs. TCU, 2018102receiving yards, career highvs. TCU, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highvs. TCU, 2018Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kansas | 1 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Kansas | 1 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Kansas | 1 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Kansas | 1 | RB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 5′10″ | 170 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kansas | 178 | 0.30 | 88th (n=300) | 0.15 | 53.2 | 27% | 0.22 |
| 2019 | Kansas | 229 | 0.12 | 48th (n=287) | 0.13 | 27.7 | 32% | 0.12 |
| 2020 | Kansas | 59 | -0.02 | – | – | -1.2 | 22% | 0.10 |
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
2020 Kansas 4 games, 196 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 23–38 | 12 | 67 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 14–47 | 14 | 76 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 7–47 | 14 | 32 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at | L 17–38 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
2019 Kansas 11 games, 1,042 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 7–12 | 22 | 99 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 48–24 | 22 | 121 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 24–29 | 15 | 76 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 14–51 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 20–45 | 23 | 137 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 48–50 | 25 | 190 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 37–34 | 21 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 10–38 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 13–31 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 31–41 | 19 | 154 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 6–61 | 22 | 97 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
2018 Kansas 11 games, 1,109 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at | W 31–7 | 14 | 125 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 55–14 | 18 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 7–26 | 14 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 28–48 | 13 | 97 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 22–38 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at | L 16–48 | 16 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 27–26 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 2 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 3–27 | 17 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 17–21 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 40–55 | 15 | 252 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 17–24 | 16 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine or pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅝″ |
| Weight | 170 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 4 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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